Bateman Compact Grease Belt – grease is applied to the horizontal surface of the belt as it moves
up an incline
Bateman Compact Grease Belt – the moving belt is seen at the top of the scene with the tailings chute in the centre foreground in front of the separation tank. The detergent washing tank is in the lower left of the picture.
Grease-belt diamond recovery plant for Diamond Core Resources
Bateman Engineering has reached the commissioning stage of a turnkey order from Diamond Core Resources Ltd for a containerised diamond-recovery plant to process 4 t/h of concentrate at its Paardeberg East Project, about 40 km west of Kimberley, Northern Cape, RSA. The plant has been supplied in modular format and is also ideal for sampling and exploration.
The plant, a replica of plants supplied to other diamond producers recently, consists of two of Bateman Engineering’s new compact grease-belt systems and handles a screened feed sized between 2 mm and 25 mm. One grease belt handles the 2 mm to 10 mm fraction and the other the 10 mm to 25 mm fraction.
The whole plant has been completely containerised in two 12 m Hi-Cube containers and, besides the grease belts, contains the screen to size the concentrate, attritioner to prepare the surfaces of the diamonds for grease-belt recovery and dewatering and heat-exchange systems. The containers are insulated and air-conditioned to ensure good working conditions for the operators at the site.
The order for this plant was placed in September 2006. Delivery was scheduled for December and the plant is being commissioned currently.
Diamond Core is exploring several kimberlite and alluvial-diamond resources in the Northern Cape, the Paardeberg East Project being one of the more advanced.
Further details are available from Neels van Niekerk, Project Manager, Modular Plantson +27-11-899-9111 or email Modular@BatemanEngineering.com.
