The client engaged Carnac to undertake a preliminary engineering assessment of required upgrades to achieve an increase in refinery throughput, which included both production generating upgrades, such as those that would increase alumina precipitation yield and liquor flows, and production enabling upgrades.
Mine Sustaining Project
The client aims to expand production rates from 24Mtpa of iron ore to 28Mtpa by 2015. The ore is processed on site before being loaded onto rail. Carnac was commissioned to provide advice and recommendations regarding options to realise sustained production with lower operating costs, with works expected to be implemented between 2015 and 2017.