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Background The NUI PHAO poly metallic Project, is spread over an area of 9.21km2 and is located in the Dai Tu District of the Thai Nguyen Province in Vietnam, approximately 80km northwest of Hanoi by road. Masan Resources is developing Nui Phao into a unique poly metallic mine with reserves of tungsten, fluorspar, bismuth, copper […]

Background LXML is a joint venture between Australian miner OZ Minerals and the Laos government. The plant has an annual production greater than 800,000oz of Gold and 60,000 tonnes of Copper. Environmental Conditions The plant is the 1st of its type in the world and the environment at the plant and the operational conditions means there […]

Background The new power plant is being constructed next to the existing power plant at Perak, which is approximately 288km north of Kuala Lumpur. It will be the frst 1,000 megawatt class ultra  upercritical coal fired power plant in Malaysia and the single largest unit in South East Asia, when it is completed in 2015. […]

Background Aditya Birla Chemicals is engaged in the production of five major product categories, namely, chlor-alkali, epichlorohydrin, epoxy resins, phosphates and sulphites. Four separate chemical companies were merged to form ABG (Thailand). Operating Conditions The gaseous phases produced during the plants operation process mean that rapid cooling has to take place, to control the temperature […]

Background Construction of the mine began in 2009 at an estimated cost of US$ 285 million. OZ Minerals began construction of the mine after Hong Kong based G-Resources Group Limited acquired a 95% stake in the project. The Martabe contract of work covers a 2,500 km2 area and deposits and resources at Martabe now stand […]

Background This site which is the largest rare earth metals extraction plant in the world, was set up for the development of a minerals and chemical processing plant, for production of lanthanide products in Gebeng, Pahang state, Malaysia. Lynas has been developing this project since 2000. An initial feasibility study showed the original plant to […]

Background Bridgestone Carbon Black (Thailand) Co., Ltd. produces carbon black, one of the key raw materials for producing tires. They are a world leading tire manufacturer with BOI promotion and ISO14001:2004 certifcation. It has a production capacity of 40,000 tons a year . Carbon black is a crucial raw material for tire manufacturing. It reinforces […]

Background Krabi power plant is located in Klong Kanan sub-district, Nuea Khlong district, Krabi province, covering an area of 600 rais with a generating capacity of 340MW. Operating Conditions As with all heavy oil fired power stations international regulations require construction of a Flue Gas Desulphurisation Plant (FDG) to manage and protect the surrounding environment […]

Background Phu Kham is located approximately 120km north of the Laos capital, Vientiane. The Copper source is beneath an oxide gold cap, which is the ore source for the associated Pan Asia Heap Leach Gold operation. Production of copper is in the form of a concentrate, which is transported from Laos and processed further to […]

Background LXML is a joint venture between Australian miner OZ Minerals and the Laos government In 2003 LXML added a Copper mine and processing plant to its existing gold operation. The Copper Plant produces in excess of 60,000 tonne each year. From leaching of the ore to solvent extraction fnally to onsite electrowining copper cathodes […]