TOMRA Mining says its ore screening technology has been proven on a full industrial scale after being used as a primary processing step in Pilbara Minerals’ (PLS) P1000 expansion of its Pilgangoora lithium operations in Western Australia.
The company said this achievement represents an important moment for its technology, as it moves from serving as a standalone optimization layer, to becoming an integral part of daily lithium processing.
“There is a clear difference between something that works in principle and something that operators trust implicitly,” said Gavin Resch, area sales and technical director at TOMRA. “In Beljangora, triage has crossed that line. It has crossed trial status, not because of a single performance measure, but because of redundancy.”
PLS Chief Operating Officer Chris Luke said the P1,000 expansion at Belgangora took the project to the next stage of operational growth. “The scale of what is being delivered is significant. We operate the largest lithium ore screening machines in the world. This scale gives us robustness and confidence in our operating model,” Luke said.
TOMRA said its sorting circuit can provide data on feed characteristics and rejection behaviour, giving PLS greater visibility at the front end of the plant. The company added that its work was supported by on-site specialists and remote monitoring, allowing potential problems to be addressed early.
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