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- Aug 17, 202090% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Polymetal Installs Its Record 1,100-Tonne Gold Autoclave at Amursk
- Polymetal announced on 17 August 2020 that the autoclave for its Amursk POX-2 plant was installed on schedule despite COVID-19 restrictions and complex logistics[3]
- The autoclave was assembled by Coek Engineering in Belgium: 50 m long, 6 m diameter, 1,100 t, steel with titanium lining, rated to 240 C and 45 bar, the largest in the gold industry[3]
- The 55-day, 25,000 km journey ran from Geel by barge to Antwerp in mid-May 2020, on SAL's heavy-lift ship Svenja via Suez to De Kastri (30 days), then by Ro-Ro barge up the Amur to a purpose-built berth at Amursk, and by multi-axle trailer to site; equipment and logistics cost about $27 million[2][3]
- POX-2 will process double-refractory ore at twice the pressure and 40 C higher temperature than POX-1, so all refractory ore is processed in-house; start-up was planned for Q3 2023[3]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=TvezLY1t9goyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Aug 17, 2020 ✓· 50% of score
International Mining reported on 17 August 2020 that Polymetal's 1,100-tonne autoclave vessel had been installed on schedule at the Amursk POX-2 site.
- [2]85%Giant Autoclave Transported from Belgium to Russiabreakbulk.news· Added Sep 19, 2026· 50% of score
Reports the 2020 shipment of the Coek-built autoclave from Antwerp to Polymetal's Amursk plant.[1]
- [3]90%Polymetal achieves Amursk POX-2 autoclave installationim-mining.com· Published Aug 17, 2020· Starts Aug 17, 2020· 0% of score
International Mining's 17 August 2020 report states Polymetal's 1,100-tonne, 50-metre autoclave vessel had been installed on schedule at the Amursk POX-2 site after a 25,000 km journey from Antwerp.[1]
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