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Technical Services for the Global Mining Industry.  Xstrata Process Support (XPS), with years of experience providing expertise to Xstrata operations, now provides services to the mining industry in general. Our services cover areas such as: orebody characterisation, metallurgical plant support, improving operational efficiency, and greenfield / brownfield project development.

We offer a diverse expertise mix, plant operation skills, and knowledge of milling and metallurgical operations, from four business groups:

1. Process Mineralogy – flowsheet development from sampling, applied statistics, mineral processing testing, and quantitative mineralogy, led by Dominic Fragomeni ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
2. Extractive Metallurgy – hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical testing, process modelling, flowsheet design and on-site support, led by Edgar Peek ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
3. Process Control – process control, automation technologies, and engineering solutions to achieve ‘Operational Performance Excellence,’ led by Phil Thwaites ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
4. Materials Technology – selection / testing of materials of construction, failure analysis, equipment monitoring and inspection services, led by Wilson Pascheto( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Contact us, to apply the right technology, professionals, and solutions to help you:

• Understand your mineralogy, your orebody & develop / optimise your flowsheet
• Improve your mineral / metal recoveries at acceptable grades / level
• Improve handling of impurities and lower your energy costs
• Minimise variability, processing costs, while maximising throughput
• Maintain or improve product quality
• Minimise equipment cost and maximise equipment / plant reliability
• Inspect your acid plants, assessing and recommending key improvements