About Us
BLD Improvement Engineering: Your trusted partner for world-class process engineering solutions
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24+ years of process experience
Extensive exposure and in-depth understanding across diverse mineral processing operations including mineral sands mining and metallurgical processing, rare earths processing and simulations, coal flotation techniques, and comprehensive tailings and ultrafines management. Specialized expertise in pyrometallurgical processes encompassing FeNi and ilmenite smelting, flash fluidization, high-temperature particle pre-heating, and waste gas scrubbing with energy recovery systems.
Proven capabilities in mine and mineral process optimization, sampling and sampling audits, slurry pumping and pipeline design. Additional experience includes gold processing with pyrite flotation and roasting for sulphuric acid production, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of both hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical unit operations across the mining and minerals processing value chain.
Our Mission
To deliver innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective process engineering solutions that drive operational excellence and create lasting value for our clients across the globe.
- Excellence in technical delivery
- Sustainable engineering practices
- Client satisfaction and partnership
Our Vision
Apply deep thinking and first principles to find practical, implementable solutions for the client by:
- Remaining current to recent developments and technologies
- Applying operational insights to designs and studies to best benefit the operation
- Remain passionate about the Process, with purpose comes passion
Professional Certifications & Qualifications
24+ years of proven expertise across mineral sands processing, pyrometallurgy, and innovative process engineering solutions.
Process Engineering
PFD & PID preparation, HAZOP studies, process design & optimization, with SYSCAD software expertise for material & energy balancing.
Mineral Sands Processing
Heavy minerals wet & dry mill operations, gravity separation, magnetic & electrostatic separation processes, with expertise across international operations.
Pyrometallurgy & Smelting
DC & AC electrical arc furnace operational experience, ilmenite pre-reduction & preheating, carbo-thermic reduction processes, and TiO2 pigment production experience.
Tailings & Residue Management
Ultra-fine dewatering technologies, co-disposal techniques, polymer-enhanced deposition, and innovative mud-farming methods for sustainable mine rehabilitation.
Rare Earth Element processing and Hydrometallurgy
REE processing, leaching & electrowinning, solvent & ion exchange technology, iron reduction, and waste beneficiation for rare earth metal recovery.
De-bottlenecking & Optimization
Plant throughput enhancement, theory of constraints application, continuous improvement methodologies, and process value engineering for sustained operational excellence.