REALITY CAPTURE + 3D COORDINATION | NORTHERN ONTARIO GOLD MILL
THE PIPE WAS BLOCKED.
THE BIGGER PROBLEM WAS RECOVERABILITY.
At a Northern Ontario gold mill, sections of a lime-slurry distribution network were blocked and no longer practical to recover through routine cleaning. A like-for-like replacement risked carrying the same circulation, isolation and maintenance limitations forward.
At a glance
As the work evolved to serve multiple process destinations, Creative GOAT used 3D laser scanning to capture measured conditions and coordinate multiple routes around existing structure, equipment, services and access. The point cloud was only the starting point.
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The story
The Challenge
Sections of a lime-slurry distribution network at a Northern Ontario gold mill were blocked and no longer practical to recover through routine cleaning. Once a restriction formed, the network offered limited ways to separate the affected run, remove retained slurry, flush promptly after shutdown or reach hardened material mechanically.
Our Approach
Three-dimensional laser scanning created a measurable record of the operating mill. Piping routes, valves, instruments, maintenance access, supports and cable-tray interfaces were developed together. The proposed routing was checked against measured conditions and documented through coordinated P&IDs, layouts, isometrics, schedules and support details.
The Result
Creative GOAT supplied one coordinated brownfield package, not simply another piping model. It connected field evidence, supplied process and pump information, 3D routing, maintenance provisions and implementation details in one project record.
FULL REPORT
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Inside the full case study: measured-condition overlays, the coordinated model, the recovery provisions documented in the package and a five-question replacement decision test.
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Start with the existing conditions
Working through a brownfield retrofit or equipment-interface problem where the existing conditions are uncertain?