Gekko secures low-energy plant contract for YTC Hera Project Gekko Systems | November 8, 2013
YTC Resources recently placed an order with the Ballarat-based company, Gekko Systems, to design, build, install and commission a robust polymetallic plant to recover gold, silver, lead and zinc. YTC’s Hera gold-base metal deposit is situated approximately 100km south-east of Cobar and is hosted in Cobar Basin rocks. The region also boasts the mineral deposits at CSA, Peak Gold Mines and Endeavor.
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Gekko Systems has been able to provide YTC with an innovative flow sheet designed to achieve productivity with a strong focus on energy efficiency. We are pleased to be working with Gekko on this project and look forward to a successful outcome”, says Rimas Kairaitis, Managing Director, YTC Resources. The key energy efficient components of the plant is reduced power consumption through the use VSI tertiary crushers paired with a verti mill, as opposed to a traditional ball mill.
Designed to treat 50 tonnes of new mill feed per hour, Gekko’s modular design and construct model successfully achieves financial and productivity benefits. These benefits include lower capital cost per tonnes treated, faster delivery, installation and commissioning. Gekko’s experience and focus on pre-concentration flow sheets also enables a reduction in the plant footprint.