Identifying a growing need in the medium to small mining sector for the supply of modular plants on a turnkey project basis, K’Enyuka is drawing on its extensive expertise and applications knowledge in various minerals beneficiation sectors to tailor make individual designs to cater for specific application requirements. Modular plants offer numerous benefits to both large and small scale operations, and are particularly sought after by junior miners and clients in Africa eager to generate cash flow quickly and effectively, maximising on the quicker access to product which provides greater flexibility on limited life reserves, thus saving costs. They are ideal for applications where the lifespan of the mine is relatively short. Plant can easily be moved to a new site when the reserves are depleted.

Trevor Anderson, business development manager at K’Enyuka, describes some of the advantages of erecting modular plants. “The structural design of the plant facilitates easy disassembly and reassembly on different sites. Fewer construction man hours are required and one does not need a highly skilled labour force on site since the plant is assembled off-site in a controlled environment where quality control is rigorously monitored.” The off-site assembly, he explains, means alignment is easily checked and fewer fitting errors and reworking result thanks to the pre-fitting of components prior to delivery. Off-site erection also minimises laydown space, an important consideration for small or congested field sites. Schedules are shortened, allowing concurrent project processes to run unhindered. The wider benefit is a reduction to the client of the overall impact on his operation, especially when it is fully operative.

The cost for engineering and construction is minimised and the plant can be transported to site in modular sections using regular road transportation or easily shipped, internationally, via regular containers. Modular plants, Anderson claims, can be up and running within weeks if civil preparation and upfront planning have been conducted.
K’Enyuka’s modular plant treats a range of product from (minus 50 mm) to (plus 0.5 mm) sized coal in the dense media cyclone and dense media drum respectively. These plants are offered on an EPCM or turnkey basis. K’Enyuka can design and construct all modular plant tie-ins including raw coal handling systems, fines beneficiation modules, dewatering systems and discard- and product-handling systems.

The modular plant is particularly suited to smaller operations and can accommodate from 50 tph to 200 tph per module, so two or more modules can be placed side by side if greater throughput is required. All plant is tailor made to customer’s specific requirements for different minerals sectors, and includes mobile crushing and screening modules, large and small coal washing and spirals modules. “Where customers are unsure of the best solution, we offer expertise in up-front consultation, feasibility studies and test work prior to project initiation on full beneficiation solutions from R.O.M. to finished product. In effect we enter into a partnership to ensure a win-win solution with the customer obtaining value for money and a plant tailored precisely to deliver the requisite finished product.”