In January 2013, Mineral Sand Resources contracted Obsideo for the engineering, procurement, and construction management of the greenfields Tormin Mineral Sands Processing Plant.
The plant includes ore processing via a PBC, where the minerals are separated by a chemical-free gravity process before the garnet is separated at a garnet stripping plant. The non-magnetic material is separated from the heavy mineral concentrate at a secondary concentrate plant.
The saltwater tailings are pumped back to the beach near the processing plant, where the tidal action of the waves on the beaches distributes the tailings in a natural process, effectively reforming the beach profile.
Hot project commissioning commenced in December 2013, and nameplate capacity was reached within the same month.