Element Resource Consulting | Minerals industry process modelling

Steady-State Modelling

We offer steady-state modelling of mineral processing and hydrometallurgical flowsheets in METSIM®. Typical processes modelled include comminution, flotation, leaching, solid-liquid separation, precious metal recovery, base-metal solution purification and recovery, reagent regeneration and effluent treatment.

Dynamic Modelling & Simulation

We offer dynamic modelling in ITHACA^®, an application developed in-house. ITHACA^® allows the user to model a flow-sheet complete with multi-phase chemistry, process control, variable operating modes and events. Dynamic simulation brings your flow-sheet to life and is the only way to study transient process behaviour prior to commissioning and operating the physical plant.

Plant Optimisation

Get the most out of your plant by trailling multiple scenarios in parallel plant simulations. Optimise set-points, start-up and shutdown procedures, batch process interactions, maintenance schedules, surge capacity and process control schemes.

Operability Studies

Understand the sensitivities of your process by running multiple scenarios in a dynamic plant simulation. Flex any combination of input parameters and observe the dynamic process response. Design a robust flowsheet, specify fit-for-purpose equipment and provide stakeholders with confidence in the safety and profitability of your design.

Director, Principal Engineer & Mathematician

As a process engineer in the minerals industry since 2002, Oliver has obtained experience across an array of industry facets:

Base and precious metal hydrometallurgical flow-sheet development and modelling
Design and implementation of pilot plant SCADA and metallurgical accounting systems
Metallurgical supervision of hydrometallurgical demonstration plant
Design, management and reporting of metallurgical test-work programs.

We combine real-world process experience with specialised mathematical tools to facilitate robust process design.
Oliver Kloiber-Deane BEng(Chem) MSc(Math)

Past Projects

Project name: Chelopech Expansion Project
Target Metals: Au, Cu, Zn
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a pressure oxidation, neutralisation, solvent extraction, electrowinning, precipitation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Vermelho
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Detailed Design level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, ammonia leach, solvent extraction, electrowinning, sulphide precipitation, oxidative leaching flowsheet.

Project name: [Confidential]
Target Metals: Cu, Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Definitive Feasibility level of a flotation, pressure oxidative leach, neutralisation, solvent extraction, electrowinning, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Kipoi Copper Project
Target Metals: Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Definitive Feasibility level of a heap leach, solvent extraction, electrowinning flowsheet.

Project name: [Confidential]
Target Metals: Cu, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling of Albion process, neutralisation, solvent extraction pilot flowsheet.

Project name: [Confidential]
Target Metals: Cu, Co
Project Description: Dynamic modelling of Albion process, neutralisation, solvent extraction pilot flowsheet.

Project name: Phu Kham Tailings Project
Target Metals: Cu, Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Scoping level of an Albion Process, neutralisation, solvent extraction, crystalisation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Toowong Pilot
Target Metals: As
Project Description: Dynamic modelling of an alkaline sulphide leach, pressure oxidation, precipitation, evaporation pilot flowsheet.

Project name: RNO-CMN Ni Refinery
Target Metals: Ni
Project Description: Dynamic modelling of solvent extraction plant with highly variable PLS tenor.

Project name: Kipoi Copper Project
Target Metals: Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Definitive Feasibility level of a heap leach, solvent extraction, electrowinning flowsheet.

Project name: Retortillo Uranium Project
Target Metals: U
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a heap leach, solvent extraction, precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Limonitico - FEL 1
Target Metals: Ni, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Piaui
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Scoping level of a heap leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, MHP acid leach, solvent extraction, sulphide precipitation and hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Piaui
Target Metals: Ni, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Vermelho (NHP) - FEL 1
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Scoping level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, MHP acid leach, solvent extraction, sulphide precipitation and hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Piaui - FEL 2
Target Metals: Ni, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a heap leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Corrego do Sitio - Conceptual
Target Metals: Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a gravity concentration, flotation, atmospheric leach, pressure oxidation, neutralisation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Corrego do Sitio - 600 ktpa
Target Metals: Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a gravity concentration, flotation, atmospheric leach, pressure oxidation, neutralisation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Corrego do Sitio - DFS
Target Metals: Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Definitive Feasibility level of a gravity concentration, flotation, pressure oxidation, neutralisation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Corrego do Sitio Detailed Engineering
Target Metals: Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Detailed Design level of a gravity concentration, flotation, pressure oxidation, neutralisation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Chelopech Expansion Project
Target Metals: Au, Cu, Zn
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a pressure oxidation, neutralisation, solvent extraction, electrowinning, precipitation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Vermelho
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Detailed Design level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, ammonia leach, solvent extraction, electrowinning, sulphide precipitation, oxidative leaching flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Vermelho
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Detailed Design level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, ammonia leach, solvent extraction, electrowinning, sulphide precipitation, oxidative leaching flowsheet.

Project name: [Confidential]
Target Metals: Cu, Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Definitive Feasibility level of a flotation, pressure oxidative leach, neutralisation, solvent extraction, electrowinning, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Kipoi Copper Project
Target Metals: Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Definitive Feasibility level of a heap leach, solvent extraction, electrowinning flowsheet.

Project name: [Confidential]
Target Metals: Cu, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling of Albion process, neutralisation, solvent extraction pilot flowsheet.

Project name: [Confidential]
Target Metals: Cu, Co
Project Description: Dynamic modelling of Albion process, neutralisation, solvent extraction pilot flowsheet.

Project name: Phu Kham Tailings Project
Target Metals: Cu, Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Scoping level of an Albion Process, neutralisation, solvent extraction, crystalisation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Kipoi Copper Project
Target Metals: Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Definitive Feasibility level of a heap leach, solvent extraction, electrowinning flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Piaui
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Scoping level of a heap leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, MHP acid leach, solvent extraction, sulphide precipitation and hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Vermelho (NHP) - FEL 1
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Scoping level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, MHP acid leach, solvent extraction, sulphide precipitation and hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Chelopech Expansion Project
Target Metals: Au, Cu, Zn
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a pressure oxidation, neutralisation, solvent extraction, electrowinning, precipitation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: [Confidential]
Target Metals: Cu, Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Definitive Feasibility level of a flotation, pressure oxidative leach, neutralisation, solvent extraction, electrowinning, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Phu Kham Tailings Project
Target Metals: Cu, Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Scoping level of an Albion Process, neutralisation, solvent extraction, crystalisation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Corrego do Sitio - Conceptual
Target Metals: Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a gravity concentration, flotation, atmospheric leach, pressure oxidation, neutralisation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Corrego do Sitio - 600 ktpa
Target Metals: Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a gravity concentration, flotation, atmospheric leach, pressure oxidation, neutralisation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Corrego do Sitio - DFS
Target Metals: Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Definitive Feasibility level of a gravity concentration, flotation, pressure oxidation, neutralisation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Corrego do Sitio Detailed Engineering
Target Metals: Au
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Detailed Design level of a gravity concentration, flotation, pressure oxidation, neutralisation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Vermelho
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Detailed Design level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, ammonia leach, solvent extraction, electrowinning, sulphide precipitation, oxidative leaching flowsheet.

Project name: RNO-CMN Ni Refinery
Target Metals: Ni
Project Description: Dynamic modelling of solvent extraction plant with highly variable PLS tenor.

Project name: Limonitico - FEL 1
Target Metals: Ni, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Piaui
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Scoping level of a heap leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, MHP acid leach, solvent extraction, sulphide precipitation and hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Piaui
Target Metals: Ni, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Vermelho (NHP) - FEL 1
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Scoping level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, MHP acid leach, solvent extraction, sulphide precipitation and hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Piaui - FEL 2
Target Metals: Ni, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a heap leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Vermelho
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Detailed Design level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, ammonia leach, solvent extraction, electrowinning, sulphide precipitation, oxidative leaching flowsheet.

Project name: [Confidential]
Target Metals: Cu, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling of Albion Process, neutralisation, solvent extraction pilot flowsheet.

Project name: [Confidential]
Target Metals: Cu, Co
Project Description: Dynamic modelling of Albion Process, neutralisation, solvent extraction pilot flowsheet.

Project name: Limonitico - FEL 1
Target Metals: Ni, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Piaui
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Scoping level of a heap leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, MHP acid leach, solvent extraction, sulphide precipitation and hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Piaui
Target Metals: Ni, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Vermelho (NHP) - FEL 1
Target Metals: Ni, Co, Cu
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Scoping level of a pressure acid leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation, MHP acid leach, solvent extraction, sulphide precipitation and hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Niquel do Piaui - FEL 2
Target Metals: Ni, Co
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a heap leach, neutralisation, mixed hydroxide precipitation flowsheet.

Project name: Chelopech Expansion Project
Target Metals: Au, Cu, Zn
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a pressure oxidation, neutralisation, solvent extraction, electrowinning, precipitation, carbon-in-leach flowsheet.

Project name: Toowong Pilot
Target Metals: As
Project Description: Dynamic modelling of an alkaline sulphide leach, pressure oxidation, precipitation, evaporation pilot flowsheet.

Project name: Retortillo Uranium Project
Target Metals: U
Project Description: Steady-state modelling to Pre-Feasibility level of a heap leach, solvent extraction, precipitation flowsheet.

Process Modelling
For The Minerals Industry

Steady-State Modelling

Dynamic Modelling & Simulation

Plant Optimisation

Operability Studies

Director, Principal Engineer & Mathematician

Past Projects

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Process Modelling For The Minerals Industry

Steady-State Modelling

Dynamic Modelling & Simulation

Plant Optimisation

Operability Studies

Director, Principal Engineer & Mathematician

Past Projects

Our Clients

About

Find us on LinkedIn

Our Services

Contact Us

Process Modelling
For The Minerals Industry