Horizonte Minerals plc has received the 802-tonne rotary kiln after a four-month journey from factory to the Araguaia nickel project in northeast Brazil.
LOGISTICS
FLSmidth supplied the 110m long kiln after a 10-month design and build process.
Following delivery to the Port of Outeiro in northern Brazil, the kiln was transhipped onto barges and transported down the Araguaia River and back onto the highway for the final section to the project.
As part of the logistics along the route, more than 500 power lines had to be lifted to allow the oversize kiln sections to pass through.
FEATURES
Several features of the rotary kiln’s design improve efficiency of the reduction process, lowering fuel consumption and contributing to low-cost production of sustainable nickel.
“The rotary kiln is a key part of the process flow sheet at Araguaia,” added chief executive Jeremy Martin.
“Its safe delivery to site is therefore an important milestone in the construction schedule given it is one of the key long lead packages.
“The 11 individual sections of the kiln will now be welded together over the course of the next month, before the sections are lifted into place on top of the kiln piers for final welding and alignment.
“We wish to extend our thanks to everyone involved in the massive logistics process required to deliver the kiln to site.
“It involved multiple stakeholders at federal and state level, along with the teams who have managed the road, river and power line logistics along the route.”