Turning up the volume on heavy metal: Navigating nickel mining engineering projects with know-how
In mining, nickel mining engineering projects are the quiet achievers.
Nickel is critical to electrification, essential to stainless steel and increasingly central to the energy transition.
At Delonix Solutions, nickel has long been a space to demonstrate engineering and design agility.
Whether across brownfields or greenfields, and through modular or conventional builds, we deliver fit-for-purpose solutions with confidence.
Complex brownfields and constrained footprints are no issues for us. And we thrive on collaborative delivery models.
Our work across First Quantum Minerals' Enterprise project, the Ravensthorpe sulphuric acid plant and the Poseidon Nickel (ASX: POS) study in Western Australia demonstrates the breadth of Delonix Solutions' capability in the nickel space.
From infrastructure redesigns and shutdown-driven improvements to modular systems that mitigate downtime, we've engineered smarter paths to production.
Yes, even when constraints are tight, conditions are challenging and commercial margins narrow, Delonix Solutions always delivers.
Poseidon Nickel, Western Australia
Early 2010s
Feasibility studies and early works
We approached Poseidon Nickel's (ASX: POS) restart planning with the same discipline we bring to all nickel mining engineering projects: modular where possible, robust where required.
This was the miner's proposed re-entry into the Western Australian nickel market.
And Delonix Solutions supported with study management and lump sum turnkey (LSTK) design for a 700,000tpa nickel plant and 1.54mtpa gold circuit.
The objective was simple. The site required a low-cost flotation plant, commercially viable at volatile commodity prices.
We provided input on layout, simplicity and modularity: the keys to making the economics stack up.
However, as the market turned and spot prices softened, the project was deferred pending improved conditions.
Nevertheless, the work remains a valuable case study in early-phase engineering. Good design keeps future options open.
"It was a simple plant on paper, but the economics were tight," Mr Vatin said.
"We had to design for today, with optionality for tomorrow. That's how you add value to a study like Poseidon's."
A close-up of a nickel ore sample held at the surface, illustrating the early-stage feasibility and engineering studies delivered by Delonix Solutions for Poseidon Nickel. The design focused on modular, cost-effective flotation and gold circuits to prepare for re-entry into the Western Australian nickel market.
Proven in practice
Delonix Solutions' nickel experience reflects what we do best: resolve, rethink and rework plant systems where others hesitate.
Whether working within shutdown windows at Sentinel or optimising flow geometry across multi-party designs, our role is not always the loudest.
Still, it's often the one that makes a circuit flow better, safer and longer.
In nickel, as in every commodity, our approach remains the same:
Design with care.
Engineer with innovation.
Deliver with speed.
Optimise for performance.
Above all, do it all in a way that respects the plant, the people and the product it was built to deliver.
Don't settle for standard in the industry. Push your nickel mining projects further. Contact Fil Resnik today.
