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METS Global Experience Projects and Technical Papers METS Engineering Group Pty Ltd Level 3 44 Parliament Place West Perth WA 6005 PO Box 1699 West Perth WA 6872 P: (+61 8) 9421 9000 ABN 92 625 467 674 W: www.metsengineering.com E: [email protected] > DISCLAIMER With respect to all the information contained herein, neither METS Engineering Group Pty Ltd, nor any officer, servant, employee, agent or consultant thereof make any representations or give any warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information contained herein, including but not limited to opinions, information or advice which may be provided to users of the document. No responsibility is accepted to users of this document for any consequence of relying on the contents hereof. > COPYRIGHT © Passing of this document to a third party, duplication or re-use of this document, in whole or part, electronically or otherwise, is not permitted without the expressed written consent of METS Engineering Group Pty Ltd. > ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document is a dynamic record of the knowledge and experience of personnel at METS Engineering Group Pty Ltd. As such it has been built upon over the years and is a collaborative effort by all those involved. We are thankful for the material supplied by and referenced from various equipment manufacturers, vendors, industry research and project partners. PROCESSING PROCESS CONTROL PRODUCT INNOVATION TESTWORK MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING STUDIES OPERATIONS TRAINING Key Attributes “Provide engineering and technical solutions that are responsive to our clients’ needs” > Working globally since 1988 > Dynamic and innovative niche consultancy > Dedicated team providing customised service > Specialist in Mineral Processing & Engineering Projects > Unique solution finder PROCESSING PROCESS CONTROL PRODUCT INNOVATION TESTWORK MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING STUDIES OPERATIONS TRAINING Commodity Experience > Copper > Click here > Lead / Zinc > Gold > Iron Ore (magnetite and haematite) > Vanadium > Mineral Sands > Nickel > Rare Earths > Uranium > Manganese > Alumina > Phosphates > Lithium > Graphite PROCESSING PROCESS CONTROL PRODUCT INNOVATION TESTWORK MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING STUDIES OPERATIONS TRAINING Global Project Experience Copper (Copper/Gold) Copper Emmerson Resources - Tennant Creek Projects – Scoping Study Aditya Birla – Nifty Operations - Cathode Prediction Project Optimisation Giants Reef Mining - 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