Jack Geelhoed started his metallurgy experience in the 1980’s working for WMC in gold and nickel plants in remote WA in roles from operator level to mill manager. This detailed operating level experience flows through to PIE’s process design philosophy of robust, operable and maintainable process plant designs.
Process Design
- Gold (Including Oxide,
Sulphide and Heap Leach) - Copper
- Rare Earth Minerals
- Mineral Sands
- Iron Ore
- Nickel
- Salt
- Uranium
- Manganese
- Vanadium
- Zinc/Lead
- Molybdenum
Project Execution
Because our team members’ experiences include construction supervision, material testing, contract negotiation and drafting, equipment specification and design knowledge, PIE has been able to adapt to the client needs required to execute projects. We have assembled teams of the right skill sets to design, procure, fabricate, ship, construct, commission and hand over projects from early feasibility to operational. We maintain good relationships with our clients, providing ongoing advice and support after operations have commenced. We have established appropriate document management processes to provide orderly project execution.
Client Services
Our Services Include
- Operations audits
- Detailed design
- Tendering and Contract Preparation
- Shipping and Logistics
- Manual Preparation
- Third Party Design Coordination
- Studies
- Risk Evaluations
- Hazard and Operability Study Facilitation
- Build, Own, Operate Package Management
- Spare Parts Management
- Statutory Authority Submissions
- Schedule and Estimate Preparations
- Technical Query Resolution
- Direct Procurement
Commissioning Plant
& Infrastructure Design
We have prepared commissioning plans, associated check sheets and then commissioned the following:
- Wiluna Gold
- Kanmantoo Copper
- Useless Loop Shiploader
- Mt Weld Rare Earths
- Ayanfuri Gold
- Sandfire Copper
- Shark Bay Washplant
- Runruno Gold
- Onslow Washplant
- Kapulo Copper
- Roy Hill Borefield
We have experience in the following aspects of design:
- Process Calculations
- Flow and Mass Balances
- Piping and Pipe Flow Calculations
- Data Sheet and Specification Preparation
- Network Systems
- Control Philosophies
- Conveyor Calculations
- Hazard and Operability Studies
- Slurry Pipelines
- Power Generation
- Drafting
- Mechanical Design Calculations
- Building Layouts
- Retaining Walls
- Post Stressing
- Drainage
- Hazardous Goods
- Peer Reviews
- Complex Processes Such As Flotation, Corrosive Materials, Cyanide Destruction, Paste Plants, Electrostatic Precipitation, Pressure Leaching, Biological Leaching, Elution, Material Handling
