Membrane System Case Studies

Rio Tinto Ltd (2008)

Client: Rio Tinto
Consultant: Calibre JV
Project: Mesa A Construction Camp
Location: Western Australia
Water Use: Potable water for camp
Water Source: Bore water
Raw Water Quality:  
Required Quality: Potable
System Capacity: 270 kL/day
Plant Description: Ultrafiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Key Features: Containerised
Other Comments: Design; manufacture; install; commission

Newmont Mining Co (2007)

Client: Newmont Mining Co
Consultant: Lycopodium Ltd
Project: Gas turbine power station
Location: Ghana, Africa
Water Use: Turbine injection water for NOx reduction
Water Source: Town water
Raw Water Quality:  
Required Quality: Demineralised
System Capacity: 1,900 kL/day
Plant Description: Ultrafiltration
Reverse Osmosis (2 Stage)
Key Features: Containerised Plant
Other Comments: Design; manufacture; commissioned satisfying the client's tight delivery schedule

Mobil Exxon (2006)

Client: Mobil Exxon
Consultant: JWP Project Services
Project: Oil & Gas Exploration Camp
Location: Aceh, Indonesia
Water Use: Potable
Water Source: River water
Raw Water Quality:  
Required Quality: Potable
System Capacity: 240 kL/day
Plant Description: Chemical Dosing
Filtration
Disinfection
Key Features:  
Other Comments:  

Oz Minerals Ltd [Oxiana Ltd] (2005)

Client: Oz Minerals Ltd
Consultant: Fluor Australia
Project: Prominent Hill Base Metals Mine
Location: South Australia
Water Use:  
Water Source:  
Raw Water Quality:  
Required Quality:  
System Capacity: 320 kL/day
Plant Description: Reverse Osmosis
Key Features:  
Other Comments:  

InterOil Corporation (2003)
 
Client   InterOil Corporation

 

 Consultant  Clough Engineering
 Project  New oil refinery
 Location  Papua New Guinea
 Water Use  Potable & process
 Water Source  Seawater
 Raw Water Quality  TDS ~35,000 mg/L
 Required Quality  Potable
 Demineralised
System Capacity 900 kL/day
Plant Description Prime RO for seawater desalination
Secondary RO for boiler makeup water
Key Features 55 bar operating pressure. Brine waste water engineering recovery system to minimise power consumption.
Other Comments Design, manufacture & commission
Pre-assembled 3 x 40' sea containers
   

 

Dominion Mining (2002)

Client Dominion Mining
Consultant Como Engineers
Project Challenger Gold Mine
Location South Australia
Water Use Camp drinking water
Water Source Bore Water
Raw Water Quality TDS ~30,000 mg/L
Significant iron
Required Quality Potable to ADWG
System Capacity 75 kL/day
Plant Description DMI Filter for iron removal
High pressure RO
Key Features High pressure multistage pump
Stainless steel pipes to combat chloride corrosion
Other Comments Design, manufacture & commission.
Containerised unit