Modular diamond plant for Tanzania
BATEMAN has supplied a complete 30 t/h alluvial treatment plant to
El Hillal Minerals – the first modular diamond processing plant
it has provided to a Tanzanian operation. The plant includes a 30 t/h
run-of-mine front-end module, a 20 t/h dense medium separation (DMS)
module and a containerised x-ray recovery plant, plus all associated
conveyors and equipment.
The front end of the plant, which receives the feed
of alluvial ore, comprises a static grizzly, a BATEMAN vibrating feeder,
a scrubber and a surge bin. The 20 t/h DMS module, a standard modular
plant designed and supplied by BATEMAN, processes diamond containing
gravel ranging from +2 mm to -25 mm at a rate of 20 to 25 t/h. The concentrated
material is pumped to the recovery plant which consists of a concentrates-classifying
screen, housed in a secured, caged enclosure, which feeds the wet x-ray
recovery machine via a tube feeder. The entire recovery plant is completely
hands-off and sorting is done in the fully-equipped, containerised unit.
El Hillal’s mine is situated adjacent to the
famous Williamson Mine in the Shinyanga region of Tanzania; the site
is approximately two hours drive from the port of Mwanza on the shores
of Lake Victoria. The entire plant was transported from South Africa
by road using eight tri-axle flat-bed trucks. Travelling through Zimbabwe
and Zambia, often over almost impassable stretches of road, the convoy
reached its final destination in Tanzania in 13 days. At the site, the
entire plant was erected within one month under BATEMAN supervision.
For further information, please contact
Justin Macnab, Project Engineer, Modular Plants,
on +27-11-899-2246 or email justin.macnab@bmi.co.za;
or
Robert Abate, General Manager, Bateman Modular
Plants, on +27-11-899-2238 or email rabate@bmi.co.za.
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