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METS Engineering Group Pty Ltd

Level 3 44 Parliament Place West Perth WA 6005

PO Box 1699 West Perth WA 6872

P: (+61 8) 9421 9000

ABN 92 625 467 674

W: www.metsengineering.com

E: [email protected]

PROCESSING PROCESS CONTROL PRODUCT INNOVATION TESTWORK MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING STUDIES OPERATIONS TRAINING

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MINERAL PROCESSING

HYDROMETALLURGY

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TESTWORK PLANS & MANAGEMENT

ENGINEERING STUDIES

OPTIMISATION

PROJECT CAPITAL REDUCTION

PRODUCT INNOVATION

SPECIALIST SERVICES

UNIQUE SOLUTIONS

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GRAPHITE

IRON ORE

KAOLIN

LEAD/ZINC

LITHIUM

MINERAL SANDS

NICKEL/COBALT

POTASH

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WE SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE WITH THE INDUSTRY

40+ TRAINING COURSES

POPULAR COURSES INCLUDE:

MINERAL PROCESSING

METALLURGY FOR

NON-METALLURGISTS

HEAP LEACHING

LITHIUM

GOLD EXTRACTION

FLOTATION

ADVANCED MINERAL

PROCESSING

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EST. 1988

31 YEARS EXPERIENCE

WORKED ON 5,000+ MINERALS JOBS

JUNIOR TO MID TIER MARKET SPECIALISTS

WORK GLOBALLY

INNOVATORS

SPECIALISTS

SERVICE DELIVERY

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

Our Purpose

Provide engineering and technical solutions that are responsive to our clients' needs


Why Partner with METS?

GLOBAL Since 1988 we have worked with clients in Perth,

Australia or as remote as Guyana, South America

EXPERIENCED Have worked on 6,000+ mineral jobs over the last 30

years

INNOVATORS Unique solution finders. We are not scared to challenge

conventional wisdom to overcome project issues

SPECIALISTS We are experts in mineral processing, smelting and

hydrometallurgy across the life cycle of a project

SERVICE DELIVERY We engage our clients at each stage through weekly

progress status reports

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT We are committed to the advancement of technology

and processing within the resources industry


Mineral Processing – Testwork

Mineral Processing is our core speciality

Testwork

• Development, sighter or detailed

• Testplan development

• Testwork descriptions

• Quotes & evaluations

• Laboratory management & testwork

supervision

• Interpretation of results & reporting

• All commodities

Experience

• Mineralogy & interpretation

• Crushing, grinding, flotation, leaching,

thickening, filtration, BIOX, POX, UFG,

roasting, magnetic and electrostatic

separation, solvent extraction, reflux

classifiers, Kelsey jigs, dense media

separation

• Mineral Processing

• Engineering Design

• Training

• Specialist Services

Case Study

Project Name : TNG TiVan Project

METS was approached by TNG to conduct

metallurgical testwork on samples from Mount

Peake located 235 km away from Alice Springs.

In addition to conducting the testwork, METS

created an economically viable process dubbed

“TiVan” capable of extracting vanadium, titanium

and iron from the Mount Peake Deposit.


Mineral Processing – Operational Studies

METS have completed 400+ studies.

Operational Studies

• Conceptual/scoping studies

• Pre-Feasibility Studies (PFS)

• Feasibility Studies (FS)

• Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS)

• Front End Engineering Design (FEED)

• Process optimisation

• Process integration

• Mineralogy & interpretation

• Analysis of CAPEX & OPEX

• Equipment design, specification and

selection

• De-Bottlenecking

• Summary reporting



• Training


Project Name: Marillana Iron Ore Project

METS was selected to evaluate and identify

sections of a DFS study with risks that could impact

the efficiency and operating conditions of the plant

that was to be built.

The Marillana site is located approximately 100 km

north of Newman in WA’s Pilbara region. In addition

to the review of the DFS, METS also produced a

FEED report which provided detailed solutions for

the identified sections with risks.

Case Study


Mineral Processing – Operational Studies



• Training


METS has experience performing the following for mineral processing applications.

Process

• Plant audits, de-bottlenecking, modelling

simulation and metallurgical accounting

Mechanical

• Maintenance audits and strategies

• Design and costings

• Failure analysis

Civil & Structural

• Design, drafting and costing

Piping

• Design, material selection and layout

Power & Electrical

• Design, drafting, costing and energy audits

Instrumental & Control

• Engineering design, specification and selection

Value Engineering

• Cost savings, in both capital and

operation expenditure

METS was selected to design a gold plant suitable

for processing deposits from the Karouni site

located 180 km southwest from Georgetown in

Guyana.

The design of this plant required METS to work with

the Civil, Power and Drafting divisions in METS

group.

Case Study

Project Name: Karouni Gold Plant Design


Training

METS provides customised and in-house training courses that give participants increased technical awareness and practical expertise no matter what their level of experience.

All of our services can be delivered at our premises or on-site if required.

Courses

• Mineral Processing (flagship course)

• Metallurgy for Non-Metallurgists

• Advanced Mineral Processing

• Process Plant Design and

Optimisation

• Metallurgical Accounting

• Water Management in Mining

• Heap Leaching

• Sensible Cost Cutting Workshop

• Mineral Specific Courses – Iron ore,

Lead, Zinc, Uranium, Vanadium,

Lithium, Graphite, Nickel and Gold

Extraction Short Courses

• Process Control Fundamentals

• Project Management Course

• Fundamentals of Feasibility Studies

• METS Customised Courses



• Training


Project Name: Ma’aden Phosphate

Customised Training

METS was requested to present a training course

tailored specifically to Ma’aden on site.

The course spanned across 3 days and was

attended by 90 operators.

Additionally METS recommended a training charter

to Ma’aden which evaluates the theoretical and

practical knowledge of Ma’aden’s operators.

Case Study


Specialist Services

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Operational

• Process plant audits

• Operational reviews

• Operating manuals

Water and Waste Water

• Water and waste water review

• Tailings Storage Facility (TSF)

management review

• Environmental impacts review

Financial Institution Services

• Due diligence reporting and

audits

• Investor review

Legal Services

• Expert witness

Simulation & Optimisation

• 3D drawings

• Mass and energy balance

• Circuit modelling

• Crushing and milling

• Monte Carlo simulation

• Conveyor design

Risk Management

• Facilitating formal risk

assessment workshops

• Conducting HAZOPS and

HAZID studies

• Identifying potential project

risks and proposing mitigation

strategies

• Identifying potential

opportunities through risk

assessment

Consulting Services

• Technical review

• Financial modelling

• Metallurgical consulting

• Electrical compliance review

• Gold plant security review

• Competent person review

• Engineering services

• Plant equipment review

• Critical spares review

• Risk review

• Energy auditing

• EPCM

• Project definition

• Cost estimate

• Scheduling and project

management

• Procurement

• Close out

Dust Management

• Audits

• Control Strategies

People for Plants

• Specialist labour hire to the

mining, oil and gas, and

construction industries



• Training


METS provides expert consulting services and advice to the industry internationally


Project Experience

Alumina

Client Service

• Alcoa Alumina Various projects including characterising

different bauxite ore types, mill surveys,

specific surveys, various testwork

• Worsley Alumina Due diligence when Reynolds sold their

interest including digestion studies and

efficiency upgrade

• Australian Bauxite Testwork and consulting for Direct Shipping

Ore including washing trials to meet

specification

• Guinea Bauxite Project Assistance with feasibility study

• Guinea Bauxite project consulting

• Aughinish Alumina Studies and process improvements

• Confidential Issue over an aluminium smelter in Canada

• High Purity Alumina Scoping Study

• High Purity Alumina Testwork

• Confidential Attended supreme court in Melbourne on behalf of our client

METS were engaged by Worsley Alumina to

investigate pre-leaching in order to reduce the bond

ball mill index and increase mill throughput.

Case Study

Project Name: Bauxite Hardness Reduction


Project Experience

METS was approached to conduct testwork to

recover chrome concentrate. This included de-slime

of fine clay followed by gravity and magnetic

separation. Flotation of chromite was evaluated.

METS conducted a site visit and held discussions

with Client and government. A further evaluation of

ferrochrome production and by-products was

completed.

Client Project Service

• Archipelago Resources Co Dinh Project Metallurgical Testwork

• Confidential Coobina Beneficiation

• Confidential South African Chrome

Beneficiation

Confidential

Case Study

Project Name: Co Dinh Project Chrome


Project Experience

METS was involved in the upgrading of a copper

plant located in northern Iran by providing basic plant

design.

Overall, METS design resulted in reduced CAPEX

and improved copper production.


• Blackthorn Resources Kitumba Project Scoping Study

• National Iranian Copper Co Sarchesmeh Project Concentrator Plant Expansion

• National Iranian Copper Co Sungun Detailed Design

• Citadel Resources Jabal Sayid Project Pre-Feasibility Study

• Zambezi Resources Kangaluwi Project Metallurgical Consulting & Testwork

• Snowden Mining Consultants CopperCo Lady Annie Project Heap Leach Review

• Genesis Minerals Ltd Merceditas Project Metallurgical Testwork

• Lippo Group Copper Smelter Technology Review & Site Visits

• Aditya Birla Nifty Operations Cathode Prediction Project Optimisation

• Birla Nifty Pty Ltd Nifty Operations Heap Leach Site Visit & Restart Estimate

• Sandfire Resources De Grussa Metallurgical Testwork

• Golder Asmara Copper Project Due Diligence

• CIC Batu Hijau Project Review

• Audley Capital Mantos Blancos Due Diligence

• Audley Capital Mantoverde Due Diligence

• Standard Chartered Lafayette Bank Due Diligence

Case Study

Project Name: Sungun Copper Project

Copper


Project Experience

METS was involved in the upgrading of a copper

plant located in northern Iran by providing basic plant

design.

Overall, METS design resulted in reduced CAPEX

and improved copper production.


• Emerson Resources Warreco Optimisation

• Deep South Resources Haib Copper Project Preliminary Economic Assessment

• Triton Metals Chadine Project Scoping Study

• Golder Kitumba Scoping Study

• Universal Resources Roseby Copper Project Bankable Feasibility Study

• MMK Kinsenda Project Bankable Feasibility Study

Case Study

Project Name: Sungun Copper Project

Copper (continued)


Project Experience

METS was selected to provide training services at a

gold mine in Mali, West Africa.

METS sent an experienced metallurgical engineer to

provide a variety of safety courses such as safety

induction and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

training.


• Aphrodite Gold Aphrodite Gold Project Testwork

• Troy Resources NL Ultra Fine Grinding Expert Advice

• Nex Metals Explorations Ltd Kookynie Gold Project Orient Well Dump Leach

• Confidential Ad Duwayhi Gold Project Feasibility Study

• Acil Tasman Pty Ltd Kimberley Study Tanami Regional Minerals Study

• Mercator Gold Meekathara Gold Project Due Diligence

• Glencoe Gold Pilbara Gold Project Confidential

• La Mancha Resources Frogs Leg Project Underground Metallurgical Testwork

• Agincourt Resources Ltd Andhorinhas Project Due Diligence

• Homestake Gold of Australia Not applicable Mineral Processing Course

• Sons of Gwalia Carosue Dam Operations Metallurgical Accounting Audit

• Archipelago Resources Toka Tindung Project Confidential

• GBM Minerals Engineering Consultants

Centamin Sakurai Project

Testwork Review

• Tanga Resources Confidential Sighter Metallurgical Testwork

• St Barbara Ltd Marvel Loch Risk Assessment

• Shandong Gold Mining Ltd Confidential Technical Due Diligence

• Troy Resources Casposo Detailed Design

• Troy Resources Karouni Detailed Design & Commissioning

Over 300 Gold Projects

Case Study

Project Name: Syama Gold Project

Gold


Project Experience

METS was selected to provide training services at a

gold mine in Mali, West Africa.

METS sent an experienced metallurgical engineer to

provide a variety of safety courses such as safety

induction and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

training.


• La Mancha Resources Frog’s Leg Gold Project Metallurgical Testwork

• Archipelago Resources Toka Tindung Gold Project Bankable Feasibility Study & Detailed Design

• Navigator Resources Leonora Gold Project CAPEX Model Development

• Ma’aden Saudi Arabian Mining Company

Ad’Duwayhi Gold Project Feasibility Study

• Matsa Resources Norseman Gold Project Review Scoping Study & Testwork

• Troy Resources Feysville Gold Project Testwork

• Golder Altyntau Due Diligence

• Alt Resources Bottle Creek

Project Review

Over 300 Gold Projects

Case Study

Project Name: Syama Gold Project

Gold (continued)


Project Experience

Graphite was discovered in the area of the Uley

project in the early 1800s and it was mined

intermittently from the 1920s until 1993, when it was

placed on care and maintenance. When in

production, the open cut mine was capable of

producing up to 14,000 tonnes of graphite

concentrate annually.

METS was asked to review a project aimed at

restarting a mine which was on care and

maintenance.


• TNG Limited Graphite Beneficiation

Projects

Testwork

• Castle Minerals Ltd Kambale Graphite Project Testwork

• Castle Minerals Ltd Kambale Graphite Testwork

• Eagle Bay Resources Uley Graphite Project Project Review

• GRUS Yalbra Graphite Due Diligence

• Monax Resources Graphite Testwork Advice

• Walkabout Resources Lindi Jumbo Graphite Project Consulting

• Bank – Confidential Graphite Project Due Diligence

• Bank - Confidential Confidential Graphene Opinion

• GLG Group Confidential Graphite Overview

• Confidential Confidential Flowsheet Optimisation

Graphite

Case Study

Project Name: Uley Graphite Project


Project Experience

METS was asked to review the current design for the

Roy Hill project with the aim of identifying issues that

would inhibit the plant from producing 22 Mtpa of iron

ore.

The review highlighted certain equipment sizing and

the plant arrangement to be potential issues that can

limit iron ore production.

Recommendations were made by METS to mitigate

these issues.


• TTR NZ Iron Sand Scoping Studies

• Goldman Sachs Confidential Iron Ore Review

• Minotaur Mutooroo Iron Ore Project Confidential

• Venus Metals Yalgoo Iron Ore Project Testwork & Scoping Study

• Iron Road Ltd Gawler Iron Project Testwork

• Iron Road Ltd Confidential Pre-Feasibility Study

• Brockman Resources Marillana FEED review

• Posco Roy Hill Design Review

• FMG Iron Bridge North Star Magnetite Project Review

• Behre Dolbear Australia Argyle Project Due Diligence

• Behre Dolbear Australia Tallering Peak Process Review

• Shree Minerals Hematite DSO Testwork

• A&M Minerals Malobog Iron Sands Project Testwork

• Scandinavian Resources Kiruna Project Testwork

• Accent Resources Confidential Due Diligence

Case Study

Project Name: Roy Hill Iron Ore Project

Iron Ore


Project Experience

METS was asked to review the current design for the

Roy Hill project with the aim of identifying issues that

would inhibit the plant from producing 22 Mtpa of iron

ore.

The review highlighted certain equipment sizing and

the plant arrangement to be potential issues that can

limit iron ore production.

Recommendations were made by METS to mitigate

these issues.


• Reed Resources Barrambie Project Bankable Feasibility Study

• Rio Tinto Mt Tom Price Metallurgical Work

• Rio Tinto Warrieder Project Preliminary Metallurgical Assessment

• Rio Tinto Paraburdoo Metallurgical Work

• Portman Mining Confidential Magnetite Study

• Mayur Resources PNG Iron Sands Preliminary Scoping Study

Case Study

Project Name: Roy Hill Iron Ore Project

Iron Ore (continued)


Project Experience

METS was instructed to provide testwork on the

Gabbin Plant aimed at producing paper coating

material. Wet and dry processing was evaluated in

the laboratory. Removal of impurities and calcining of

the product for high brightness paper coating product

was evaluated.

Testwork was extended to cover specific issues

identified and a metallurgical summary report was

written.

Case Study

Project Name: Gabbin Plant

Kaolin


• Rio Tinto South West Kaolin Project Pilot Plant

• Magellan Metals Pty Ltd Jubuk Project Testwork and Project Development

• WMC Talc Confidential Review of Australian Kaolin Projects

• Rio Tinto South West Kaolin Project Due Diligence

• WMC Talc Skardon River Kaolin Project Project Review

• Bass Metal Hellyer Project Plant Valuation

• Falcona Exploration / BHP Engineering

Gabbin Project Testwork and Development

• WA Kaolin WA Based Project Due Diligence

• Geopolymer Industries Gabbin Kaolin Project Testwork and Project Development


Project Experience

METS performed metallurgical testwork on samples

extracted from the Myrtle deposit.

Testwork conducted highlighted the applicability of

flash flotation in conjunction with DMS (Dense Media

Separation).

Lead/Zinc Project Name: Myrtle Lead/Zinc Project


• Magellan Metals Pty Ltd Reagents Facility Engineering Design & Purchase Reagent System

• Magellan Metals Pty Ltd Reagents Facility Bagging Options Study

• Aztec Resources Golden Grove Project Commissioning

• Western Metals Parys Mountain Base Metals Project

Metallurgical Consulting

• Bass Metals Hellyer Project Treatment Study

• Bass Metals Hellyer Project Plant Valuation Bass Metals

• Trafford Resources Beltana Project Due Diligence

• Zinc Corporation Broken Hill Plant Operations

• METS Myrtle Lead-Zinc Project Metallurgical Testwork

• BHAS Lead/Zinc Smelter Plant Projects

• Trek Metal Kroussou Project Testwork

• Ironbark Zinc Citronen Project Due Diligence

• TNG Limited Manbarrum Project Testwork

Case Study


Lithium

Project Experience


• Altura Pilgangoora Project PFS Metallurgical Testwork

• Altura Pilgangoora Project Scoping Study

• Talison

Greenbushes Spodumene Metallurgical Testwork

• Snowden Lithium project Project Due Diligence

• Galaxy Resources Mt Catlin Due Diligence

• Galaxy Resources Shanghai Refinery Due Diligence

• Galaxy Resources Brine Project Due Diligence

• Confidential Lithium Project Due Diligence for Bank Finance

• Confidential Confidential Lepidolite Testwork

• CPR Talison Greenbushes Due Diligence

• Viking Ashanti Thailand Lithium

• Confidential Bene Project Lepidolite

• Confidential Confidential Due Diligence for Bank Funding

• Confidential Confidential Spodumene Processing

• Viking Mines Confidential Lepidolite

• Confidential Confidential Lithium Testwork

• Confidential Confidential Lithium Clay Review

METS was chosen to conduct due diligence for

project finance

METS was able to provide advice to bank on project

risk and technical issues

Project Name: Mt Cattlin Due Diligence

Case Study


Project Experience


• Crest Magnesium Confidential Due Diligence

• Batchelor Confidential Scoping Study

• Coalagy Confidential Testwork to Recover

Magnesium

• SAMAG Confidential Project Review for Finance

This project involved a scoping study of the Batchelor

Magnesium Plant to produce magnesium metal.

CAPEX, OPEX, process flowsheets, and economics

of project where evaluated.

A review of Russian and current magnesium

processing technologies was undertaken prior to

starting the study. Limited testwork was undertaken

based on drill core.

Magnesium Project Name: Batchelor Project

Case Study


Project Experience


• Spitfire Resources Ltd Woodie Woodie Project Testwork and Management

• Hannans Reward Ltd Jigalong Manganese Project Beneficiation Testwork

• Confidential EMD Project Confidential

• Golder Associates Pty Ltd OM Manganese CBA Funding Advice

• Confidential Pilbara Manganese Manganese Testwork

• Pure Minerals Ltd Manganese Beneficiation &

Hydrometallurgy

Testwork

• Ants Minerals EMD Project Manganese Sulphate

• Golder Associates Pty Ltd Bootu Creek Project Due Diligence

• McRae Clough Ltd Manganese Project Desktop Marketing Study

• Spitfire Resources Ltd South Woodie Woodie Project Fines Beneficiation

• Confidential EMD Project Project Assessment

• Confidential Manganese Project Phosphorous Removal

Due diligence was required for funding. Metallurgical

accounting was set up and was monitored until the

bank was repaid.

METS also assisted with Trommel overloading and

pump high wear issues. Understanding ore domains

and differences in lump fines beneficiation. Issuing

monthly reports and site visits.

Project turnaround and plant design parameters were

met.

Manganese Project Name: Bootu Creek Project

Case Study


Project Experience


• GMA Garnet Confidential Confidential

• Tronox Cataby Confidential Confidential

• Cable Sands Bunbury Confidential Confidential

• Kalimantan Mineral Sands Confidential Feasibility Study

• Astron-Victorian Mineral

Sands

Donald Project Confidential

• Australian Zircon Murray Basin Confidential

• TTR Iron Sands NZ Confidential

• Confidential ZUP Zircon Due Diligence

• Confidential Radioactivity Zircon Testwork

• Sembiru Mineral Sands Kalimantan Feasibility Study

• Confidential Confidential Synthetic Rutile Consulting

• TNG Confidential Confidential

• Archipelago Vietnam Mineral Sands Confidential

• TIWEST Confidential Consulting Work

• Crystal Confidential Consulting Work

• MZI Confidential Confidential

• MZI Pilot Plant Design & Operate

METS was requested to undertake a feasibility study

for a zircon/ilmenite project based at Sembiru in

Kalimantan. The testwork was previously done by the

Client.

This involved developing a flowsheet to produce

HMC and an offsite dry plant. It included CAPEX and

OPEX with financial outcomes.

The project key was achieving a high quality zircon

product.

Mineral Sands Project Name: Sembiru Mineral Sands

Case Study


Project Experience


• Confidential Dastakert Copper Moly

Project

Confidential

• Intermin Resource Corporation

Confidential Moly & Vanadium Extraction

• NICICO Sarchesmeh Audit

• Confidential Copper Moly Flotation Confidential

METS was required to conduct an audit of the

Sarchesmeh molybdenum process plant.

Copper concentrate was treated with chemicals to

stop the copper floating and thereafter the moly was

floated using diesel oil as collector. The moly was

thickened, filtered and dried before being drummed.

Limited testwork was undertaken and recovery

improvements achieved in the laboratory.

Recommendations were made in a final report.

Molybdenum Project Name: NICICO Molybdenum Plant

Case Study


Project Experience

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• Black Swan Nickel Kalgoorlie Due Diligence

• Thundelarra Thundellara Nickel Project Project Review

• Cawse Nickel Nickel Plant Labour Hire - Contract Metallurgist

• Independent Engineers Honeymoon Well Due Diligence

• Windarra Nickel Windarra Nickel High Talc Ore

• Snowden Macedonian Nickel Smelter Due Diligence

• Snowden Kosovo Nickel Smelter Due Diligence

• Thundelarra Copernicus BFS (Bankable Feasibility Study) Review

• Confidential Kuhmo Nickel Project Confidential

• Vulcan Resources Nickel Finland Project Due Diligence

• Golder Brazilian Nickel Smelter Due Diligence

• Ray Couche Kwinana Residues Cobalt Pilot Plant

• CRC Heterogenite Flotation Investigation

• McCrae Clough Nickel Cobalt Project Testwork

• Halcyon Resources Canegrass Cobalt Project Testwork

• Corazon Mining Mt Gilmore Cobalt

Testwork

• Corazon Mining Lynn Lake Testwork

Nickel / Cobalt Project Name: Lynn Lake Project

Case Study

METS was requested to undertake testwork design,

supervision and reporting on the Lynn Lake Project.

Historical project testwork has failed to produce

separate copper and nickel concentrates. METS

initial testing has indicated that this is achievable.

METS has also evaluated pre-concentration methods

for improving the economics of processing low grade

sections of the deposit


Phosphate

Project Experience

Testwork was conducted on diamond drill core.

Comminution testwork by domain. Flotation testwork

at different grind sizes and reagent optimisation.

Deslime was important for flotation selectivity.

Issued metallurgical summary report. Went on site

with Metallurgists to provide onsite training.


• Ma’aden PC Ma’aden Phosphate Project Phosphate Testwork

• Cominco SA Hinda Uranium Phosphate

Project

Metallurgical Testwork

• African Investment Group

Congo SA

Uranium Phosphate Project Sighter Testwork

• NT Phosphate Phosphate Project Beneficiation Testwork

• Client located in Saudi

Arabia

Confidential Confidential

• BH South Phosphate Hill Pilot Plant Flotation Testwork

• Confidential Confidential Review of new project for Phosphoric Acid

Project Name: Ma’aden Phosphate Project

Case Study


Project Experience

Operation of a pilot plant on KNR residues to recover

copper, nickel and cobalt plus platinum consisting of

a pressure leach and solvent extraction plant. The

plant produced copper, nickel cobalt sulphate at high

recovery and analytical grade products. Platinum was

recovered using hypochlorite leaching.

Assistance with OPEX cost development and CAPEX

estimation. Final project report developed.


• PGM Confidential Residue Pilot Plans

• Pilbara PFM Confidential Testwork

• PFM Technology Confidential Review

• Confidential Kimberly Platinum Project Confidential

• Niplats Speewah Project Confidential

• Thundellara Exploration Ltd East Kimberly Confidential

Platinum Project Name: KNR Residue Project

Case Study


Potash

Project Experience

METS are developing a new process for the

production of potash using carbon capture

technology for Errawarra Resources Ltd.

METS completed a testwork programme and pre-

feasibility study for the developed process and

evaluating the economic feasibility of implementing

the potash plant in Western Australia.


• Errawarra Resources Ltd Burkeys Feldspar Scoping Study

• Errawarra Resources Ltd Errawarra Potash Project Pre-Feasibility Study

• Ord River Diamonds Ltd Combined Sulphuric Acid and

Potash

Metallurgical Consulting

• ActivEX Ltd Lake Chandler Potash Flowsheet

• METS Potash Extraction In-House R&D

• Confidential Various Process Review Finding

Project Name: Errawarra Potash Project

Case Study


Project Experience

Due diligence and monitoring testwork was

undertaken for this project.

METS conducted a review of OPEX and CAPEX

capabilities as well as project risks. The project was

finalised by a report analysing key findings and

recommendations.


• Confidential Greenland Project Confidential

• Confidential Green Broner Confidential

• Confidential Wodgina Confidential

• Confidential Moroccan Niobium Project Confidential

• Confidential Mt Weld Due Diligence

• Confidential Brockman Rare Earth Project Confidential

• Confidential Cummins Range REO Project Confidential

• Confidential Aztec Rare Earth Project Confidential

• Confidential Texas Rare Earth Project Confidential

• Confidential Lynas Project Confidential

Rare Earths Project Name: Mt Weld Project

Case Study


Project Experience

The design was accomplished using SolidWorks; a

sophisticated 3D design and engineering package.

When working within the tight constraints of the

landscape it was important to first interpret the

topographical data into a format in which it can be

used to determine accurate and realistic relative

levels and equipment orientation.


• Troy Resources NL Casposo Gold Silver Project Design and Commissioning

• Troy Resource NL Mina Serteo Confidential

• Confidential Hera Project Refining and Treatment

Charges

• Confidential Way Linggo Due Diligence

• Confidential Mt Charter Testwork

• Confidential Mt Muro Confidential

• Confidential Toka Tindung Confidential

Silver Project Name: Casposo Gold Silver Project

Case Study


Project Experience

METS conducted an audit and due diligence of

Wodgina Process Plant and orebody.

METS undertook an evaluation of metallurgy, history

and value of the project, made site visits and

reviewed project information in the data room. An

evaluation of ore domains and metallurgy was also

conducted as well as an evaluation of future risks

and OPEX. A Due diligence report was made to

finalise the project.


• Confidential Greenland Niobium Confidential

• Confidential Green Tantalum Confidential

• Confidential Wodgina Tantalum Confidential

• Confidential Brazilian Niobium Beneficiation

Tantalum and Niobium Project Name: Wodgina Project

Case Study


Project Experience

METS was asked to develop and supervise a

metallurgical sighter test program to investigate the

reductive roasting of a magnetic concentrate of

Gillian ore.


• Confidential Greenbushes Tin Tantalum

• Confidential Mt Garnet Tin Deposit Development

• Confidential Confidential Tin Fuming Study

• Confidential Confidential Renison Bell Sale

• Confidential Storeys Creek Testwork

• Confidential Confidential Tin Tailings Study

• Confidential Kalimantan Gravity Testwork

• Confidential Indonesia Testwork & Project

Development

• Consolidated Tin Mines Ltd Mt Garnet Reductive Roast Testwork

Tin Project Name: Reductive Roast Testwork

Case Study


Project Experience

METS conducted testwork on drill core which

included comminution and flotation testwork.

METS conducted a review of OPEX and CAPEX

capabilities as well as project risks. The project was

finalised by a report analysing key findings and

recommendations.


• Hazelwood Resources Big Hill Project Studies

• Hazelwood Resources Cooke’s Tungsten Project Testwork and Development

• Confidential Confidential Testwork Review

• Confidential Confidential Desktop CAPEX and OPEX

study

Tungsten Project Name: Cookes Project

Case Study


Project Experience

METS was approached to develop metallurgical test

plans and to supervise metallurgical testwork to

investigate the amenability of processing the Hinda

Uranium Phosphate ore.

METS identified beneficiation techniques which could

be used to achieve good recoveries for both the

phosphate and the uranium minerals.


• AMC Consultants Confidential Uranium Consulting

• Contact Uranium Ltd Kamushan Project Metallurgical Testwork

• Uranex NL Manyoni Project Testwork Planning &

Management

• Uranex NL Thatcher Soak Project Testwork Management

• Uran Ltd Grants Ridge Project Mine Water Issues

• Jackson Gold Rio Colarado Project Polymetallic Study

• Encounter Resources Hillview Project Testwork

• Reliance Industries Ltd Confidential Uranium Processing Advice

• AIG Congo Hinda Uranium Project Metallurgical Testwork

• Extract Resources Husab Project Metallurgical Testwork

• Confidential Confidential OPEX & CAPEX Review

Uranium Project Name: Hinda Uranium Phosphate

Project

Case Study


Project Experience

METS designed a metallurgical testwork programme

to study the amenability of the Mount Peake deposit

to hydrometallurgical processing.

METS collaborated with TNG to develop and patent

a new hydrometallurgical process capable of

extracting titanium, vanadium and iron from

titanomagnetite.


• Coates Vanadium AMP Testwork

• Reed Resources Ltd Barrambie Project Pre-Feasibility Study

• Vanadium Australia Ltd Windimurra Project Metallurgical Testplans

• Quest Minerals Ltd Victory Bore Project Scoping Study

• Behre Dolbear Australia Mustavaara Project Comprehensive Review

• TNG Ltd Mt Peake Testwork

• TNG Ltd Mt Peake Scoping Study

• TNG Ltd Mt Peake Pre-Feasibility Study

• TNG Ltd Mt Peake Pilot Plant

• TNG Ltd Mt Peake Feasibility Study

• TMT Ltd Gabanintha Sighter Testwork

• TMT Ltd Gabanintha PFS Testwork

• Audalia Resources Ltd Medcalf Testwork

• Confidential Exploration Project Testwork

• Venus Metals Youanmi Testwork

• Venus Metals Youanmi Technical Review

• Confidential SA Dumps Recovery Advice

• Confidential Confidential Recovery of vanadium from

tails

Vanadium Project Name: Mt Peake Project

Case Study


Project Experience

METS was contacted to evaluate a pilot plant based

on a novel process created by Reid Technologies,

which is used for the carbon capture and utilisation

(CCU) to produce a fertiliser product.

METS made use of on-site monitoring during plant

operation, assays to conduct this evaluation and

developed monitoring methods. The evaluation

conducted highlighted possible risks with the

process, opportunities for process optimisation and

the way forward.

Commodity Client Project Service

• Cement Lafarge Confidential Crushing Plant Expansion

• Attapulgite Confidential Confidential Activation Work

• Feldspar Confidential Confidential Glass Making

• Garnet GMA Garnet Various Projects Various

• Limestone UWA Confidential Consulting regarding ultra fine grinding for Agriculture

• Quartz Viking High Purity Quartz Confidential

• Salt Onslow Salt Pty Ltd Onslow Salt Project Confidential

• Sulphur WMC Grinding Metallurgical Consulting

• Specular Hematite

IMDEX Confidential Paint Application

• Talc WMC Talc Three Spring Beneficiation Confidential

• Talc WMC Talk Three Springs Auto Talc Mixing Unit

Confidential

• Zircon Confidential Zircon Miling Project Confidential

• Zircon Confidential Zircon Cleaning Project Confidential

• Zeolites Quantum Filtration Media

Zeolite Project Due Diligence

• Diatomaceous Earth

Confidential Confidential Filter Aid

• Germanium Confidential Confidential Extraction Testwork

Other Minerals Project Name: Reid Pilot Plant Verification

Case Study


Date Conference Title

2019 ALTA 2019, Perth WA Producing Ferronickel as a Process Alternative fo Nickel Laterite Processing

2019 ALTA 2019, Perth WA Technical Options for Processing a Lithium Clay Ore and Achieving High Purity Lithium Carbonate

2019 ALTA 2019, Perth WA Technology Options for Development of a Remote Large Low Grade Copper Deposit

2019 ALTA 2019, Perth WA Technology Options for Processing a Gold Ore with Variable Refractory Characteristics

2019 AusIMM Lithium 2019, Perth WA

The Flotation of Lithium Minerals from Hard Rock Deposits from Laboratory Testwork to Commissioning

2019 Battery Minerals 2019. Perth WA

Critical Aspects of Due Diligence for Battery Minerals Projects Seeking Funding

2019 CIM 2019, Perth WA Challenges of Beneficiating Low Grade Iron Ores

2019 CIM 2019, Perth WA Lead Zinc Separation Issues in a Polymetallic Ore

2019 CIM 2019, Perth WA The Challenges of Tailings Processing

2019 COM 2019, Perth WA Technology Options and Innovation for Copper Heap Leaching

2019 COM 2019, Perth WA Options for Removing Arsenic and Talc from a Copper Concentrate

2019 Informa Lithium & Battery Mins 2019, Perth WA

Critical Issues with the Beneficiations of Lithium Minerals from Hard Rock Deposits

2019 Informa Minerals Sands, Perth WA

Recent Strategic Advances with Mineral Sands Beneficiations

2019 Iron Ore 2019, Perth WA Downstream Value Adding of Western Australian Iron Ores

2019 Iron Ore 2019, Perth WA Will Titaniferous Magnetite be a Significant New Source of Titanium Pigment (Ti02)

2019 World Gold, Perth WA Flowsheet Development of a Refractory Gold Ore to Minimise Arsenic Issues in the Environment

2019 World Gold, Perth WA The Bottle Creek Gold Project Revisted

2019 World Gold, Perth WA Flowsheet Options for Processing Copper & Gold Copper Ores

2018 Lithium, Perth WA A Metallurgical Checklist for Bank Finance Due Diligence of Hard Rock Lithium Projects

2018 Uranium, Perth WA Removing Uranium and Thorium To Produce High Quality Zircon Sand

Recent Technical Papers


Recent Technical Papers Date Conference Title

2018 COM 2018, Perth WA Sulphide Mineral Concentrate Upgrade Using Hydrometallurgy

2018 ALTA 2018, Perth WA Transitioning from Single Stage SAG mil Through to Fine Crushing and Ball Mining

2018 ALTA 2018, Perth WA Copper Cobalt Gold Project Flowsheet Development

2018 ALTA 2018, Perth 2018 Technology Options For Processing Complex and Double Refractory Gold Ore

2018 Battery Minerals 2018, Perth WA

Critical Metallurgical Aspects For Battery Mineral Projects

2018 Mineral Sands 2018, Perth WA

Will Titanium Hardrock Be A New Source Of Titanium Pigment

2017 COM 2017, Perth WA Options to Remove Arsenic and Talc from Copper Concentrates to Improve Marketability

2017 COM 2017, Perth WA Beneficiation of Lithium Ores into Concentrates and Processing Options to Produce Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate

2017 COM 2017, Perth WA Gold Ore Mineralogical Factors that Influences Processing and Flowsheet Selection

2017 ALTA 2017, Perth WA The Challenges of Recovery of Lithium from Silicates and Optimising Financial Returns

2017 ALTA 2017, Perth WA Finding a Solution for a Double Refractory Gold

2017 Iron Ore 2017, Perth WA The Geometallurgy of Titanomagnetities that affect Vanadium Extraction

2017 Mineral Sands 2017, Perth

WA

Technical Options For Producing Premium Zircon

2017 MetPlant 2017, Perth WA Copper Smelting Process Selection Studies and Total Process Technology Considerations

2017 MetPlant 2017 , Perth WA Carbon Capture Storage Process Technology Considerations

2016 ALTA 2016, Perth WA Beneficiation Of Spodumene Into Concentrate And Further Processing To Produce Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate

2016 ALTA 2016, Perth WA Processing High Clay Gold Ores

2015 MetPlant 2015, Perth WA Karouni Gold Project From Core Drill To Commissioning

2015 ALTA 2015, Perth WA White Dam Dump Leach Gold Project Due Diligence And Actual Project Production Performance


Working Globally

Africa • Congo

• Egypt

• Ghana

• Guinea

• Mauritania

• Namibia

• Sierra Leone

• Tanzania

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

• South Africa

• Mali

• Mozambique

• Liberia

• Madagascar

• Ethiopia

• Gabon

• Cote d’Ivoire

Americas • Canada

• Argentina

• Bolivia

• Brazil

• Chile

• Ecuador

• Dominican Republic

• Guyana

• USA

• Peru

Europe • Bulgaria

• Finland

• Georgia

• Greece

• Greenland

• Macedonia

• Serbia

• Russia

• Sweden

• Turkey

Asia &

Middle East • China

• India

• Indonesia

• Kyrgyzstan

• Iran

• Kazakhstan

• Saudi Arabia

• Malaysia

• Philippines

• Vietnam

• North Korea

• Laos

Australasia • Australia

• New Zealand

• Papua New Guinea

• Solomon Islands

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