With over 30 years of experience and 9 offices worldwide, our global presence offers local knowledge, paired with international expertise.
Slurry Pipelines
As a global leader in slurry pipeline systems Paterson & Cooke's engineers have experience in all aspects of slurry pipeline system design and operation, ranging from laboratory test work, hydraulic analysis, pipeline routing, and pipeline construction, to the detailed design and engineering of pump, valve, and choke stations.
Mine Backfill
Since 1991, our engineers have solved some of the most complex backfill challenges while testing and designing hydraulic, paste and cemented aggregate fill projects all over the world. We pioneered the development of full flow technology to keep backfill reticulation systems fully pressurised to manage energy and reduce pipeline wear.
Our global backfill group, made up of engineers, operators, technologists, and specialists, allows us to coordinate expertise and resources from our offices to deliver backfill projects through detail design, construction, commissioning and ongoing operational support.
Our expertise includes the detailed understanding of backfill requirements to support the mining method, cement technology to optimise the binder selection, process development and specialist engineering services.
Mine Waste
Paterson & Cooke’s holistic solutions balance many competing requirements such as geotechnical stability, geochemical stability, water conservation, social license to operate, people at risk, emissions, risk to operations, and cost. Our process starts with understanding corporate and mine site requirements in conjunction with the client and the geotechnical engineer.
Through this collaborative process, we develop a technology roadmap that addresses each client’s unique challenges. The solutions that are developed are site specific and focus on each of the processing, transportation, and deposition challenges.
Mineral Processing
With declining feed grades, increasingly challenging and problematic ores being processed, and a drive for more sustainable mining practices, the modern process plant needs to adapt. Often this means adopting newer and novel technology or modifying and/or optimising the process flowsheet. From early-stage conceptual studies through to construction, commissioning and training, Paterson & Cooke provides mineral processing solutions every step of the way.
Laboratory Services
We have comprehensive laboratories in the countries in which we operate that provide a wide range of metallurgical, process and bulk materials handling test work to support our engineering designs, as well as providing flow sheet development and pilot plant campaigns. Our testing capabilities include processing run of mine ore to generate concentrate and flotation tailings as well as extensive crushing, milling, flotation, dewatering, geochemical and mineral analysis.
Original article published in International Mining Magazine, February 2025 issue.
