Mining and Fragmentation: proposal for a more efficient mine management
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Transcript of Mining and Fragmentation: proposal for a more efficient mine management
Iván Carrasco – First Quantum Minerals
Benjamín Cebrián - Blast Consult S.L.
www.blast-consult.com
• Industry challenges• Current management chart: pros and cons• Fragmentation costs & The value chain• Proposed management chart
PROJECT SUCCESS
Industrial Psychology of Mine and Mill ManagersSame company… but different goals.Different approaches… but same ore!A Game of Thrones…
Mine Department
Mining Engineer Drilling and Blasting Loading and Hauling Ancillary Services Mine Maintenance Mine Planning
Mill Department
Metallurgical, Chemical or Industrial Engineer
Crushing Grinding Ancillary Services Mill Maintenance Flotation – LX - SX/EW. Tailings management.
“I have accomplished my tonnage goals”
“I have to look after MY costs and MY budget”
“Since I cannot cut on fuel costs, I will cut on explosives costs”
“The grade you sent is lower than declared”
“You are sending boulders that plug my crusher”
“My steel and kwt/h costs are high and throughput is low ”
“You supply your planned tonnes & grade”
“You give me the monthly metal production”
“And do not forget: keep your costs low, guys…!”
Baranov and Tangaev 1990
Process Energy type
Energy ConsumptionkWh/t
Energy cost
€/ton
Drilling Electrical 0,04 0,43 0,0025 0,027
Blasting Chemical 0,16 1,58 0,06 0,6
Loading Electrical 0,15 1,20,009
0,076
Crushing and Grinding
Electrical 12,89 33,3 0,812 2,098
Totals 13,24 36,51 0,8835 2,801
Energy as a project key driver.
Energy consumption.
Energy costs.
Coarse Fragmentation on hard rock mine
D80 vs Primary Crusher Throughput at Aguablanca Nickel Mine (Aden Muñoz et al)
y = -498,85x + 497,11R² = 0,8467
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0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6t/h m
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d80 (m)
d80 ROM - t/h CRUSHER
A well managed fragmentation process has significant overall cost-saving potential:Increasing resource recovery.Reducing dilution (increase the grade delivered to the mill).Reducing power consumption at the mill.Increasing mill throughput.Reducing metal losses (fines).Increasing OEE at the crushing plant.
This new approach should be incorporated to the Corporate’s Culture.
Objectives:To reduce the size of the ore from a bulk in situ mass to fit the bottleneck at the mill.To manage efficiently the overall fragmentation of ore:
As a single process Under the same budget Under the same management from the Mine
to the Process Plant (flotation, LX or others).To increase the valuable metal recovery
A key area to achieve Corporate goals.