St Ives Gold Mine – 600 kg/hr Carbon Regeneration Kiln

Como Engineers was engaged to design, supply and install a 600 kg/hr LPG-fired carbon regeneration kiln on a brownfields operating site at St Ives Gold Mine. The project transitioned from a study phase capital estimate through to detailed design, full project implementation, commissioning and commercial operation handover. The scope of works comprised earthworks, concrete and civil works; design and installation of the kiln support structure; supply and installation of the 600 kg/hr LPG carbon regeneration kiln; ancillary feed hopper, quench tanks and barren carbon dewatering screen; associated valves, piping and gas manifold; the kiln MCC and control panel with full electrical installation; platework and pressure vessel fabrication at the Como Engineers Maddington Workshop; and primary steel fabrication (Indonesia) and key equipment supply (South Africa).