Metallurgical Research Institute (MRI)
About the Institute
The Metallurgical Research Institute (MRI) undertakes research and development in mining, metallurgical, materials, foundry and other forming technologies, and to develop and commercialize a portfolio of bankable projects in the specialized area of metallurgy.
The Goals of the Institute
- Providing technical consultancy and training services to the mining and metallurgical industry.
- Assaying and analytical services for base, minor, platinum group metals (PGMs) and precious metals, ferro-alloys, coals and metallurgically complex (refractory) ores and concentrates.
- Pre-feasibility and due diligence studies in mineral and extractive metallurgy projects.
- Metallurgical accounting, process audits, trouble-shooting and optimization of mineral processing circuits
- Value addition processing and beneficiation of local mineral and energy resources
- Development, production and supply of mining, mineral processing, automotive and agricultural equipment and spares.
- Development and production of refractories.
Institute Divisions
The MRI consists of five departments as listed below:
Materials and Processes:
- Refractories
- Fine ceramics
- Powder metallurgy
- Composites
Physical Metallurgy:
- Training in physical metallurgy principles
- Mechanical testing of materials
- Non destructive testing of engineering materials
- Failure analysis of engineering components
- Material selection for various industrial applications
- Heat treatment procedures, surface treatments, etc
- Laboratory quality control
Foundry Technology:
- Sand management in foundries, i.e. CO2 sand, resin and green sand.
- Methoding, i.e. design of sprues, runners, ingates and risers.
- In-depth reject analysis.
- Assistance with melting and casting of alloys both ferrous and non-ferrous.
- Spheroidal Graphite Iron (SGI) and Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI) manufacturing technology
Extractive Metallurgy:
- Mineral extraction and refining (gold, chromium, platinum group metals, base metals etc.)
- New product and process development
- Mineral value addition processing, e.g. tantalite, chromite ores, base metal ores, rare earth metals, etc.
- Laboratory scale metallurgical test works and process flow sheet development
- Metallurgical accounting, process audits, trouble-shooting and optimization of mineral processing circuits
- Process plant flow design and costing
- Optimization of crushing and milling circuits
Pyro-metallurgy:
- Value addition processing of low grade oxide ores and coal resources
- Laboratory scale tests and flow sheet development in direct reduced iron (DRI) making processes
- Trouble shooting and process optimization in iron and steel making processes
- Smelting reduction of iron and chromite ores
- Process improvement and optimisation, e.g. optimisation of slag/alloy separation for high carbon ferrochrome production
Products on Sale
- Customised machine spares and components in cast iron.
- Pumps
- Spares
For Further Information Contact:
The Director, MRI
Tel: + 263-4-860321/9
Email:
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