Mike Cave Pyro Ltd81 Abbey Road, Darlington DL3 8LT, UKTel: +44(0)1325 351076 or +44(0)7776 166 006 Fax: +44(0)1325 259705 Email: m.cave@ntlworld.com Website: www.mikecavepyro.co.uk Established: 2007 Professional staff: 1 Key personnel: Mike Cave MA(Cantab), FIMMM, CEng Services offered: Technical consultant in the process design and operation of non-ferrous metal and industrial mineral treatment furnaces, smelters and related processes. Experienced in due diligence including independent expert reports and feasibility studies in this area. Assistance in the development of flowsheets to meet specific process requirements, including supervision of pilot testwork and commissioning. Experienced in rotary kilns, multiple hearth furnaces, fluid beds including CFB, Hoffman kilns, calciners, shaft kilns, sinter plants, copper, lead, zinc, magnesite, ilmenite, potash. Typical projects undertaken: Prepared Representative Expert Report on Umicore Zinc Smelters and provided specialist input on copper and zinc smelters and other mineral processing plants to Mining Consultants for IPO due diligence reports.Conducted flowsheet reviews, revision and subsequent pilot testwork for VOC removal from clay, chromite removal from ilmenite & arsenic removal.Feasibility studies and process design for zinc and copper smelters, ilmenite, magnesite, light weight aggregate from PFA, brick making pollution reduction. Commissioned sinter plants and gold ore fluid bed roaster. 20 years operational experience in Zambia in copper and lead/zinc smelting followed by 20 years contract engineering (Aker Kvaerner formerly Davy). Overseas experience: Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mali, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, UK, USA. Languages: English, limited French, Mandarin Chinese. Keywords: Due Diligence and Feasibility Reports, Non ferrous metals and Industrial Minerals, Smelters, furnaces, calciners, kilns |