Metallurgy

BBA offers a complete range of services in pyrometallurgy and in the ferrous and nonferrous metals industries, including gold, copper, nickel, lead, zinc and aluminum. Our team can assist you throughout your project, from initial financial and feasibility studies to commissioning and operation, both in Canada and abroad. 

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE

Process Flowsheets 

• Planning and management of bench and pilot plant tests
• Process selection and flowsheet development for various ferrous and nonferrous pyrometallurgical operations such as: combustion, induration, pelletizing, sintering, iron making, steel making, nonferrous smelting, off-gas conversion
• Mass, thermal and energy balances
• Simulation of processes and expert systems
• Reconciliation of mineralogical and metallurgical data  

Equipment Specifications and Selection 

• Assistance in selecting new or used equipment
• Replacement of existing equipment with new technologies
• Process upgrading and optimization  

Plant Design 

• General plant layouts
• Preliminary and detailed engineering
• Automation and controls
• Start-up and commissioning
• EPCM projects (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management) 

Audits, Studies and Technical Assistance 

• Conceptual and feasibility studies
• Energy and operational audits
• Technical assistance and training
• Financial analyses
• Profitability studies, working capital, sensitivity analyses
• Risk analyses, HAZOP

TRADITIONAL ENGINEERING

The following technical services apply to all project phases: 

• Planning and feasibility studies
• Technical and economic studies
• Preliminary and detailed engineering
• Construction drawings and specifications
• Procurement
• Site supervision
• Start-up and commissioning