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Murrin Murrin: Nickel/Cobalt Production Facility
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FAST FACTS
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CUSTOMER
Murrin Murrin Holdings |
LOCATION
Western Australia |
PROJECT
Brownfield process control optimisation project. |
DATE
03-Jun-2002 |
PLANT DETAILS
Mining and processing of lateritic ore for the production of up to 45,000tpa of nickel and 3,000tpa of cobalt briquettes.
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CONTROL SYSTEM
Yokogawa Centum CS
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Project Overview
Dry laterite Nickel-Cobalt Pressure Acid Leach Plant & Refinery. Design rate of 45,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) Nickel and 3,000 tpa Cobalt.
MIPAC Scope
• Maintain and support DCS / PLC / Instrument systems
• Development and trouble-shooting across plant areas.
• Implementation of sequencing, batch and auto control strategies.
• Operator and engineer training
• Process optimisation
Technical Highlights
• High pressure acid leaching
• Natural gas reformer
• H2S sulphide precipitation
• Power generation from steam turbines & gas turbine
• Hydrogen reduction based nickel/cobalt refinery
• Organic based solvent extraction
• Air separation plant
• Oxygen based sulphide leach
• Misc materials and process handling system
Results
• Implementation of process improvement recommendations
• Implementation of advanced sequencing, batch & auto-control strategies
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