:: Major Flotation Column Contract to CVRD

CVRD has awarded Canadian Process Technologies Inc. (CPT), a multi-million dollar contract for the supply fourteen (14) flotation columns complete with sparging systems and instrumentation for their Salobo copper project.

Salobo Metais is reported to be CVRD’s largest copper project with the potential to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper and 5 tonnes of gold annually over a 30 year period.

Eight of the flotation columns, once completed, will be the largest flotation columns that CPT Inc. has supplied at 6.0 meters in diameter and 14.0 meters in height. They will use CPT’s dynamic “cavitation tube” spargers, selected because of their excellent wear characteristics and ability to generate “pico” bubbles to enhance separation efficiencies resulting in improved metallurgy.

The remaining six columns will be 4.3 meters in diameter and 14 meters in height and will use CPT’s proprietary SlamJet sparging system. SlamJet spargers are regarded as the industry standard because they are; low maintenance, able to be removed or retro-fitted while the column continues to operate, automatically “slam shut” on loss of supply sparger gas and because they use a single large bore orifice plugging or fouling is virtually eliminated.