SX Kinetics, Inc. - Specialists in Solvent Extraction and Electrowinning Pilot Plants

EW PILOT PLANTS

SX PLANTS EW PLANTS LEACHING HYDROMET COALESCERS		We design and manufacture electrowinning pilot plants for a wide variety of applications including laboratory and bench scale test programs for electrowinning copper, cobalt, nickel, chromium, zinc and other metals. Our electrowinning cells can be operated with various numbers of anodes and cathodes and the level of catholyte in the cell can be adjusted to any level giving complete flexibility in the overall plating area on the cathodes. The electrowinning cell is connected to a rectifier with variable DC voltage and amperage output with automatic constant current or constant voltage regulation regardless of resistance changes between the anode to cathode and solution concentration. Our cathodes can be manufactured from various metals including 316L stainless steel and titanium. We can supply various anode materials to include lead-calcium-tin (Pb-Ca-Sn) and Lead-silver (Pb-Ag) alloys. We can also supply porous anode diaphragm bags in order to keep the anolyte separated from the catholyte. The following summarizes our electrowinning pilot plants that we recently manufactured for various clients:
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-36	Client: Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys (Technological University) Site Location: Moscow, Russia Plant Capacity: 25 g Copper per hour Project Number: sxk-36 SX Kinetics designed and manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for a copper solvent extraction project in Russia. This EW pilot plant was coupled to the SX pilot plant as shown at: SX pilot plant sxk-36

			Client: Southern Peru Copper Corporation Site Location: Toquepala, Peru Plant Capacity: 208 g Copper per hour Project Number: sxk-41 SX Kinetics designed and manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for electrowinning investigations at the Toquepala copper leach - solvent extraction- electrowinning plant in Peru. The pilot plant included the following: Electrowinning cell with 10 cathodes and 11 anodes Rectifier with 0 to 300 amperes and 0 to 5 VDC out Electrolyte tanks with teflon coated immersion heater Variable speed circulation pump
		Close-up view of the EW pilot plant

		EW pilot plant shown with rectifier For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-41

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-44	Client: Erdenet Mining Corporation Site Location: Erdenet, Mongolia Plant Capacity: 60 g Copper per hour Project Number: sxk44 SX Kinetics designed and manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for a copper solvent extraction project in Mongolia. This EW pilot plant was coupled to the SX pilot plant shown in the background of the photo.

		For more details: EW pilot lant sxk-42	Client: Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys (Technological University) Site Location: Moscow, Russia Plant Capacity: 25 g Copper per hour Project Number: sxk-42 SX Kinetics designed and manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for a University in Moscow, Russia. This EW pilot plant was coupled to the continuous leaching and SX pilot plant as shown at: SX pilot plant sxk-45

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-55	Client: IMPRC Site Location: Tehran, Iran Plant Capacity: 1,250 g Copper per hour Project Number: sxk-55 SX Kinetics, Inc. designed and manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for the electrowinning of copper, cobalt, and nickel.

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-63	Client: Arava Mines Ltd Site Location: Southern, Israel Plant Capacity: 30 g Copper per hour Project Number: sxk-63 SX Kinetics, Inc. designed and manufactured this laboratory scale electrowinning pilot plant for a copper project in Israel.

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-65	Client: Immanuel Technological Solutions Site Location: Mississauga, ON, Canada Plant Capacity: 180 g Zinc per hour Project Number: sxk-65 This laboratory electrowinning pilot plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for a project to recover zinc from EAF (electric arc furnace) dust.

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-71	Client: Minera Pampa de Cobre Site Location: Arequipa, Peru Plant Capacity: 28 kg copper per day Project Number: sxk-71 This electrowinning pilot plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for a copper heap leaching / solvent extraction / electrowinning project in Southern Peru.

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-72	Client: Rio Tinto & SNC Lavalin Site Location: Northern Peru Plant Capacity: 80 kg copper per day Project Number: sxk-72 This electrowinning pilot plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for a copper heap leaching / solvent extraction / electrowinning project in Northern Peru.

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-76	Client: Sary Kazna LLP Site Location: Kounrad, Kazakhstan Plant Capacity: 240 kg per day copper Project Number: sxk-76 This electrowinning pilot plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for a copper heap leaching / solvent extraction / electrowinning project in Kounrad (near Balqash), Kazakhstan. This electrowinning plant was couple to our solvent extraction plant: SX pillot plant sxk-76

			Client: C.V. Geodrill Indonesia Site Location: Indonesia Plant Capacity: 140 kg per day of gold Project Number: sxk-36 SX Kinetics provided this gold electrowinning plant to a mining company in Indonesia.
		Rectifier for electrowinning of Gold

		Electrowinning cell for Gold

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-102	Client: Private Individual Site Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Plant Capacity: 20 kg gold per month Project Number: sxk-102 This electrowinning pilot plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for production of gold from a placer deposit in Tanzania. The process consisted of vat leaching with NaCN followed by carbon adsorption and electrowinning onto steel wool cathodes.

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-109	Client: Pacific Comex Site Location: Sonora, Mexico Plant Capacity: 1 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-109 This electrowinning pilot plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for a project in northern Mexico. The process consisted of heap leaching with NaCN followed by direct electrowinning onto steel wool cathodes.

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-127	Client: Metric PC Systems Site Location: Texas, USA Plant Capacity: 100 mL per minute Project Number: sxk-127 A prototype electrolysis cell was manufactured as per the customer’s design. The prototype cell was used for generation of chlorine gas for cobalt oxidation.

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-142	Client: Soltin Investments Inc. Site Location: Cuba Plant Capacity: 100 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-142 SX Kinetics’ designed and manufactured a gold electrowinning production plant for a mine in Cuba. The plant electrowins gold onto re-useable stainless steel cathodes.

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-164	Client: ITS Science & Medical PTE Ltd. Site Location: Indonesia Plant Capacity: 25 g Copper per hour Project Number: sxk-164 SX Kinetics designed and manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for a customer in Indonesia.

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-131	Client: Rio Tinto Location: Utah, USA Capacity: 240 kg copper per day Project Number: sxk-131 This electrowinning pilot plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for a copper heap leaching / solvent extraction / electrowinning project in Utah, USA. SX Kinetics also built the solvent extraction pilot plant for this project at: SX pilot plant sxk-131

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-167	Client: Technology Innovation Location: Saudi Arabia Capacity: 1 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-167 This electrowinning pilot plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for a gold agitation leaching / electrowinning project in Saudi Arabia.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-184	Client: Comprominsa Location: Bolivia Capacity: 2.5 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-184 This electrowinning plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for production of gold from carbon adsorption / elution. The plant was manufactured from stainless steel so that it can be operated at high temperature.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-185	Client: E.M.S. Manufacturing Location: USA Capacity: 2.5 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-185 This electrowinning plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for production of gold from a proprietary leach solution. The plant was manufactured from polypropylene.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-190	Client: Private Company Location: Saudi Arabia Capacity: 1 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-190 This electrowinning plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for production of up to 1 kg of gold per week. The cell was manufactured from fibreglass.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-191	Client: BASF Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA Capacity: 0.5 kg iron per day Project Number: sxk-191 This electrowinning plant with anode diaphragms was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for iron electrowinning. The plant was manufactured from polypropylene.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-192	Client: Oro Roca Location: Costa Rica / Nicarauga Capacity: 2.5 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-192 This electrowinning plant was manufactured by SX Kinetics for a gold project in Nicarauga. The plant was manufactured from fibreglass.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-195	Client: Cinco Precious Metals Location: Honduras Capacity: 2.5 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-195 This electrowinning plant was manufactured by SX Kinetics for a gold project in Honduras. The plant was manufactured from fibreglass.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-200	Client: Chemetics, Inc. Location: Canada Capacity: 1 kg Fe+3 to Fe+2 per week Project Number: sxk-200 This electrowinning plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for research into a process for the deduction of iron.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-203	Client: L & B Testing Services Location: Ghana Capacity: 50 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-203 This electrowinning cell was manufactured by SX Kinetics for a gold project in Ghana. The electrowinning cell was provided with a 300 amp rectifier.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-207	Client: BASF Corp. Location: USA Capacity: 200 g copper per hour Project Number: sxk-207 This electrowinning cell was manufactured by SX Kinetics for a copper electrowinning research. The electrowinning cell was provided with 5 cathodes and 6 anodes.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-214	Client: Lomati Mine Pty Ltd Location: Swaziland Capacity: 2.5 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-214 SX Kinetics manufactured this gold electrowinning cell for a company in Swaziland. Be aware that Mr. David Kirschenbaum at this company can't be trusted to pay an invoice. He decided not to pay SX Kinetics for extra cathodes. His contact information is: David Kirschenbaum 71 Abbey Close, Scarsdale, NY 10583 +1 917-361-7000
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-212	Client: Université de Liège Location: Belgium Capacity: 22.5 kg copper per day Project Number: sxk-212 This electrowinning pilot plant with the solvent extraction pilot plant was designed and manufactured by SX Kinetics for the recovery of copper from scrap electronics.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-218	Client: JRB Management / Agua Dulce Location: Utah, USA Capacity: 5 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-218 SX Kinetics manufactured this gold electrowinning cell for a company in the USA.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-226	Client: Graidco BV / Ministry of Minerals and Mines Location: Poland / Zambia Capacity: 0.5 kg copper per day Project Number: sxk-226 SX Kinetics manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for a copper project in Zambia.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-234	Client: Golden Predador Mining Corp Location: BC, Canada Capacity: 5.25 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-234 SX Kinetics manufactured this electrowinning cell for a gold project in Canada.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-242	Client: Jade Plant and Machinery Ltd. Location: Hampshire, UK Capacity: 5.25 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-242 SX Kinetics manufactured this electrowinning cell for a gold project in the UK.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-243	Client: HDR Engineering Inc. Location: USA Capacity: 0.5 kg copper per day Project Number: sxk-243 SX Kinetics built this copper EW pilot plant for a customer in the US.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-245	Client: Cribas y Tamices Intervenispa, S.L. Site Location: Spain / Cuba Plant Capacity: 100 kg gold per week Project Number: sxk-245 SX Kinetics’ designed and manufactured a\this gold electrowinning cell for a production plant in Cuba. The cell has re-useable stainless steel cathodes. A rectifier and cathode rinse tank were also provided with the cell.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-254	Client: Inter Reliance Logistics, LLC Location: Mongolia Capacity: 0.5 kg per day Project Number: sxk-254 SX Kinetics manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for a research centre in Mongolia.
		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-261	Client: Lithion Recycling Inc. Location: Quebec, Canada Capacity: 0.5 kg per day Project Number: sxk-261 SX Kinetics manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for a research centre in Quebec. The EW cell has the option to be use with anode diaphragm bags. It can be used for copper EW project without the diaphragm bags or it can be used for electrowinning of cobalt or nickel with the anode bags.

		For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-272	Client: pH 7 Technologies Location: BC, Canada Capacity: 2 kg per day Project Number: sxk-272 SX Kinetics manufactured this copper electro-refining cell for a company in British Columbia, Canada.

	For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-275	Client: Managem Group Location: Morocco Capacity: 0.5 kg per day Project Number: sxk-275 SX Kinetics manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for a Managem's research centre in Morocco. The EW cell can be use with anode diaphragm bags. It can be used for copper EW project without the diaphragm bags or it can be used for electrowinning of cobalt or nickel with the anode bags.

	For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-279	Client: Reghol Group Ltd Location: Ghana Capacity: 5.25 kg Au per week Project Number: sxk-279 SX Kinetics manufactured this gold electrowinning plant for a customer in Ghana. The EW plant has the capacity to produce 5.25 kg of gold per week.

	For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-280	Client: Curtin University Location: Australia Capacity: 0.5 kg per day Project Number: sxk-280 SX Kinetics manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for a University in Australia. The EW cell can be use with anode diaphragm bags. It can be used for copper EW projects without the diaphragm bags or it can be used for electrowinning of cobalt or nickel with the anode bags.

	For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-283	Client: CanMet Location: Ottawa, Canada Capacity: 0.5 kg cobalt per day Project Number: sxk-283 SX Kinetics manufactured this electrowinning pilot plant for CANMET, a research centre in Ottawa, Canada. The EW cell has the option to be use with anode diaphragm bags. It can be used for copper EW projects without the diaphragm bags or it can be used for electrowinning of cobalt or nickel with the anode bags. The pilot plant included the rectifier and four peristaltic metering pumps.

	For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-299	Client: Ascend Elements Location: Westborough, MA, USA Capacity: 0.5 kg metal per day Project Number: sxk-299 This electrowinning pilot plant can be used for copper EW projects without the diaphragm bags or it can be used for electrowinning of cobalt or nickel with the anode bags. The pilot plant included the rectifier and four peristaltic metering pumps.

	For more details: EW pilot plant sxk-305	Client: Global Resource Engineering, Ltd. Location: Golden, CO, USA Capacity: 0.5 kg metal per day Project Number: sxk-305 This electrowinning pilot plant can be used for copper EW projects without the diaphragm bags or it can be used for electrowinning of cobalt or nickel with the anode bags. The pilot plant included the rectifier and four peristaltic metering pumps.

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