Our mineral processing, mine backfill, metallurgical and hydrometallurgical expertise is supported by a skilled team of multidisciplinary specialists who have carried out numerous projects around the world. The ability to call on experts across our offices in Canada, Latin America, Sweden, Finland, Africa and Australia brings added value in delivering optimal, flexible and customised solutions that meet the highest industry standards.
A recognised leader in this field, WSP has delivered a multitude of projects in mineral processing around the world, from feasibility studies for the upgrade of the Rosebel Gold Ore Processing Plant in Suriname, South America, to engineering, procurement and construction management for the Semafo Mana Gold Plant in Burkina Faso and a characterization study and NI 43-101 technical report for the Langis Silica Project in Matane, Quebec, Canada
Our specialists have extensive knowledge of the various steps in mineral processing applications such as:
- Definition of metallurgical testing
- Process design
- Process flowsheets
- Design criteria and mass balance
- Process control philosophy
- Reconciliation of metallurgical data
- Process analysis and optimisation
- Advance process control (APC)
- Equipment selection and plant design
- Procurement
- Project and construction management
- Plant start-up and commissioning
- Operations support
