High-Rate Thickener & Dewatering Suite for Iron Ore Beneficiation
Apex Minerals & Metals Corp
Mineral Processing & Metallurgy
Mineral Beneficaition
3 Machinery Types
High-Rate Thickener & Dewatering Suite for Iron Ore Beneficiation
Apex Minerals required a high-throughput solid-liquid separation and tailings dewatering circuit to upgrade their existing beneficiation facility in Odisha. The primary objective was increasing water recovery rates to 92% while handling high-density iron ore tailings with minimal flocculant consumption.
Metzix engineered, fabricated, and supervised the installation of a 32-meter High-Rate Thickener system paired with heavy-duty slurry pumps and automatic polymer dosing equipment. The system was fully integrated into the customer's SCADA infrastructure for real-time torque and underflow density monitoring.
The commissioned installation successfully raised underflow slurry density to 68% solids, significantly reducing tailings pond load and lowering recycled process water costs.
The Engineering Challenge
High abrasive slurry wear, erratic feed solids variation, and strict environmental water conservation regulations requiring rapid closed-loop water recovery.
The Metzix Solution
Installed auto-dilution feedwells on high-rate thickeners with variable-speed rake drives and high-chrome slurry pumping skids.
Project Site & Equipment Gallery
Visual documentation showing site assembly, delivered equipment components, and operational machinery.
