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Mintrex providing the right stuff

t a time when the mining industry is thriving, it would be easy to pitch for and
Aaccept any contracts tendered, however, that is not the Mintrex Pty Ltd way.

intrex is renowned for its clear un- tors are now more actively investing in provide a quality project tuned to the cli-
Mderstanding of how to economically mining,” Abou Rjeily said. ent’s objectives.
apply the right unit processes across a It is Mintrex’s zero-base design ap- Herbst said Mintrex was at the tail-
wide range of orebody demands and be- proach, which involves vigorous assess- end of three major engineering projects
cause it is transparent about risks and ment of the needs and objectives of cli- with two close to commissioning and
opportunities. ents, which has made the organisation one in construction; a feat accomplished
Seasoned in engineering, project a popular choice among its competitors in times of great uncertainty and chal-
management and asset integrity, Mintrex in the field. lenging conditions. Tight relationships
prides itself in providing cost-effective A large part of the zero-base design is with clients meant the agile responses
solutions to clients in many parts of the finding “the right sized solution and the demanded by COVID regulations were
world. right sized answer for the client”, with largely seamless, and new IT systems
“Our focus is to provide the right an- simplicity the absolute key. now set the platform for Mintrex to grow
swer,” Mintrex manager of brownfields “A simpler design is easier to fabricate, with our clients in a rising commodities
projects Naim Abou-Rjeily said. “We it’s easier to construct onsite, which market.
take great pride in our reputation and we means less expensive fabrication and Given such bullish conditions and
stay true to ourselves because you are construction costs, and the end result forecasts for an array of minerals and
only as good as your last job and clients is a plant that’s a lot easier and more metals, mining companies have started
trust us to tell it like it is.” economical to operate and ‘just works’,” to refresh studies once more, with Min-
Despite the challenges of the past 18 Mintrex’s manager greenfields projects trex indicating that such projects will be
months, Mintrex has sustained a contin- Rudolf Herbst said. moving into execution phase in the com-
uous workflow across its three pillars of “Fundamentally we are integration en- ing two years.
business – the brownfields, greenfields gineers, and we are focusing on unit pro- “From a brownfields perspective, cli-
and study departments. cesses. What we have always deployed ents are coming back to improve and
“There was a bleak picture painted as is understanding of that philosophy with maximise their plant throughput. There
the pandemic started last year, but we our clients and collaboration throughout is critical work around the plant to abso-
have a robust pipeline of work and inves- the value chain to make sure that we can lutely unlock every bit of performance.

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