2016-Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
SIPS 2016 Volume 10: Battery, Recycling, Environmental, Mining
| Editors: | Kongoli F, Kumar V, Aifantis K, Pagnanelli F |
| Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Pages: | 220 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-1-987820-54-6 |
| ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
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In-line Analyses of Geology and Process Parameters for Mine and Processing Plant Integration
Eddy Hill1; Benjamin Tordoff1;1ZEISS, Cambridge, United Kingdom (Great Britain);
Type of Paper: Regular
Id Paper: 418
Topic: 4
Abstract:
The relatively low price of commodities has generated economic headwinds for the mining industry. Rather than adopting a ‘bury the head in the sand’ approach, the market resistance is driving improvements in ore modelling, in the development and implementation of processes, and in the monitoring of the ore and of the recovery processes. An awakening to the fact that the data necessary to make informed geometallurgical decisions, on a daily basis, is critical to every operation is under way. Modern developments in the analysis of ore and of process mineralogy, aided by the ability to monitor changes in ore composition and in the products of the processing plant, are driving real-time improvements in mine processing and profitability. The ability to perform mineralogical analyses, on-site, improves the knowledge of the ore and permits rapid adjustment of processing parameters to deal with variations in the ore feed.
Using examples from active, on-the-mine, ruggedized-automated-mineralogy systems performing routine and detailed analyses, we will describe how an innovative approach has helped integrate the recognition of variable mine geology with the adaptability of the recovery process. We will also describe how the application of engineering and technological advances permit remote investigation and assessment in a manner such that unforeseen circumstances can be tackled in a matter of hours - no longer in a matter of days or weeks.