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
Industries We Serve
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
























