One of Mintek's greatest strengths is its ability to take concepts from the small laboratory scale to full pilot-plant studies, with particular emphasis on integrating the various unit operations into a balanced flowsheet. In addition to testwork at Mintek, pilot plants are often run on-site in industry for extended periods. Milling and sample preparation.
Comprehensive facilities exist for conventional, autogenous, and stirred milling .
These facilities are available for the evaluation of circuit design and optimization. Physical separation processes. The techniques used include gravity, magnetic, and electrostatic separation. A full range of equipment is available for conventional and pressure leaching, and filtration. Specialized equipment has been developed for process development, plant optimization studies and troubleshooting.