Skip to content

Concentrated Copper Transportation

Lasta2 Filter Press Feed Lines

Case Study Nº

33

Customer

BHP Billiton, Olympic Dam, Australia
Australia

|

2014

Working Conditions

60°C, 9 bars.

Pexgol Pipes

Pexgol 180, Class 15 / Pex-Lined Carbon Steel (PLCS) fittings.

Application

Copper transportation.

Lenght

Short sections.

Categories

Lasta2 Filter Press Feed Lines

The Challenge

BHP used to transport concentrated copper, through a 6” rubber lined carbon steel (RLCS) and HDPE pipes that suffer from constant abrasion and corrosion.

From the maintenance point of view, repeating leaks were consuming too much time from the team, which could be allocated attending scheduled maintenance operations. So, they required a more resisting pipe material.

Pexgol Solution

Short sections of Pexgol pipe 180 mm, Class 15 with Pex-Lined Carbon Steel (PLCS) fittings were provided. The line installation took a day to layout and a day to assemble. The quick and secured flanged couplers allowed the team to work effectively in multiple locations of the line, without depending on a welding machine, or coordinating special safety zones. The line showed no leakage at start up.

Related Case Studies

Transformation in the logistics of formation water.

Aconcagua Energía Implements Pexgol Solutions for Efficiency and Savings

Aconcagua Energía
Argentina

 | 

2023
Installation of a Drainage System in an Open Pit Mine.

Drainage System

BHP Pampa Norte – Cerro Colorado Mine
Chile

 | 

2020
Potable Water Supply on Harsh Terrain

Potable Water Supply on Harsh Terrain

Mekorot / Beit Shemesh Water Company
Israel

 | 

2017
Transport of Muddy Water (Pome) witha High Content of Organic Load.

Transport of Muddy Water in a Palm Oil Processing Plant

La Gloria
Colombia

 | 

2020
Replacing steel pipes suffering from sediment formation

Transportation of Ore Slurry

RUSAL, aluminum factory
Russia

 | 

2012
Dalvian SA Implements Pexgol for Potable Water Pipeline in the Mountains.

Innovative Solution for Water Supply in Extreme Terrain

Dalvian
Argentina

 | 

2024