Knowledge Center / Flow Loop Testing Projects
Flow loop tests are carried out to determine the pipeline friction losses for a given material at various flow rates and paste consistencies. Typically, flow loops are carried out at the mine site by assembling a temporary loop of pipe. Golder PasteTec™ coordinates the design and set-up of the flow loop and carries out the pipeline pressure monitoring in real time with the use of a data-logger and pressure transducers. The results of the flow loop test are used in the design of the underground or surface distribution system. The following is a cross section of flow loop projects carried out by Golder PasteTec™.
- Ivanhoe Turquoise Hill, Mongolia
- Cambior Camp Caiman, French Guyana
- Newmont Minas Conga, Cajamarca, Peru
- Las Cenizas, Chile
- Coal Creek Station, Great River Energy, North Dakota, USA
- Kidd Creek, Falconbridge Limited, Ontario, Canada
- San Rafael Mine, Minsur S.A., Peru
- Colstrip Steam Electric Station, PPL Montana, USA
- Mountain Pass Mine, Molycorp, California, USA
- CE Zinc, Noranda, Quebec, Canada
- T.G. Soda Ash, Wyoming, USA
- Bell Allard, Noranda, Quebec, Canada
- Doyon Mine, Barrick Gold, Quebec, Canada
- Grevet Mine, Cambior Inc., Quebec, Canada
- Ruttan Mine, Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co., Manitoba, Canada
- Cannington Mine, BHP, Australia
- Laronde Mine, Agnico Eagle, Quebec, Canada
- Kensington Mine Project, Coeur D’Alene, Alaska, USA
- Bakyrchik Mine, Bakyrchik Mining Venture, Kazakhstan
- Caraiba Mine, Mineraçao Caraiba, Brazil
- Neves Corvo Mine, Somincor, Portugal
- Cayeli Mine, Cayeli Bakir Isletmeleri, Turkey
- Copper Rand, MSV Resources, Quebec, Canada
- Brunswick Mine, Noranda Mining & Exploration, New Brunswick, Canada
- Stillwater Mine, Stillwater Mining Company, Montana, USA
- Campbell Mine, Placer Dome, Ontario, Canada
- Myra Falls Operations, Boliden-Westimin, British Columbia, Canada
- Bulyanhulu Gold Project, Sutton Resources
