Mining Support
Engineering support relevant to mining operations, including equipment condition, materials wear and protection requirements.
Industry
Mining & Mineral Processing
Engineering and project-support capability relevant to mining operations and mineral processing plant.
The Operating Environment
Mining and mineral-processing plant operates under abrasion, slurry erosion, chemical attack and heavy mechanical duty, frequently in remote locations with constrained maintenance access.
Engineering Challenges
- Combined erosion-corrosion in slurry and process streams.
- Wear and material degradation in comminution and materials-handling plant.
- Protection of structural steelwork, tanks and process vessels.
- Remote-site logistics, spares availability and maintenance planning.
- Extending campaign life between planned shutdowns.
Scope
Where Whitewells Contributes
Whitewells provides engineering and project-support capability relevant to mining and mineral-processing environments. These are service and capability areas: Whitewells does not own mines, mining licences or mining equipment.
Drilling
Engineering support relevant to drilling activity and associated equipment requirements.
Hauling
Engineering support relevant to material haulage systems and the assets that carry them.
Mineral Processing Plants
Engineering capability relevant to processing plant, where abrasion, chemistry and corrosion combine to govern materials performance.
Industrial Infrastructure
Engineering and project support for the supporting infrastructure of mining and processing operations.
Capability matrix
How Our Capabilities Come Together Here
Core technical expertise, integrated delivery capability and advisory support are combined around the requirement rather than offered as separate services.
Core Engineering
- Materials Engineering & Selection
- Corrosion Engineering
Integrated Delivery
- Engineering Field Services
- Integrated Project Engineering
- Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain
Technical Considerations
- Process chemistry and slurry duty
- Abrasion and wear mechanisms
- Lining and coating selection
- Shutdown and campaign planning
- Remote-site logistics
- Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) requirements
Related Capabilities
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