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    2009 

    – Comprehensive services for 

    nickel & cobalt producers 

    N ickel O re P rocessing & C obalt R ecovery 

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       Pyrometallurgy    Hydrometallurgy  

      Project services 

    Ore conveying– Belt– Overland– Curved– Trucking– In-plant

    Ore preparation– Materials handling– Crushing– Milling & fine grinding– Pre-concentration– Dewatering

    – Heap– Tank– Autoclave

    – New technologies– Liquid/ solidseparation

    – Flash– Conventional– Tank cells– Column cells

    Stacking

    RAWMATERIALSSTOCKPILE

    FEEDPREPARATION

    FLOTATION

    LEACH

    ACIDPLANTS

    Blending

    Reclaiming

    ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT

     Dust- & air-pollution control

     Toxic emission control  Closed-circuit processing  Solid waste handling

    Nickel ore processing 

    ROMORE

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    – Re-pulping– Thickening &

    density control– Pumping– Cycloning

    – Au, Ag– PGMs

    – Bag-houses– Scrubbers

    – Electrostaticprecipitators

    – Pulsedcolumns

    – Reverse flowmixer-settlers

    Alternatively:H2 Reduction

    Alternatively:

    Cobalt Salt Production

    Cellhouses

    – Small, manual– Semi-automated– Anode / cathode bags

    – Peirce-Smith– TBRC– Top submerged

    lance (Ausmelt)– Granulation

    – Iron removal– Precipitation– Cementation

    – Undivided cells– Divided cells (anode bags)

    – Vacuum de-gassing

    – AC arc– DC arc– Flash– Top submerged lance

    furnace (Ausmelt)

    CONVERTING

    SMELTING

    IMPURITYREMOVAL

    PURIFICATIONSX & IX

    COBALTELECTROWINNING

    NICKELELECTROWINNING

    BY-PRODUCTSRECOVERY

    COBALTCATHODEDISPATCH

    GAS

    CLEANING

    NICKELCATHODEDISPATCH

    TAILINGSDISPOSAL

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    Ore handling and preparation Materials handling

    Bateman Engineering has the capability to design and supply materials handling systems to transport nickel- 

    bearing ores and tailings.   All types of conveyor systems to move ore and tailings to, from

    and within the processing plant.

      Stockpile systems for the efficient, effective and economic

    stacking, blending and reclaiming of ore and the safe disposal

    of tailings.

       Plants to process tailings and extract coarse material for use as

    backfill.

    Comminution

    We design comminution systems that take into account the 

    specific requirements of downstream metallurgical processes.

    Crushing   Bateman Engineering has designed and constructed allforms of crushing circuits including in-pit, primary, secondary,

    tertiary and quaternary crushing systems.

    Grinding Circuits   Our experience includes the design andconstruction of large autogenous grinding (AG) and semi-

    autogenous grinding (SAG) circuits. We also have many rod

    and ball milling references.

    Fine Grinding   We have utilised tower mills, stirred mills and

    ISA mills for flotation concentrate re-grinding and are experiencedin the operational and maintenance requirements of equipment

    essential for the development of efficient plant designs. The

    technology has applications in sulphiding of laterite-generated

    solutions and nickel sulphide leaching.

    Pre-concentration

    Physical separation processes can often be used prior to flotation to upgrade the flotation feed by making use of differences in the physical properties of ore and gangue minerals.

    Dense-Media Separation (DMS)   DMS is applicable to nickel

    sulphide plants where Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) or chromiteare present or where the nickel sulphide ore has significant silicate

    nickel unrecoverable by flotation. Bateman Engineering’s track

    record includes DMS plants for many different applications.

    Gravity Separation   Bateman Engineering’s experience includesthe use of spirals to recover chromite concentrate from PGM

    flotation feed and the application of jigs to recover metal from slag.

    Magnetic Separation   Bateman Engineering has been involvedin studies and projects incorporating the use of magnetic

    separation to recover nickel from slag, as well as to concentrate

    PGM from slow-cooled converter matte into a magnetic fraction.

    Screening of Laterites   In some cases screening can be used inbeneficiation of laterite Ni ores.

    A pilot scale 

     jig in

    operation.

    DMS chromite processing plant, UAR.

    Milling circuit at Hartley Platinum Mine, Zimbabwe.

    50 t/h

    modular 

    process 

    plant.

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    Flotation and dewatering Flotation

    During flotation, surface chemistry is applied to selectively recover valuable minerals or to reject gangue materials.

    Flash Flotation   In circuits employing multiple stages of milling,flash flotation cells are used to recover liberated mineral species

    after each stage, in order to prevent overgrinding.

    Conventional Flotation   Bateman Engineering has manyreferences of plants using banks of conventional flotation cells and

    supplies proprietary cells in addition to providing design and

    installation services.

    Tank Cells   Large tank cells have become very popular andBateman Engineering has completed several such installations in

    recent years.

    Column Cells   Our experience in flotation circuits includescolumn and Jameson cells. This experience includes the pumping

    of high air content froths associated with fine grinding of 

    concentrates.

    Reagent Plants   Bateman Engineering has designed and installednumerous packaged reagent plants, e.g. Impala UG2 plant,

    Lonmin, Anglo Platinum and Aquarius, either as stand-alone or as

    part of concentrator plants.

    Dewatering

    Bateman Engineering designs and supplies the unit processes to dewater the flotation concentrate and tailings streams, before being transferred to the next process.

    Thickeners   Bateman Engineering has wide experience of the useof conventional, high-rate, ultra-high rate and paste thickeners to

    dewater both concentrate and tailings streams.

    Vacuum Filters   Our experience extends to drum, disc and beltfilters on a wide range of projects.

    Filter Presses   Recessed chamber and membrane presses havebeen used successfully to generate concentrate cake for sale and

    occasionally even dry tailings for dumping in arid locations.   Theyare also widely used in base and precious metal refineries.

    Continuous Pressure Filters   Bateman Engineering has installedseveral horizontal-plate pressure filters at a number of different

    metallurgical plants, including both concentrators and refineries.

    The Hartley flotation circuit, Zimbabwe.

    Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum’s Ultrasep thickeners, RSA.

    The vacuum separators of the belt filter, Chambishi Cobalt,

    Zambia.

    A filter press in the Zn-SX plant at Chambishi Cobalt, Zambia.

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    Nickel extraction – Pyrometallurgy 

    Bateman Engineering has wide experience of both pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical processes for nickel extraction.

    Pyrometallurgical plants still process a high percentage of non-ferrous metal flotation concentrates, despite the advent of new hydrometallurgical treatment routes.Bateman Engineering has a number of references in pyrometallurgical plants for PGM operations where nickel is often a by-product and this process could potentially apply to a primary nickel process route.

    SmeltingBateman Engineering has many electric-arc furnace plant

    references. We have also been exposed to other technologies

    such as flash smelting, Noranda and Teniente processes, andtop submerged lance furnaces. Bateman Engineering’s DC

    furnace technology is also being increasingly applied in the

    ferronickel industry.

    ConvertingAs well as conventional Peirce-Smith converters, Bateman

    Engineering has worked on top-blown rotary converter

    installations and has been involved in several Ausmelt furnace

    studies.

    Peripherals

    Bateman Engineering offers proprietary engineered systemsaround:

     belt, chain and pneumatic conveyors

      metal, matte and slag tapping and granulation

      off-gas scrubbing

      bag-houses and

      electrostatic precipitators

    We also build acid plants and have an exclusive licence

    agreement for Sub-Saharan Africa with Noram Engineering

    and Constructors, Canada.

    The COSAC 40 MW DC-arc furnace, Zambia.

    Converter aisle 

    at the Hartley 

    smelter,

    Zimbabwe.

    The largest-to-date Bateman-Elex electrostatic precipitator installed at 

    Impala Platinum’s Phokeng site, Rustenburg, RSA.

    Rendering of sulphuric acid production plant for Ambatovy Nickel,

    Madagascar.

    Smelting tests 

    on Shevchenko 

    nickel ore in

    Mintek’s 

    DC-arc furnace.

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    Hydrometallurgical processes are gradually becoming more favoured than smelting for the treatment of ore,concentrate and mattes.

    LeachingBateman Engineering has wide experience of base metal leaching

    processes and designs to process ore, concentrate and smelter

    mattes.

     Heap Leach  This experience covers varying environments fromlow to high elevation and arid to tropical climates. Projects aretaken from interpretation and management of column testworkprogrammes through to scale-up and construction.

     Tank Leach   Bateman Engineering has experience of many acid-

    leach processes carried out in trains of agitated tanks. In thistype of plant, selection of materials is critical.

      Pressure Leach   Our strong process group experienced in

    autoclave design has been used to develop high-grade sulphide

    ore, concentrate and converter matte process routes. We have

    designed circuits utilising brick- and titanium-clad autoclaves

    operating at up to 240 °C and 47 bar.

      Emerging Technologies  Bateman Engineering  has worked on

    projects including bacterial heap leach and several bacterial

    tank leach plants have been designed and constructed. We

    have also investigated sulphide oxidation using microwaves.

    We have experience of project investigations using various

    novel, proprietary, leach processes and experience in applying

    pressure leach to nickel flotation concentrates and other metals.

    Residue and Impurity RemovalThe removal of leach residues and dissolved impurities withminimum loss of nickel is a critical step in most hydrometallurgicalprocesses.

     Neutralisation and Iron Removal   Between leaching and

    downstream purification, it is often necessary to neutralise the

    slurry or solution. This process is often coupled with ironremoval and we have extensive experience of such processes.

     Residue Separation and Washing   Our experience includescounter-current decantation (CCD), counter-current vacuumfiltration and filter presses.

      Solution Clarifying   It is important to clarify leach solutionsbefore downstream nickel recovery. Bateman Engineering canoffer their patented Pinned-bed Clarifiers or conventionalthickener-clarifiers for this duty.

      Precipitation & Cementation   Efficient dissolved impurity

    removal is essential in most hydrometallurgical processes,especially nickel. We apply our experience in the industry todevelop precipitation processes that minimise operating cost

    and maximise metal recovery.

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    Kasese Cobalt’s bio-leach tanks, Uganda.

    Bulong Nickel’s autoclave, Australia.

    Nickel extraction – Hydrometallurgy 

    CCD circuit at Bulong Nickel, Australia.

     By-Product Recovery   An important component inmany nickel projects, which Bateman Engineering can

    offer, is the design of processes and plants to recovervaluable by-product metals including:

      gold and silver

      PGMs (platinum, palladium, rhodium, etc)

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    Solvent Extraction and Ion ExchangeBateman Engineering has wide experience of solvent

    extraction (SX) and ion exchange (IX) to remove various

    impurities from solution streams.

      IX  Through an exclusive agreement with Mintek, Bateman

    Engineering can offer traditional fixed-bed or fluidised bed

    technology, as well as the novel resin-in-pulp (RIP)

    technology. The Mintek application base combined with a

    testwork capability enhances the delivery of effective

    process solutions. Typical applications are:

      removal of various impurities from base metal and zinc

    refinery solution streams.

      removal of copper, zinc and nickel from cobalt

    electrowinning solutions.

      trace nickel collection and / or cobalt, copper and zinc

    removal from slurries using RIP.  RIP can be successfully used to replace expensive solid-

    liquid separations prior to metal recovery steps.

    For environmental clean-up, RIP systems can:

     clean effluent streams and recover trace elements

    without the need for costly ultrafine filtration.

      extract acid and recover metal from mine leach

    solutions.

      SX   Bateman Engineering has wide experience of SX

    processes and has a specialist Solution Purification Group

    (SPG) offering SX / EW technology for several metals,including nickel and cobalt.

    Bateman Pulsed Columns: a high-efficiency, cost-effective,

    continuous contactor for extraction, stripping and scrub

    applications in metal recovery systems. Benefits include no

    degradation or loss of organic solvent, low operational and

    maintenance costs, minimal crud formation, a small

    footprint and reduced fire risk.

    Bateman Reverse-Flow Mixer-Settler®: provides substantial

    operational and performance benefits over the traditional

    mixer-settler design and enables side-by-side orientation of 

    the pump mixers which reduces capital costs and providesimproved access for operators and maintenance. The

    coalescence enhancement channel and other design

    aspects provide higher process efficiencies and reduced

    organic loss.

    Electrowinning (EW)Bateman Engineering designs cellhouses of all sizes, from

    small heap-leach operations to large-scale, automated systems

    for nickel EW and purpose-designed cobalt EW circuits.

      Electrolytic Cells  Bateman Engineering’s redesigned cells

    provide an improved catholyte distribution flow patternaround each cathode resulting in improved cathode quality.

    The design can also accommodate anode bags and/ or a

    close-capture aerosol / gas emission system, providing a safe

    The solvent extraction circuit at Kasese Cobalt, Uganda.

    Nickel extraction and purification 

    working environment, particularly important in the design

    of nickel and cobalt EW circuits.

      Cellhouse Layout   Our designs provide low-cost operating

    facilities for both manual- and automated-strip plants.

    Attention to detail in materials handling allows operators to

    focus on good operational practices that lead to efficient

    metal production.

     Alternative Metal Production Processes   As an

    alternative to EW, Bateman Engineering can design and

    install nickel / cobalt hydrogen reduction circuits which

    include all peripheral unit steps, such as nickel

    briquetting and sintering.

    EW cellhouse at Empress Nickel, Zimbabwe.

    Construction of 10 Bateman Pulsed Columns for uranium extraction at 

    WMC Olympic Dam, Australia.

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    The recovery of valuable cobalt metal is often a key requirement of copper and nickel processing flowsheets, greatly enhancing project viability.

    We have considerable experience in this very specialised field.

      Leach   Cobalt is often recovered into solution together with

    copper and / or nickel in the primary leach stage. Bateman

    Engineering has also built a bio-leach plant for treatment

    for cobaltiferrous pyrites concentrate.

     Purification by Precipitation   Cobalt solution streams are

    often purified by precipitation, with various reagents,

    before proceeding to metal production.

      Solvent Extraction   SX, employing several different organicreagents, is used to remove selected impurities and cobalt

    itself from solution streams.

    Cobalt recovery 

    Bateman Engineering utilises various simulation programs to perform front-end modelling of chemical and physical processes.

    Steady-State SimulationWe have developed Limn, Metsim®, Aspen and Pyrosim modelsfor a range of unit operations commonly used in base metal

    comminution, flotation, hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy

    operations. We also use the JK-SimMet modelling package for

    examination of comminution circuits.

    Dynamic SimulationThe Windows-based package used for the dynamic simulation of 

    processes, SysCAD, models transient operating conditions, providing

    upset analysis, surge verification and downstream de-bottlenecking.

    When interfaced with actual control hardware, it becomes a time-

    saving control system for debugging and an excellent training tool.

    Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational FluidDynamics (CFD)FEA and CFD are applied in the design of furnace components and

    for the design of a wide range of other process and mechanical

    equipment. We can determine the response of structures to loads

    and the flow characteristics of fluids and gases without the need to

    build and test costly prototypes and conduct lengthy field trials.

    Engineering Design & DraftingWe use an extensive array of proprietary and in-house software to

    develop cost effective designs. We use 2D and 3D drafting to gain abalance of cost effectiveness across the design office, fabrication

    shops, construction site and operator training requirements and

    apply several 3D-modelling packages.

    Process modelling 

    CFD modelling of 

    particle tracking in a

    slag-granulation sump.

    CFD analysis of 

    temperature distribution

    of DC-arc plasma jet.

    Predicted temperature profiles in a CFM 

    element from a multi- 

    physics CFD analysis.

    Cobalt EW at Kasese Cobalt, Uganda.

      Ion Exchange   IX is used to remove critical impurities

    especially copper, zinc and nickel from cobalt EW circuits.

      Electrowinning   Cobalt EW is a difficult and specialised

    technology, since cobalt does not electro-plate easily as

    do copper, nickel and zinc.

    The Bateman Solution Purification Group can offer uniqueprocess expertise in the important fields of SX, IX and EW

    culminating in the production of high-quality cobalt metal.

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    Nickel & Cobalt ProjectsProject Client Comp. DescriptionEl Boleo, Mexico Minera y Metalurgica 2010 Design and construction of 2,000 t/yr Co SX/ IX/EW circuit.Tenke Cobalt, DRC Freeport-McMohran 2010 Design and construction of 6,000 t/yr Co SX/ IX/EW circuit.Ambatovy Nickel, Madagascar DMSA 2009 Provision of sulphuric acid facilities producing 5,500 t/day acid.

    (Estm)Goro Nickel, New Caledonia Inco Australia On- Supply of 21 pulsed columns for extraction, scrubbing and stripping

    Management Pty going of Ni and Co.OMG Kokkola, DRC OMG Kokkola Chemicals, 2005 Basic engineering of EW section, for Cu leach/ EW/Co refining.

    FinlandImpala Platinum BMR Expansion, Impala Platinum 2005 First of two phases to expand base-metals refinery.

    South AfricaWestern Platinum Base-Metals Lonhro 2005 EPCM contract to extend base metals refinery to increase capacity of 

    Refinery project, South Africa smelter-matte input from 18 to 60 t/day.Norilsk NNPP, Russia Norilsk Mining Co 2002 Design fully integrated, multi-stage atmospheric and pressure leach,

    purification, SX, EW (Ni/Co) sulphur-removal circuit piloting facility.COSAC cobalt project, Zambia Anglovaal Minerals 2001   EPCM contract to establish 40 MW DC-arc smelter for slag reduction plant;

    first application of DC-arc technology and alloy atomisation to process cobalt.Chambishi Metals, Zambia Avmin 2000 Expansion of Cu/Co refinery and installation of new Zn-SX plant.Bulong Nickel, Australia Resolute Resources 1999 High-pressure leach, Co/Ni SX and EW.Kasese Cobalt, Uganda Kasese Cobalt Company 1999 Bacterial tank leaching, Fe, Cu, Ni removal with Co SX and EW.Bateman Pulsed Columns Various 1998/9 Provision of pilot pulsed column to various test laboratories

    for Ni / Co separation.Hartley Platinum, Zimbabwe BHP Minerals Zimbabwe 1997 EPCM to establish plant to process 2.1 million t/yr of ore consisting of 

    and Delta Gold of Australia concentrator, smelter, base metal refinery and all surface infrastructure.Empress Nickel Refinery, Zambia Rio Tinto (Zimbabwe) 1996   EPCM contract to expand Ni/ Cu matte leach and EW toll refining plant.Lefkochrysos Platinum Complex, Lefko (Rand Mines) 1991 EPCM contract to establish 160,000 t/month concentrator, smelter,

    South Africa base metal refinery and PGM refinery. Ni produced as by-product.

    Nickel & Cobalt Studies (Post 1990)Project Client Comp. DescriptionRustenburg Base Metals Refinery, Anglo Platinum 2005 Expansion of refinery.

    South AfricaShevchenko Project, Kazakhstan Oriel Resources plc 2005 Prefeasibility and definitive feasibility studies of FeNi process plant

    based on DC-arc furnace technology.BSGR/DGI Gecamines GEC (BSGR & DGI) 2005 Refurbishment of Cu/Co concentrator and refinery.

    Cu/Co studies, DRCImpala Refineries FEMS study Impala Platinum Limited 2004 Studies of additions to existing refinery to enable treatment of Ni and

    – Refineries Co sulphides.Kolwezi Tailings, DRC Anglo Base Metals & AMFI 2002 Pre-feasibility and feasibility study of tailings leach SX and EW plant, to

    recover Co and Cu.Goro Nickel, New Caledonia Inco 2002 Pulsed column testwork on site to separate Co and Ni.Norilsk New Nickel Refinery, Norilsk Mining Co. 2001 Feasibility study of 200,000 t/yr brownfield Ni refinery processing matte by

    Russia leaching, precipitation, SX and EW.Kasese Optimisation, Uganda Normandy 2001 Optimisation studies to eliminate plant bottlenecks.

    Zincor MRT Plant, South Africa   Kumba Resources  /Zincor 2001 Pilot-plant tests and feasibility study on removal of Co and Ni from Znsulphate solution by MRT.

    Chambishi MRT Plant, Zambia Chambishi Metals 2000 Pilot-plant tests to produce and concentrate pure Co sulphate from impureleach solutions.

    RBMR Pulsed Column Anglo Platinum 2000 Pulsed column tests on site to separate Co from Ni by SX using Cyanex 27.(BAC) Plant, South Africa

    Tati Nickel Metals Plant, Botswana Tati/ Anglo Base Metals 2000 Feasibility study of a concentrate processing plant using pressure leach,Cu removal, Ni and Co SX, precipitation and EW processes.

    Kristiansand Pulsed Column Plant,   Falconbridge 2000 Pulsed column testwork on site to separate Co from Ni in chloride solutions.Norway

    Tenke Fungurume, DRC BHP 2000 Study of oxide leach /SX /EW plant and infrastructure at Tenke to produceCu and Co metal.

    Nkomati Metallurgical Plant, Avmin 2000 Feasibility study of flotation concentrator and refinery, plus surfaceSouth Africa infrastructure, to produce Ni, Cu and Co metal and PGM residue from

    sulphide-ore feedstock.

    Yabulu Nickel Refinery Expansion, QNI 1999 Pulsed column testwork to separate Co from Ni in ammoniacal media.AustraliaKalpini Nickel Laterite Project, Haron Resources 1999 Study of 2 million t/yr plant producing Ni and Co using beneficiation pressure

    Australia   leach, CCD thickening, hydroxide precipitation, ammonia re-leach, SX and EW.Ravensthorpe, Australia Comet Resources 1999 Review of laterite feasibility study.

    Nickel/Cobalt track record Bateman Engineering has base metal plant references in minerals processing, smelting and refining applications dating back more than two decades.

    Services have been rendered worldwide, ranging from prefeasibility studies through engineering, procurement

    and construction management (EPCM) and lump-sum turnkey (LSTK) services for multi-million dollar facilities.

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    COSAC cobalt project , Zambia Anglovaal Minerals 1999   Feasibility study on pyrometallurgical process for slag reduction plant project aswell as refinery including alloy leaching, impurity removal and Co SX / EW.

    Abednego, Australia Abednego Nickel 1998 Study of laterite plant using pressure leach, CCD thickening, hydrogen-sulphide precipitation, oxygen re-leach, SX and EW.

    Glenbrook nickel plant, Glenbrook Nickel Company 1998 Pre-feasibility study of DC-arc carbothermic reduction of FeNi fines.North America (owned by Cominco)

    Marlborough, Australia Lagoon Hill Nickel Resources 1998 Study of laterite plant based on Bulong process.Kakanda, DRC IPRC 1997 Testwork and multiple studies plus commencement of basic engineering for

    tailings retreatment project to produce refined Cu and Co.Ruashi Etoile, DRC AMFI 1997 Study of oxide sulphide treatment plant to produce Cu and Co.Palabora Slag Reduction, Rio Tinto 1996 Feasibility study of slag reduction plant using Ausmelt technology to

    South Africa produce Fe / Co / Cu alloy for sale.Nkana Cobalt Refinery Expansion, ZCCM 1996 Study of leach and purification plant to process Fe/ Co alloy generated by

    Zambia slag reduction.Stillwater Expansion, USA Stillwater Mining Company 1996 Pre-feasibility and feasibility study of tailings leach SX and EW plant, to

    recover Co and Cu.

    The Crocodile River plant 

    in 1988. The furnace is 

    under construction.

    At Marlborough a fully 

    integrated heat and mass 

    balance was done across all plant areas. This is 

    believed to be a first for a

    new laterite nickel project.

    Constructing the Bulong 

    Nickel plant, Australia.

    The pulsed- 

    colum 

    demonstration

    plant at the 

    Goro Nickel site,

    New Caledonia.

    Resin-in-pulp 

    pilot plant.

    The Hartley Platinum 

    plant consisted of an

    integrated minerals 

    processing, pyro- and 

    hydrometallurgical 

    complex in a remote 

    location. Nickel is 

    produced as a

    by-product.

    A 3D model of 

    the Goro Nickel 

    primary SX plant,

    New Caledonia.

    Avebury Nickel,

    Australia.

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    Bateman Engineering has established a focused niche in developing regions with evolving economies where clients are faced with a daunting web of technical,financial, commercial, political, logistical and cultural difficulties in bringing their ventures to reality.

    We offer our clients project management capabilities which can

    cope with these difficulties in the exploitation of wealth-creating

    products like copper, lead, zinc, cobalt, nickel, aluminium,

    platinum-group metals (PGMs), diamonds and gold.

    Our track record of more than 3,000 successful projects in many

    industries covers nearly 70 countries.

    Bateman Engineering has a global infrastructure targeted to serve

    its markets in Africa, the Americas, Australia, Asia and Europe.

    Bateman Engineering is an ISO 9001-2000 certified company.

    Bateman Engineering’s commitment to executing its business in a responsible manner goes beyond mere policy statements and procedures.

    We are proud of our safety and environmental record on projects

    in harsh locations internationally and make strenuous efforts to

    encourage a positive attitude to these issues by all personnel on aproject site.

    Safety, Health & the Environment (SHE) is an integral part of the

    Bateman Engineering management system and our SHE policy

    guides our operations in a way that is safe and without risk to

    health and the environment. The responsibility and commitment

    expected from our employees, contractors and customers are

    clearly defined, not only to accord with the statutory

    requirements of the country we are operating in but, more

    importantly, to minimise the trauma and the cost caused by

    workplace injuries.

    We strive for zero injuries with a zero tolerance for unsafepractices.

    Global presence 

    Safety, Health, Environment & Human Resources 

    The tank farm of the Chambishi belt-filter plant, Zambia.

    Tapping slag from the DC furnace at Chambishi Metals, Zambia.

    Bulong 

    Nickel 

    plant,

    Australia.

     – process plants that work 

    Bateman Engineering N.V.Amsteldijk 166, 1079 LH Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Offices in Africa, the Americas, Australia, Asia and Europe 

    Web: www.BatemanEngineering.com 

    Email:[email protected] 

    Or consult our website for contact details of your nearest Bateman Engineering office