Industry leading chemical and hydrometallurgical engineering consultants specializing in complex solid-liquid separation challenges and process solutions

Pocock Industrial Inc.

About Us

40+ Years of Excellence

Since 1983, we have served a broad spectrum industry and have provided solid-liquid separation testing services to many of the major mining, oil, chemical, pharmaceutical, food and environmental companies. We also serve as consultants to engineering companies, research organizations, legal and academia

We believe the combination of substantial practical experience, engineering capability, and integration of laboratory through operating plant process knowledge provides a basis for exceptional service

Our Services

We will work within tight budget constraints, under secrecy agreement, and will provide our services on a competitive basis

Laboratory Testing

We offer a robust series of tests to provide solid-liquid separation equipment design parameters. Tests can be conducted in-house, on-site, or at pilot unit site

Consultation

Test results are evaluated to provide process, operation, and equipment recommendations and alternatives backed by years of industry experience

Development

We aid in the development of process flow sheets, material balances, process alternatives, and commercial plant design criteria

Pocock Industrial works on a flexible basis and will provide services from complete project responsibility to limited solid-liquid separation testing and consulting

Our Contributions

Trusted by Industry Leaders for Projects that Matter the Most

Agrico

Agrium USA

Amax Gold, Inc.

American Cyanaid

Anaconda

Anglo American Corp (RSA)

Asamera Minerals U.S., Inc.

Asarco Inc.

Atlantic Richfield Oil Company

Atlas Corporation

Barrick

Barrick Goldstrike Mines

Basin Frozen Foods

Battle Mountain Gold Co.

Bechtel Corporation

Bechtel Wright Engineers

Bethlehem Stell

BHP Copper

BHP Corporate

Black Range Minerals

Bolivar Goldfields Ltd.

British Petroleum Carborundum

Brush Wellman Inc.

Cal Nickel Company

Calpine

Chevron Oil Company

Chevron Resources Co.

Cleveland Cliffs

Ozark Lead Company

Climax- Henderson

CNRL

Codelco LTV

Coeur d’Alene Mines

Colorado Minerals Research Institute

Colt Engineering

Comet Resources Pty Ltd.

Consolidated Gold Fields, PLC Bethlehem Steel

Corona Corporation

CRI Metal Products

CSMRI & CMRI

Cyprus Amax Minerals Co.

Cyprus Metals Company

Cyprus Minerals Company

Davy McKee Brown & Root

Davy McKee Corporation

Dawson Metallurgical Labs

DFD – Odessa Power

Dorr-Oliver

Weyerhauser

Dynatec

Echo Bay Minerals Company

Escondida

Esso Oil & Chemicals International

Nickle Co.

Exxon (US, CDN, AUST.)

First Miss Gold Inc.

Fluor Daniel Inc.

Fluor Daniel Wright Ltd.

FMC Gold Company

Formosa Plastics

Frito Lay

Fuji Photo Film

General Atomics

Getchell Gold Company

Glatfelter Paper Company

Gold Reserve Corporation

Greenstone Resources

H.A. Simons

Hanna Mining Company

Hatch Associates

Hazen Research, Inc.

Hecla Mining Company

Homestake Mining Company

Idaho Cobalt

IMC

Imsamet of Arizona

Iowa Beef Producers, Inc.

J.E. Minecorp

J.R. Simplot Company

James Hardie Corporation

Jr. Simplot

Kaiser Engineers Lurgi

KD Engineering

Kellogg Brown & Root

Kennecott Copper Corp.

Kerr-McGee Corp.

Kilborn Engineers E.L. Bateman

Klohn Crippen

Knight Piesold

Kvaerner

Lakfield Research

Lockheed Martin

LTV Steel

Lummus M.W. Kellogg

McClelland Laboratories

Merck & Co.

Metcon Research

Minera NYCO

Minproc U.S.A

Mitsubishi Metals Mining Co.

Morrison-Knudsen Ford, Bacon & Davis

MRDI

Newmont Gold Company

NiCo

Noranda Hanna Mining Company

North American Lithium

Pan American Silver

Parsons

Peabody Coal

Pechiney, SA (FR)

Pegasus Gold, Inc.

Pennwalt Corporation

Pfizer Pfaudler

Phelps Dodge

Phillips 66

Pillsbury

Placer Dome, Inc.

Proctor and Gamble Company

Quebec Iron & Titanium

Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations

Raytheon

Reynolds Aluminum

Rio Algom Ltd.

Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium

Santa Fe Pacific Gold

Selentec

SGS

Shell Oil Company

SNCo Lavalin

Southern Peru Copper

Staker Paving

Standard Oil of Ohio

Steel Mining Company

Steffen Robertson & Kirsten

Stillwater Mining

Stone Container Corp.

Sunshine Mining Company

Syncrude Canada

Timet Metals

True North Canada

Tuprag

TVX Hellas

U.S. Agrichem

U.S. Gold Corporation

U.S. Steel

Unipure Tintaya

USMX, Inc.

Vector Engineering

Viceroy Resource Corp.

Western Zirconium

Westinghouse – Western

Wold Trona

Wyeth Ayerst

Wyzinco

Laboratory Testing Services

Providing Design Criteria and Optimal Operation Parameters Since 1983

Sample characterization, including particle size analysis
Flocculation screening, selection and optimization
Classification studies
Clarification studies, including conventional and solids contact
Thickening studies, including conventional and high rate in CCD or hybrid configuration
Filtration studies, including drum, disk, horizontal belt, and pressure filtration
Viscosity studies, including Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids
Development of titration curves for treating process and waste streams
Evaluation of precipitation chemical reagents
Water treatment studies
Precipitate particle size growth to enhance separations
Kinetic studies
Small scale pilot studies to optimize process and provide solids/liquid separation information
Field laboratory testing services using portable equipment