Shelley, Davies, Olivier and Atta Danso
ABSTRACT
This paper reflects on how measurements from inside an operating SAG mill might be used to better understand throughput, mill wear and energy dissipation within the mill. The paper discusses how the measurements might influence and enhance approach...
09-May-2022
Scott, Amini
Presented at the Preconcentration Digital Conference November 2020
ABSTRACT
Grade Engineering® involves the planning, integration and operation of coarse preconcentration techniques to reject uneconomic material as early as possible in the mining value chain to improve the quality of...
17-May-2021
Dehkhoda, Salaya, Kwak, Keeney
Presented at the Preconcentration Digital Conference November 2020
ABSTRACT
In addition to volatile commodity prices influencing decision making, in recent years, social and environmental performance have become important decision drivers within the mining industry....
17-May-2021
Spooner, Tsiminis, Moffatt, Payten, Teixeira, Klantsataya, de Prinse, Smith, Ottaway
Presented at the Preconcentration Digital Conference November 2020
ABSTRACT
Single wavelength fluorescence sensing has been used in the preconcentration of ores for many years in situations where it is typically...
27-Apr-2021
Rutter, Scott, Odiar, Federov, Francois-Bongarcon
Presented at the Preconcentration Digital Conference November 2020
ABSTRACT
There are two fundamental methods for metalliferous sensing of primary crushed ore available for deployment at operations. These methods can be classed as surface measure...
13-Apr-2021
Robben, Kobzev
Presented at the Preconcentration Digital Conference November 2020
ABSTRACT
Sensor-based particle sorting of gold ores is the masterclass of preconcentration. The technical challenges of a grade in ppm scale makes a direct detection with currently available technology in milliseco...
13-Apr-2021
Koh, Amini, McLachlan, Beaton
Presented at the Preconcentration Digital Conference November 2020
ABSTRACT
Preconcentration greatly reduces the ore mass input to the processing plant while upgrading the grade. One of the commonly used methods of preconcentration is optical sorting. These methods r...
13-Apr-2021
Coghill, Curtain, Lovric, McEwan, Milinkovic, Miljak, Roberts, Stefulj, Yong
Presented at the Preconcentration Digital Conference November 2020
ABSTRACT
The CSIRO has pioneered the development and use of certain classes of magnetic resonance (MR) for mining applications. The MR technique is a rad...
13-Apr-2021
Auranen, Raatikainen
Presented at the Preconcentration Digital Conference November 2020
ABSTRACT
ON-LINE SENSORS IN PRE-CONCENTRATION – 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
IMA Engineering (IMA) and Mine On-Line Service (MOLS) companies have used on-line sensors for analysing ore and waste rock in mining for...
13-Apr-2021
Scott, Rutter, du Plessis, Alexander
Presented at the Preconcentration Digital Conference November 2020
ABSTRACT
It is generally acknowledged that bulk ore sorting is an attractive prospect for the mining industry. However, uncertainties relating to the operational performance of sensor technolog...
13-Apr-2021
Rech, Kroukamp
Presented at the Preconcentration Digital Conference November 2020
ABSTRACT
CRONIMET Australia in cooperation with Speciality Metals International, the mining lease holder of the Mt Carbine Tungsten mine, have demonstrated the preconcentration and processing of large (>12 millio...
13-Apr-2021
Keeney, La Rosa, Walters, Rutter, Scott
Presented at the Preconcentration Digital Conference November 2020
ABSTRACT
Bulk ore sorting technologies, whether surfaced based or penetrative, have seen an increased uptake by the mining industry for preconcentration application. As with all technologies...
30-Mar-2021
*P. Shelley, I. Molina, D. Patsikatheodorou
Presented at Procemin GEOMET 2019
ABSTRACT
The paper shows how measurements from inside an operating SAG mill are now a reality. The paper discusses how the measurements might affect and enhance energy efficient mill optimisation. Energy efficient comm...
23-Jun-2020
*K. Tungpalan, A. Nguyen, C. Evans, E. Manlapig, K. Nguyen
Presented at Procemin GEOMET 2019
ABSTRACT
Ore texture represents the fundamental ore properties that significantly influence processing behaviour. However, the current measurement to obtain detailed textural information is through the Q...
23-Jun-2020
*G. Ballantyne
Presented at SAG Conference Vancouver, Canada September 22 – 26, 2019
ABSTRACT
Assessment of comminution energy intensity has traditionally been confined to the crusher and mill motor power consumption. However, a measure of ancillary equipment power and the embodied energy consume...
23-Jun-2020
In the face of increasing energy costs, limited water resources, more stringent legislation and lower feed grades, the mining industry is searching for more sustainable technologies and practices. Metso Process Technology and Innovation (PTI) is undertaking a research project, “Improving the resour...
15-Jul-2016
Abstract
As high grade ore deposits are depleted, remaining deposits are generally lower grade and require the mining and processing of larger volumes of material per tonne of product. These low grade deposits often contain a large proportion of barren gangue. Pre-concentration aims to remove this...
26-Nov-2015