Based on these studies, process flow diagrams are developed and validated. Equipment and process performances are comparatively evaluated to define design boundaries. Prior to industrial-scale implementation, engineering assessments are carried out to determine process feasibility and technical risks.
Test capabilities;
Comminution and Mechanical Behavior Tests
- Bond Ball and Rod Mill Work Index
- SAG Power Index (SPI)
- JK Drop Weight Test (DWT)
- SMC Test
- HPGR crushability and pressability tests
- Vertical stirred mill grinding tests
- Laboratory-scale ball and rod mill tests
- Abrasion Index (Ai)
- Friability and abrasiveness tests
Mineralogy and Process Characterization
- MLA (Mineral Liberation Analysis)
- QEMSCAN analyses
- XRD mineral phase analysis
- XRF chemical composition analysis
- ICP-OES / ICP-MS analysis
- Optical microscopy and petrographic studies
- SEM-EDS mineral and grain relationship analysis
- Degree of liberation and particle size–mineral distribution analysis
- Ore texture and mineral association analysis
Beneficiation Tests
- Laboratory flotation tests
- Flotation kinetics studies
- Reagent type and dosage optimization
- Gravity concentration tests
- Magnetic separation tests (low and high intensity)
- Sensor-based ore sorting tests
- Grade–recovery and mass balance studies
- Pilot-scale beneficiation tests
Pulp and Rheology Tests
- Pulp rheology (viscosity, yield stress)
- Clay and fine fraction characterization
- Zeta potential and surface charge analysis
- Clay swelling and dispersion tests
- Particle size distribution (sieving and laser diffraction)
- BET specific surface area analysis
Dewatering and Tailings Tests
- Static and dynamic settling tests
- Flocculant selection and dosage optimization
- Thickening performance tests
- Vacuum filtration tests
- Pressure filtration tests
- Cake moisture and filtration rate analysis
- Filterability indices
- Pilot-scale dewatering tests