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MIPAC Project Profiles


  BHP Billiton: Boodarie Iron Hot Briquette Iron Plant
South Hedland, Western Australia
Yokogawa Centum CS
03-Jun-2002 |  Revise and upgrade plant wide control logic and operator interfaces to maximise processor idle time, to rationalise plant alarm system and to provide efficient operator interface facilities.
  Gold mine SAG mill control, western Africa
Western Africa
Wonderware
01-Mar-2011 |  MIPAC is helping optimise productivity and profit at a large gold mine in western Africa. To increase production, MIPAC was commissioned to improve throughput, specifically working on inefficiencies in SAG mill controls.
  John Holland: Murrumba Downs Alliance
Murrumba Downs, Qld, Australia
Emerson DeltaV
23-Jun-2010 |  John Holland Water, in conjunction with new alliance partner Moreton Bay Regional Council, is delivering the augmentation and upgrade of the Murrumba Downs Wastewater Treatment Plant that will eventually guarantee its ability to service local needs until 2016. MIPAC is providing engineering and control strategies.
  Kagara Zinc: $120 000 Flotation Circuit Upgrade
North Queensland, Australia
Yokogawa CS3000
01-Jan-2004 |  Improve the stability of the flotation circuit through the implementation of tight level control.
  Kazzinc: Ust-Kamenogorsk New Metallurgy project
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Emerson DeltaV DCS; CellView® Wireless solution
07-Jun-2010 |  2008 PACE Zenith Award Winner. | MIPAC has been contracted through Xstrata Technology to design and commission a plant wide control system which is a major component of the upgrade to the Kazzinc Ust-Kamenogorsk zinc, lead and copper complex in Kazakhstan.
  KCGM: Ultra Fine Grinding
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
01-Jun-2000 |  The purpose of this project is to evaluate ultra fine grinding (-10 micron) of sulphide concentrate prior to gold leaching, using IsaMill™ fine-grinding technology. The reason for using this technology is to eliminate the need for roasting sulphide concentrates and the associated environmental issues.
  Kumtor Gold: IsaMill™ Ultra Fine Grind Control Package
Southern Tien Shan Metallogenic Belt, Kyrgyz Republic
Rockwell PLC; Foxboro DCS
01-Jan-2005 |  MIPAC has completed another Process Control package for the Xstrata Technology Ultra Fine Grind IsaMill at Kumtor Gold. Together, MIPAC and Xstrata Technology are providing a platform to increase gold recovery for Kumtor Gold Company in Kyrgyzstan; the largest western owned Gold Mine in the former Soviet Union.
  Minera Alumbrera: Greenfield Cu/Au Mine
Argentina
Foxboro IA
01-Jan-1997 |  This project required MIPAC to undertake all design and control for a Greenfield plant that would process 80,000 tonnes per day. The plant itself is a Copper/Gold mine with a concentrator, 245km slurry pipeline, filter plant & port facilities. The project covered all utilities, including 200km HV power line and freshwater pumping system.
  MMG Century Mine: SAG Mill Stabilising Control
Century Mine, Queensland
Foxboro I/A
01-Jun-2007 |  The Century Zinc SAG mill has been the recipient of two major advanced control projects since its commissioning in 1999. Over time both systems had failed to meet the needs of the mill and operating staff lost confidence, preferring to operate the mill semi-automatically.
  Mopani: Mufulira Smelter Upgrade – PWCS
Mufulira, Zambia
Yokogawa CS3000
01-Jan-2006 |  Upgrade of existing copper smelter involving replacement of core smelting technology (ISASMELT™) and installation of associated oxygen plant, acid plant, electric holding furnace & services.
  MRI: US$20million Battery Recycling Plant
Port Klang, Malaysia
Foxboro IA
01-Jan-2000 |  Design and commission a lead smelter installation for secondary lead recycling purposes, including associated plants to safely and efficiently handle all by-products and hygiene issues. The plant was based around the innovative Australian ISASMELT technology provided by MIM Holdings Ltd.
  Murrin Murrin: Nickel/Cobalt Production Facility
Western Australia
Yokogawa Centum CS
03-Jun-2002 |  Dry laterite Nickel-Cobalt Pressure Acid Leach Plant & Refinery. Design rate of 45,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) Nickel and 3,000 tpa Cobalt
  Norske Skog: Paper Mill Control Upgrade
Albury, NSW, Australia
Metso DNA2003
01-Jun-2005 |  MIPAC completed a Paper Machine system upgrade 15 hours ahead of schedule, saving Norske Skog more than ¼ million dollars at its Albury Mill.
  NorthParkes: Grinding & Flotation Optimisation
Parkes, NSW, Australia
Schneider PLC, Citect HMI
03-Jan-2005 |  Improve the stability of the grinding (SAG / Ball Mills) and flotation plant (conventional and Jameson cells), through improved instrumentation and control strategies
  Queensland Rail: Locomotive Test Facility Control Upgrade

Allen Bradley PLC; Citect SCADA
01-Jan-2002 |  Upgrade the instrumentation & implement a control system & data storage archival system that shall automatically create reports with a greater level of accuracy & consistency.
  Queensland Rail: upgrade diesel-electric locomotive test console
Redbank, Qld, Australia
Allen Bradley PLC and Citect SCADA
01-Feb-2008 |  The upgraded facility has been in faultless operation since 2008. It has enabled Queensland Rail to gather an expanded range of process parameter data for reporting to higher management; improve overall testing flexibility; achieve consistency of test results; and allows maximum utilisation of the plant.
  SCC Ilo Smelter Modernisation
Ilo, Peru
Emerson DeltaV
01-Feb-2007 |  Kicking off in 2005, SPCC engaged MIPAC as part of a major modernisation of their Copper Smelter in Ilo, Southern Peru. This upgrade was driven primarily by the need to reduce emissions and comply with the Peruvian Government’s emission laws. The project involved the replacement of the old reverb furnace with an ISASMELT™ smelter and two Rotary Holding Furnaces from Xstrata Technology in Australia.
  Sterlite: Greenfield Copper Smelter & Refinery 1996
Tuticorin (Smelter), & Silvassa (Refinery) India
Yokogawa uXL
01-Jan-1996 |  MIPAC’s Process Control Engineering experts were engaged to manage the design, configuration and commissioning of the control system for Sterlite Industries’ two new Greenfield plants in India. The Tuticorin plant is a copper smelting complex including Oxygen and Acid plants through to production of copper anodes. The Silvassa plant is a copper refinery complex built to produce cathode copper.
  Sterlite: Smelter Capacity Upgrade 2004
Tuticorin, India
Yokogawa Centum CS3000 DCS; Siemens PLC
01-Jan-2004 |  Sterlite Industries was the first private sector smelter in India and has a reputation for focussing on efficient, environmentally friendly operations. In 2003/2004 Sterlite decided to upgrade their process control operations and increase copper smelter production capacity. This required a new larger ISASMELT furnace and associated Waste Heat Boiler, Rotary Holding Furnace, ESP, Acid plant and Refinery.
  Xstrata Zinc: George Fisher materials handling system
Mount Isa, Australia
RSLogic 5000 PLC
Wonder Ware InTouch
1-Mar-2012 |  Xstrata Zinc operates George Fisher Mine, an underground zinc/lead mine located about 20 kilometres north of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland. MIPAC is helping to introduce a new materials handling system at the north end of the mine with a view to expanding the current operation to 4.5 Mtpa.
  Xstrata Zinc: SAG Mill Power / Load Control
Mount Isa, Australia
Yokogawa CS3000 DCS
01-Oct-2007 |  The new SAG mill at Xstrata’s Zinc/Lead Concentrator had not been performing to expectation. The mill was operating below design power (2100kW), and at lower rock loads – leading to reduced throughput and a shorter liner service life.
  Yunnan Copper: ISASMELT™ control
Yunnan Province, China
Emerson Delta V
01-Jan-2002 |  Replace existing furnace with new technology ISASMELT™ furnace. Output 125,000 TPY copper metal. Associated works for the ISASMELT included a new Waste Heat Boiler and Oxygen Plant, as well as increased capacity of an existing Acid Plant.
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