Processing facility - design, installation, procurement and commissioning

The Tritton Copper Project was a 660,000 tpa greenfields copper concentrator which included primary crushing, conveying, secondary crushing, grinding, flotation, thickening, filtration, and plant services.  Key equipment was 1.5MW SAG and Ball mill, 30 off 8m³ Dorr Oliver flotation cells, 12m tailings thickener, 10m concentrator thickener, lasta plate, and frame filter.

Ausenco's scope was to undertake a lump sum contract to design, procure, install, and commission the processing facility.  Ausenco managed the removal, transportation and refurbishment of the second-hand equipment.  The second-hand equipment comprised a crusher, SAG Mill, Ball Mill, flotation cells, lime plant, tails thickener, and slurry pumps.

Project Highlights

• The use of second-hand equipment delivered significant capital savings and increased throughput capacity
• Self-performed civil and installation of piping and mechanical equipment to reduce costs.