Development and Implementation of CMAP: A Corrosion Monitoring and Protection System for Gold Cyanidation Tanks

The Challenge

Gold mining cyanidation tanks experience severe corrosion that is largely undetected between infrequent inspections, leading to premature failure, cyanide loss, safety and environmental risks,

production downtime and significant costs . No commercially available solution provides real-time corrosion monitoring and protection for tanks operating in harsh hydrometallurgical environments.

Proposed Solution

The project will develop and deploy a real-time Corrosion Monitoring and Protection (CMAP) system that combines electrochemical cathodic protection with continuous condition monitoring of gold cyanidation tanks. The system integrates retrofittable hardware and user-friendly software to provide live visibility of tank integrity, enable data-driven maintenance decisions, extend asset life and reduce safety, environmental and production risks, while supporting local manufacturing and commercialisation in Western Australia.

Proposed Benefits to WA

The project will improve safety, environmental performance and productivity of WA gold mining operations by reducing corrosion-related failures and cyanide risk, lowering maintenance and replacement costs, extending asset life, and building locally developed, exportable METS capability that strengthens Western Australia’s minerals innovation and supply chains.

Funding DOI

DOI: 10.71342/367897919379