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MIPAC Customer Projects

  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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
  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.
  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.

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