Analysis of Scaling in 6/7" Concentrate Pipeline at MEL

Engineering services across different phases, including pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up, for water, tailings, concentrate, and slurry transportation systems.

Project

Analysis of Scaling in 6/7″ Concentrate Pipeline at MEL

Client

Minera Escondida Limitada

Location

Chile

Type of service

Laboratoy test,
Technical Inspection of Works

In 2015, Minera Escondida Limitada commissioned BRASS to conduct an analysis of incrustation deposits and determine the rate of formation in the concentrate pipeline. The service included chemical characterization analysis of laboratory samples, dilution testing to optimize the cleaning or removal mechanism of the incrustation deposits, preparation of a report with the corresponding chemical characterization, and determination of the formation rate of incrustation.