Modular plants – track record
A sound track record has been established in delivering more than 300
modular-process plants to clients around the world - to Angola, Botswana,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Mozambique,
Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zaire in Africa,
and worldwide to Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Burma, Canada, China,
Greece, India, Indonesia, Russia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, USA and
Venezuela.
Profiles of a few more recent projects are provided below.(Click on the headings for more information)
Processing plant for Andalucita: S.A.
Bateman Engineering is nearing completion of a ZAR26 (US$3.5) million lumpsum turnkey project to establish a greenfields andalusite processing plant for Andalucita: S.A. at their site near Paita in Lima, Peru. The plant, a 40 t/h dense media separation plant (DMS) and associated equipment, has been pre-erected and factory tested before being transported to site where it is now being installed.
DMS copper ore separation project for Chemaf, DRC
Bateman Engineering has been contracted by Chemaf SPRL of Lubumbashi in the DRC to supply a modular plant to process 100 t/h of run-of-mine ore to produce a separated copper ore product by means of crushing, scrubbing, sizing and dense media separation (DMS) modules.
Largest order to date for Bateman Density Tracers
Debswana has placed an order for a R486,000 (USD70,000)
consignment of Bateman Density Tracers. This is the largest single order for tracers yet received by Bateman Engineering.
Modular diamond-prospecting plant supplied to Fenswood in Russia
Bateman Engineering has supplied a transportable, modular, dense-media separation (DMS) plant to a diamond-mining site between Chabarovsk and Vladivistok in the far east of Russia, alongside the border with Manchuria. The lump-sum turnkey contract was placed by Fenswood Consulting Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Trailer-mounted Diamond Recovery Plant for the DRC
Bateman Engineering has manufactured and is ready to ship a 5 t/h dense-media separation (DMS) plant to Jindal Minerals & Metals Africa Congo SPRL in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
New magnetic density tracers facilitate recovery from DMS circuits
A new range of Bateman Density Tracers has been specially developed to facilitate the recovery of the tracers after passage through DMS (dense-media separation) circuits processing the crushed ore, as their magnetic nature enables magnets to recover them easily and efficiently from the host material.
Bateman Modular Plants – 30 years on
Bateman Engineering has been the leading supplier of modular-processing plants for the past three decades. Its first involvement in this market arose out of the purchase in 1978 of Van Eck and Lurie (VEL), one of the early providers of modular process plants for minerals processing.
Diamond Core Resources relies on Bateman in fast-track projects
Bateman Engineering achieved the tight project schedules to deliver and commission Bateman DMS (dense-media separation) and grease-belt diamond-recovery plants for Diamond Core Resources Ltd’s fast-track projects to bring two diamond prospects into operation in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
Fast-track upgrade for Marropino tantalite-processing plant
Bateman Engineering has supported the expansion of the processing capacity of AIM listed Noventa Limited’s tantalite mine at Marropino, located about 320 km north-east of the coastal town of Quelimane in northern Mozambique.
Diamond concentrator and recovery plants for Diamond Core Resources
Diamond Core Resources Ltd has placed an order with Bateman Engineering for diamond concentrator and recovery plants for its operations near Prieska in the Northern Cape, RSA.
Grease-belt diamond recovery plant for Diamond Core Resources
Bateman Engineering has reached the commissioning stage of a turnkey order from Diamond Core Resources Ltd for a containerised diamond-recovery plant to process 4 t/h of concentrate at its Paardeberg East Project, about 40 km west of Kimberley, Northern Cape, RSA. The plant has been supplied in modular format and is also ideal for sampling and exploration
Second Bateman Mega DMS Module for Damtshaa
diamond mine
A 150 t/h Bateman Mega Dense-Media Separation (DMS) Module was supplied to Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Ltd’s project to double-up production at the Damtshaa mine near Orapa in Botswana.
US$531M contract for 5.6M t/yr diamond treatment plant
Bateman Engineering has been selected as the contractor for the design, engineering, supply, construction and commissioning of a 700 t/hr diamond treatment plant to be built in the Arkhangelsk region of Russia for OJSC Severalmaz (“Severalmaz”).
DMS and diamond-recovery plants for Nizhne in Siberia
JSC Nizhne-Lensoye has ordered a dense-media separation (DMS) plant and a final diamond-recovery plant from Bateman Engineering for delivery to its operations in north-eastern Yakutia. JSC Nizhne-Lenskoye is an open, joint-stock company in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia. This is the second order received from Nizhne-Lenskoye in the past two years.
Large containerised final diamond-recovery plant
Bateman Engineering has received an order from a diamond producer in South Africa’s Northern Cape for a containerised, final diamond-recovery plant. Diamond recovery will be accomplished solely by grease-belt systems.
Grease-belt
system for HC van Wyk's diamond-recovery plant
A fully automated, hands-off final diamond-recovery plant comprising
two grease belts has been installed for HC van Wyk Diamante at Wouterspan,
about 180 km from Kimberley in the Northern Cape, RSA. A fines grease
belt treats concentrate less than 12 mm in size and a coarse grease
belt concentrate between 12 and 30 mm in size.
Cullinan
cones plant replaced by DMS circuit
Bateman Engineering has replaced the old cones plant at De Beers'
Cullinan Mine near Tswane (formerly Pretoria) with dense-media separation
(DMS) circuits to recover diamonds from kimberlite feed. Two new BATEMAN
Mega twin-stream DMS modules, each with a capacity of 200 t/h, were
supplied to the mine.
MIBA
President visits BATEMAN
The President of Miniere de Bakwanga (MIBA), Mr Gustave Luabeya Tshitala,
visited BATEMAN recently as a follow-up to the successful commissioning
of the NLK2 kimberlite-processing plant supplied to the Mbuji Mayi
operation this year. The back-up spares service for the plant was
also discussed and the opportunity taken to update the MIBA personnel
about new technologies to improve the operation at the mine.
Modular,
drill-chip sampling plant supplied to Venetia
A modular plant for processing drill-chip samples obtained in the
course of a resource-extension campaign has been supplied to the Venetia
Diamond Mine near Musina, Limpopo, RSA. This project was conducted
under the project-partnership model introduced between De Beers Consolidated
Mines Limited and BATEMAN at the end of 2003.
Special
mention for Bateman Modular Plants structural steel design
BATEMAN projects received special mention at Steel Awards 2005, the
prestigious presentations made annually by the South African Institute
of Steel Construction to recognise outstanding applications of steel
in the industrial field. This year saw a record number of entries.
Diamond
recovery plant for HC Van Wyk Diamonds
BATEMAN has supplied a diamond-recovery plant to HC Van Wyk Diamonds,
the 2005 winner of the prestigious Golden Arrow Award as the highest-rated
small mining company in South Africa's Northern Cape Province. This
plant will incorporate the largest dense-media separation (DMS) plant
supplied to date to a small diamond-mining company in South Africa.
New
diamond-recovery plant installed at Miba in DRC
NLK2, the 400 t/h kimberlite-processing plant ordered by Miba, has
been successfully commissioned by BATEMAN in Mbuji Mayi in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC). The commissioning was completed in two-and-a-half
weeks by a BATEMAN team of process, equipment and electrical engineers.
Mobile
diamond-processing plant for Namibian Resources
A BATEMAN trailer-mounted, modular processing plant has been delivered
to Namibian Resources for use at their alluvial diamond-mining concession,
south of Luderitz.
DMS
replaces pan technology at Kimberley Mine
BATEMAN has been awarded a R53M contract by De Beers to supplement
the existing pan technology with dense-media separation (DMS) technology
to process diamondiferous material in an upgrade to their New Treatment
Plant (NTP) at Kimberley Mines, Northern Cape, RSA.
Re-treating
diamond-bearing dumps
As part of the new partnership model introduced at the start of the
year (see
BATEMAN Globe No. 39, January 2004), De Beers has involved BATEMAN
in a number of projects to recover diamonds from tailings dumps at
its older mines.
Super
Stone's diamond-recovery plant features grease-belt and X-ray circuits
A diamond-recovery module, comprising grease-belt and primary X-ray
circuits, has been supplied by BATEMAN to Super Stone Mining (Pty)
Ltd (a wholly-owned division of black-owned Ekapa Mining (Pty) Ltd)
at a site near the old De Beers Mine pit in Kimberley, Northern Cape,
RSA. A containerised module with grease- and X-ray-recovery circuits
is believed to be a first in the diamond-mining industry.
Largest
to-date DMS diamond-processing module for Miba.
The new 200 t/h dense-media separation (DMS) module to be delivered
to Miba in Mbuji Mayi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
will be the largest diamond-processing module supplied by BATEMAN
to date. It is an upgrade of BATEMAN's standard 150 t/h unit, which
is now well proven in the industry, six having been supplied since
the first one was delivered in 1998.
Modular
diamond plant for Tanzania
BATEMAN has supplied a complete 30 t/h alluvial treatment plant to
El Hillal Minerals – the first modular diamond processing plant
it has provided to a Tanzanian operation. The plant includes a 30
t/h run-of-mine front-end module, a 20 t/h dense medium separation
(DMS) module and a containerised x-ray recovery plant, plus all associated
conveyors and equipment.
Diamond
process plant for Russia’s Perm region
BATEMAN has supplied a modular diamond sampling plant to JSC "Permgeologodobycha",
a newly-formed company established specifically for geological prospecting,
discovery and exploitation of alluvial diamond deposits in the Perm
Region of Russia. JSC "Permgeologodobycha" is located in
the town of Krasnovishersk in Perm and is a subsidiary of JSC "Uralkaly"
- one of the world’s largest producers of potassium fertiliser.
International
demand for BATEMAN modular plants
Recent modular-plant contracts received by BATEMAN from around the
globe highlight the international demand for this technology and the
benefits these plants provide for remote locations where skilled labour
and a sophisticated infrastructure are not readily available. Because
they are pre-tested at the factory and delivered to site in modular
form, BATEMAN’s modular process plants require minimal civil
construction.
BATEMAN
plant for Sierra Leone diamond industry
BATEMAN recently welcomed a high-level governmental delegation from
Sierra Leone to its Boksburg campus where they viewed the company’s
engineering capabilities and facilities. The delegation comprised
the Minister of Mineral Resources, Minister MS Deen, the Deputy Director
of Mines, Mr UB Kamara, and Mr Sadig Silla of Branch Energy, a Sierra
Leone diamond mining concern. They were being hosted in Johannesburg
by Magma Resources, shareholders in a project BATEMAN is carrying
out for Koidu Diamond Mine in Sierra Leone.
Modular
DMS kimberlite process plant for Damtshaa
A modular dense-media separation (DMS) plant to process kimberlite,
which has been delivered to the Damtshaa mine, forms part of a BATEMAN
project to establish a diamond-processing plant and its associated
infrastructure for Debswana at the mine about 17 km east of Orapa
in northern Botswana.
The processing plant, rated at 200 t/h, has primary- and secondary
crushing, integrated DMS, load-out and waste-disposal circuits.
A buoyant
market for modular process plants
“During the past year BATEMAN’s modular process plant business
was well in excess of expectations,” claims Robert Abate, General
Manager, Modular Process Plants. “Most of the plants ordered
during the past year have been repeat business from smaller entrepreneurial
diamond-mining companies which value the close customer- orientated
relationship we have established with them over the years. The demand
for our plants increased again this year and we have processed orders
for clients in Australia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
Greece, Namibia and South Africa.
Exploration successes
with a BATEMAN DMS plant!
A year ago BATEMAN supplied one of its 1 t/h transportable modular
dense-media separation plants to Lakefield Research Limited, Ontario,
Canada. In the June 2001 issue of the newsletter Lakefield Research
Highlights, the plant is accorded a glowing recommendation. BATEMAN
Globe reprints an extract from the Lakefield newsletter.
Oryx Natural Resources
orders diamond-processing plants
The Chairman of the international mining company Oryx Natural Resources
(ORYX),visited Bateman Project Holdings Limited (BATEMAN) in Boksburg,
RSA, to sign a multi-million US dollar contract for the supply of
BATEMAN diamond-processing plants for two of its mining sites near
Mbuji-Mayi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Trans Hex modular
DMS plant
Two BATEMAN modular dense-media separation (DMS) plants to be supplied
to Trans Hex as part of the new central diamond-process recovery circuit
at the Baken Mine were trial-erected at the factory near Johannesburg,
RSA, prior to dispatch to the mine.
Movable diamond-sampling
plant supplied to De Beers
A movable diamond-sampling plant has been supplied to De Beers’
Jagersfontein site some 120 km southwest of Bloemfontein in the Free
State, RSA. The intention is that it will be used to sample the Jagersfontein
tailings dump for about a year before being moved, first to Koffiefontein
Mine about 60 km away to the northwest and then to the Finsch Mine,
180 km northwest of Kimberley, where it will be used to sample the
pre-1980 tailings dump.
BATEMAN DMS
plant supplied to India
A 1 t/h BATEMAN dense media separation (DMS) plant has been commissioned
at the Panna Diamond Mine in Madhya Pradesh province in central India.
The mine can now treat prospecting samples taken from outlying areas
where there are extensive secondary alluvial deposits.
Modular process
plants satisfy client needs
“The range of BATEMAN modular plants continues to be popular
amongst clients who process diamonds and other natural resources,”
claims Robert Abate, General Manager, Modular Plants. “This year
alone we have supplied or are busy supplying more than ten dense-media
separation (DMS) plants to clients around the globe. Besides Southern
Africa, we are exporting plants to Siberia, India, Australia, Greece,
Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).”
Trans Hex’s
Baken Diamond Mine optimisation
The Trans Hex Group has awarded BATEMAN the contract to supply materials
handling facilities and a central process recovery plant for its Baken
Mine located on the RSA side of the Orange River about 50 km from
Alexander Bay.
Containerised modular
diamond recovery plant supplied to Diamond Works, Angola
A containerised X-ray diamond recovery plant was supplied to DiamondWorks
Limited, Yetweni, Angola. The fully erected plant is 11,5 m high and
weighs 28 tonne, but it can be dismantled into transportable modules
only 2,4 m high with a maximum weight of 10 tonne.
Modular process
plants selling well
Bateman Minerals continues to be the leading supplier of modular
engineered plants for the minerals processing industry and has again
experienced a very good year supplying plants to clients in Africa
and elsewhere.
Moonstar’s
diamond recovery plant
The diamond recovery plant aboard the Benguela / Moonstone joint
venture's Moonstar consists of four modules - primary screening, dense
media separation (DMS), pre-X-ray treatment and final diamond recovery.
Part of the plant was pre-erected in the factory, to minimise erection
time on the vessel and high port charges.
Another
modular coal plant for New Clydesdale colliery
The modular plant division of Bateman Minerals and Industrial has
supplied another pump fed modular coal washing plant to Gold Fields
of South Africa
Limited's New Clydesdale Colliery. The plant is a second stage add-on
washery to the modular coal washing plant supplied to the colliery
by BATEMAN last year.
New Clydesdale
modular coal processing plant
