Completed Projects

In his 30 years in the industry, Dr. Andrew Vince has completed many large-scale consulting projects for companies such as:

  • Anglo Coal
  • Australian Coal Association
  • Australian Coal Preparation Society
  • BHP Billiton
  • BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA)
  • Carolina Equipment and Technology Company
  • CSIRO
  • Gekko Systems
  • Jellinbah Resources Pty Ltd
  • Louminco Pty Ltd
  • Minco Tech Australia
  • Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd
  • O’Hearn and Bilinsky (Solicitors)
  • Rio Tinto
  • University of NSW
  • Whitehaven Coal

Below are just a few of the completed consulting projects:

  • Reconciliation metallurgical audit of coal preparation plant-phases 1 – 4
  • Coal Preparation plant yield improvement review and recommendations
  • Coal preparation plant best practice benchmarking and recommendations
  • Yield improvement review and recommendations x 3
  • Reconciliation audit and recommendations x 3
  • Reconciliation plan development and implementation x 2
  • Major audit and review of coal preparation plant flotation circuit
  • Review of flotation circuits at a  number of company sites
  • Fines circuit audit, review and recommendations x 3
  • Fines circuit sampling design and test work x 3
  • Fines circuit test work
  • Review of screening options for new coal preparation plant design
  • Review of seam change effects at a coal preparation plant
  • Liberation and bore core analysis
  • Spirals circuit testing – design and conduct
  • Alternative processing circuit review – screens
  • Toll washing owners support
  • Review of yield targets for toll washing plant owner
  • Development of non-nucleonic dense medium RD measuring gauge
  • Quantify impact on yield of Variable Speed Drives
  • Develop corporate technology plan and follow-ups
  • Development of custom software for metallurgist
  • Improvements to DM control system
  • DMC soft sensor development
  • DMC pressure control improvements
  • Thickener scum mitigation review
  • Major due diligence review for rare earth mine opportunity
  • Raw coal handling system review
  • Literary support for international speaker
  • ACARP dense medium cyclone forum coordination
  • Owners representative on ACARP committee
  • Preparation of technology profile review x 5
  • Profitability review across a number of sites within an multiple site organisation
  • Alternative circuit design data acquisition test work
  • ACARP screening project
  • Spirals test work
  • Testing alternative screen decks for deslime and drain and rinse applications
  • ACARP mathematical modeling of dense medium cyclones project.