SMELTING FURNACE
Compact tilting smelting furnaces for gold bullion production. The Ansac TA Series is built with an electro-mechanical chain drive tilt, stable pour spout and crucible sizes from A100 to A1000 to suit operations of varying scale.
TILTING SMELTING FURNACE
The remote and unforgiving nature of gold mines across the globe mean that industrial process equipment needs to be sturdy, robust and require minimal maintenance. Ansac adopted this philosophy into the design and manufacture of all of its thermal processing equipment.
The Ansac TA Series Furnace provides a flexible and robust smelting solution for mining operations of almost any size. Designed to operate effectively in the harshest of environments and developed with over a quarter of a century of industry experience, the Ansac furnace is potentially the most efficient and operable smelting solution available to the gold room.
TILTING MECHANISM AND POUR CONTROL
The TA Series tilting furnaces range in size from an A100 to an A1000 crucible size with an electro-mechanical tilting process that utilises a chain drive to control the tilt. The spout experiences minimal movement during the tilt, further increasing user control and allowing for safe and efficient operation in a completely self-contained unit. In addition to increasing pour control and site safety, the efficient electro-mechanical tilt will also help to reduce labour costs and gold losses.
REMOVABLE POURING SPOUT
The furnaces have been developed to be heated using either diesel or gas whilst keeping the equipment footprint to a minimum and have a static cascade style pouring table which provides the option of pouring gold into bullions of 50 600, 800 and 1000 oz moulds. These unique design features provide our clients with the ability to select equipment with the exact specifications that will best match the requirements of their mine site. The sturdy furnace construction also features a removable pouring spout which not only provides a smooth and efficient pour, but allows the gold room operators to replace the component that experiences the most distress during the pouring process at minimal cost.
FURNACE CONFIGURATION AND BULLION OUTPUT
The smelting furnaces have been developed to be heated using either diesel or gas whilst keeping the equipment footprint to a minimum. Their static cascade style pouring table provides the option of pouring gold into bullions of 50, 600, 800 and 1000 oz moulds. These unique design features provide our clients with the ability to select equipment with the exact specifications that will best match the requirements of their mine site.
In addition to the standard combustion style furnaces, Stantil has an electric style tilting furnace option available.
SMELTING ENVIRONMENT AND MINING APPLICATIONS
Stantil Engineering develops industrial smelting equipment built for the Australian and global mining industry. The Ansac TA Series is configured for gold bullion production in varying mining operations. The flexibility of Ansac’s thermal processing equipment is key and the TA Series can be effectively deployed into other mineral sectors including platinum, silver and aluminium smelting.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Where are smelting furnaces used in the gold recovery process?
A gold smelter is used to melt calcined gold-bearing material and fluxes to produce doré bars or bullion for downstream refining.
Smelters are typically installed downstream of calcining ovens and are the final thermal step in the gold room prior to doré bar casting.
What temperatures are required for gold smelting?
Gold smelting temperatures typically exceed 1,100°C, depending on charge composition and fluxing requirements.
How long does a typical smelting cycle take?
Smelting cycle time depends on charge size, heating method, and flux composition, but systems are designed for efficient melting and turnaround.
How is operator safety addressed?
Design features include thermal insulation, guarding, controlled pouring mechanisms, interlocks, and emergency shutdown systems.
How are emissions and fumes managed?
Smelters are designed to connect to site exhaust and fume extraction systems in accordance with environmental and safety requirements.
Stantil offer an optional swivel fume hood for fume collection during operation, but will manually swivel out of the way to allow space for tilting and pouring.
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For more information on the Stantil range of furnaces, contact us on (08) 9778 5433 or fill out the form below.
