Arafura has completed an extensive bench scale test work followed by a 4-year metallurgical pilot program aimed at de-risking the phosphoric acid pre-leach process developed specifically for the Nolans ore.
The pilot testing program was carried out over seven phases commencing with the processing of approximately 15 t of bulk sample in the beneficiation pilot test.
In addition to proving the viability of the flowsheet, the pilot program was used to lock-in flow sheet performance, required operating conditions and key design parameters which have been used to finalise the metallurgical basis of design for the Project.
Vision from large-scale piloting of the unit operations that constitute the project’s process flowsheet can be viewed below and on our youtube channel here.
![Arafura - Technical Video](https://www.arultd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Arafura_-_Technical_Video.png)
Arafura - Technical Video
![Arafura Resources (ARU) - Technical Analysis & Due Diligence](https://www.arultd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Arafura_Resources_ARU_-_Technical_Analysis___Due_Diligence.png)
Arafura Resources (ARU) - Technical Analysis & Due Diligence
![Nolans Rare Earth Processing Pilot Plant - November/December 2018](https://www.arultd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nolans_Rare_Earth_Processing_Pilot_Plant_-_November_December_2018.png)
Nolans Rare Earth Processing Pilot Plant - November/December 2018
![Nolans Flowsheet Piloting Program 2016-18](https://www.arultd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nolans_Flowsheet_Piloting_Program_2016-18.png)
Nolans Flowsheet Piloting Program 2016-18
![Nolans Acid Bake Pilot Plant - August 2018](https://www.arultd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nolans_Acid_Bake_Pilot_Plant_-_August_2018.png)
Nolans Acid Bake Pilot Plant - August 2018
![Nolans Bulk Pre-Leach Pilot Plant - July 2017](https://www.arultd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nolans_Bulk_Pre-Leach_Pilot_Plant_-_July_2017.png)
Nolans Bulk Pre-Leach Pilot Plant - July 2017
![Nolans Phosphate Extraction Pilot Plant – March 2017](https://www.arultd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nolans_Phosphate_Extraction_Pilot_Plant__March_2017.png)
Nolans Phosphate Extraction Pilot Plant – March 2017
![Nolans Flotation Pilot Plant - December 2016](https://www.arultd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nolans_Flotation_Pilot_Plant_-_December_2016-2.png)