The Globe centrespread spotlights Bateman
projects
For 50 issues since October 1997, Bateman Globe's centrespread has
been showcasing major BATEMAN projects worldwide and covering a wide
range of natural resources and technologies.
Back in May 1998, Globe No.5 presented the longest, single flight curved
conveyor which represented a technological breakthrough in its field.
The 15,6 km conveyor transports 500 t/h of blended iron ore from Ripple
Creek to the then new crushing and blending complex of the Zimbabwe
Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) at Redcliff in Zimbabwe.
In Globe No. 7, October 1998, the Gunpowder Copper project in Australia
was showcased. This project increased the existing copper-cathode production
at the mine, processing 750 000 t/yr of chalcocite ore and producing
50 000 t/yr of high-grade LME copper.
The cobalt-recovery plant, featured in Globe No.13 (November 1999)
and built for Kasese Cobalt Company Limited, Uganda, processes 10 t/h
of pyrite stockpile containing 1,4% cobalt, to produce 1 000 t/yr of
cobalt over 11 years. The plant was the first to employ bacterial leaching
coupled with solvent extraction (SX) and electrowinning (EW) of cobalt.
The new platinum-purification section for Impala's enhanced precious-metals
refinery in Springs, RSA featured in Globe No. 14, February 2000. A
classical platinum-processing route was selected, with the addition
of new pieces of equipment.
Through the Hernic Ferrochrome project in South Africa, in Globe No.
16, June 2000, BATEMAN engineered and constructed one of the most sophisticated
charge-chrome producing plants in the world with improved stability
of its furnace operation, increased chrome recovery and energy savings.
Globe No. 19, January 2001, looked at the greenfields, fast-track project
to establish the 200 000 t/month concentrator at Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum
Mine in North West Province, RSA.
A movable diamond-sampling plant for De Beers' Jagersfontein site in
the Free State, RSA was highlighted in Globe No. 20, April 2001. The
plant would sample the Jagersfontein tailings dump for about a year,
before being moved on.
A 13,4 km overland conveyor system was installed as part of phase II
of Ingwe Coal Corporation Limited's Coal Resource Utilisation project.
Featured in Globe No. 21, June 2001, the conveyor had been operating
for several months and had already carried more than 7,5M t of coal.
Globe No. 28, June 2003, covered the Chambishi cobalt-purification
plant in Kitwe, Zambia. Contracted by AVMIN's Chambishi Metals, BATEMAN
added two process plants, belt-filter, zinc solvent-extraction plant,
and utilities and reagents sections.
The conclusion of the US$450M Skorpion Zinc contract in Namibia dominated
Globe No.35, July 2003. This project, for Anglo Base Metals, involved
a unique combination of existing technologies, including leaching, SX,
EW, melting and cast-house.
The international demand for BATEMAN modular processing plants featured
in Globe No.36, September 2003 with contracts from Russia, Iran, Canada,
Tanzania, Angola, Sierra Leone, the DRC and South Africa.
Similarly the demand for BATEMAN flotation and thickening equipment
was spotlighted in Globe No. 46, January 2005, with clients in Kazakhstan,
Botswana, and South Africa processing sulphate, gold and chrome.
Globe No.47 (March 2005) highlighted the booming demand for Bateman-Redler
en-masse chain conveyors and elevators with units for both green- and
brownfield sites to handle materials as diverse as wood chips, cement
clinker and hot bagfilter dust.
The Sepon Copper project in Laos was also featured in Globe No. 47,
March 2005. Despite many logistic challenges, the first copper cathodes
were stripped on schedule in March 2005, just two years after the project's
commencement.
Bringing the Globe up to date, Globe No. 49 (June 2005) covers the
replacement crusher for Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo Province, RSA,
to enable the mine to maintain production when the existing crushing
plant is demolished to permit the pit's expansion and extend the mine's
life.
