The final product

We are now producing slurry and pumping it down to Whyalla. The guys down the other end of the pipeline filter the slurry in large press filters, add fluxing materials like Dolomite or limestone, then feed the product into the Pellet plant for steel production.

The Concentrator is running fairly reliably, especially from an E&I perspective. The tramp metal detector issues have been resolved, thanks to a visit from a Tectron Field Service engineer (we had a dodgy interface board). It's a good feeling to arrive at work in the morning and see the plant running smoothly.

As we prepare to hand the plant over to the client, I'm starting to think about life in the "real world". It's been two years of project work, long hours and very little else.

It's time for a change...and time for some climbing!!!