RAZORBACK GEOMETALLURGY 101 - SAEMC
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RAZORBACK GEOMETALLURGY 101
• Geometallurgy?
• Razorback Geology and Beneficiation
• Razorbacks Orebody Variability
• What do we do?
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Geologist wearing a metallurgists hat at sinter plant, china
GEOMETALLURGY?
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Geometallurgy relates to the practice of combining geology or geostatistics with
metallurgy, or, more specifically, extractive metallurgy, to create a spatially or
geologically based predictive model for mineral processing plants.
Wikipedia
GEOMETALLURGY?
Managing ore body
variability to ensure best economic viability
Geology
Mineralogy
Geostatistics
Ore Resources
Mine Planning
Metallurgy
Plant Design
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HOW DOES UNDERSTANDING THE ORE BODY VARIABILITY HELP US?
• Improve flowsheet and equipment design
• Optimise mine to plant performance
• Forecast production
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Razorback Magnetite concentrate in LIMS
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RAZORBACK DEPOSIT – MAWSON IRON PROJECT
• Razorback is a low grade - high tonnage sedimentary-hosted magnetite deposit
• Produces high grade concentrate >68% Fe
• Hosted in Neoproterozoic Braemar Iron Formation - Adelaide Geosyncline
• Deposited during Sturtian Glaciation –“Snowball Earth”
• 280 km northeast of Adelaide
Modified after Lottermoser and Ashley, 2000
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MAWSON IRON PROJECT • Largest undeveloped magnetite
province in the world• Consortium has exploration license
area of ~4000 km2 - major tenement holder in the region
• Aeromagnetic surveys and outcrop mapping demonstrate > 200 km of strike length of magnetite–rich Braemar Iron Formation
• 3 JORC Resources1,2,3
1 ASX Announcement 11/06/13 - The Mineral Resource information for the project was prepared and first disclosed under the JORC Code 2004 and the information has not been updated since to comply with the JORC Code 2012 on the basis the information has not materially changed since it was last reported;.2 Mineral Resource Information for the Olary Magnetite project based on JORC Code 2012 Inferred resource produced by Mr. Simon Tear of H&S Consultants in September 2016 for Lodestone Equities. Mr Tear is a Member of the AusIMM having sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which they are undertaking to qualify as a Competent Persons as defined in the December 2012 edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves” (JORC Code). Results shown to demonstrate the extent or resources for the SA Magnetite Consortium. Magnetite Mines Ltd. takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the results as displayed.
RAZORBACK RESOURCE 2.7 BILLION TONNES @ 15% MAGNETITE*
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2013 Optimisation study sample location
* ASX Announcement 11/06/13 - The Mineral Resource information for the project was prepared and first disclosed under the JORC Code 2004 and the information has not been updated since to comply with the JORC Code 2012 on the basis the information has not materially changed since it was last reported.
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RAZORBACK STRATIGRAPHY
2013 Optimisation study sample location
RAZORBACK MINERALISED LITHOFACIES
Modified after Lottermoser and Ashley, 2000
IRON SPECIES MINERALOGY AT RAZORBACK
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MagnetiteMagnetite
HematiteHematite
• Magnetite - 10 to 120 (average ~45 micron) micron subhedral, equant grains
• Hematite – 1) sub 10 micron laths; 2) minor > 10 micron overgrowths; and3) martite replacement of magnetite 20 microns
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RAZORBACK DEPOSIT – SIMPLISTIC BENEFICIATION
High powder factor blasting + In-Pit Crushing
Convey to ROM
Tertiary Crusher + HPGR
Hydraulic Classifier 3 stage LIMS Ball Mill to 38 micron> 68% Fe Concentrate
Rougher LIMS
VARIABILITY IN THE RAZORBACK OREBODY
• effects on plant efficiencyChanges in mass recovery of magnetite
• affects product consistency promised to the steel millChanges in Fe grade of the concentrate
• affects product consistency promised to the steel millChanges in Deleterious Alkaline Elements
• affects plant efficiency and wear and tear of equipmentChanges in comminution
• affects water and waste managementChanges in tailing product
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VARIABILITY IN THE OREBODY (FE CON AND MASS RECOVERY) IN METALLURGICAL TESTWORK- MORE REPRESENTED WHEN BULK SAMPLE
2013 metallurgical study of representative bulk samples taken from across the ore body demonstrated a variation in mass recovery of 10 to 21% and Fe Concentrate of 67.1 to 69.1%Razorback Ridge Iron Peak Razorback West
Mass Recovery
Concentrate Grade
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VARIABILITY IN THE OREBODY (SODIUM)• Na content in concentrate linked
to Na content in Head• Na content strong relationship
with Plagioclase content
Razorback Ridge Iron Peak Razorback West
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BULK SAMPLE XRD – ALSO DEPICTS VARIABILITY IN MINERALOGY
Razorback Ridge Iron Peak Razorback West
Hylogger and mag sus used to characterise ore body during drilling
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VARIABILITY IN ROCK STRENGTH BY UNIT – STRONGLY LINKED TO DEGREE OF LAMINATION
Footwall Hangingwall
Contains Massive diamicritic units
Point load tester is a good, cheap method of measuring hardness variability in the ore body
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DISTRIBUTION OF VARIABILITY- PRELIMINARY
Higher mass recovery,low concentrate Fe% , moderate Na
Higher mass recovery,moderate concentrate Fe%, variable Na
lower mass recovery,high concentrate Fe, high Na
Very soft, low mass recovery
Mod Hard, v high mass recovery
Hard, low mass recovery
Very soft, low mass recovery
Hard, low mass recovery
Mod Hard, high mass recovery
Mod Hard, high mass recovery
Mod Hard, variable mass recovery
Mod Hard, high mass recovery
Variable hard, mod mass recovery
Stratigraphy
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MANAGING THE ORE BODY VARIABILITY
Reflux Classifier bench study* Fe% Na2O%Grade after 3 stage mag separation (LIMS) 66.07 0.133
Flowrate - 500L/hr 66.94 0.101Flowrate - 700/hr 67.8 0.081Flowrate - 850/hr 68.85 0.053
Blending in the pit with using multiple IPPC Managing concentrate grade from the Processing Flowsheet
Example of using various flowrate in the Reflux Classifier after LIMS to give various concentrate
FUTURE IN GEOMETALLURICAL STUDIES – IN HOUSE COST EFFECT TOOLS AND QUICK TURN AROUND
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IMPTEC
IMPTEC Super fine Crusher IMPTEC Cyclomag
IMPTEC
Handheld XRF
MAGNASAT
Laser particle sizer
RAZORBACK GEOMETALLURGY 101
• We know there is variability in key parameters in the orebody that may effect operation efficiencies -• Mass Recovery• Fe concentrate grade & Na%• Rock hardness
• Begun modelling distribution of these parameters in the orebody• Study the effects of this variability and how best to manage in plant design and
mine planning in DFS
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FINAL THOUGHTS - GEOMETALLURGY
• Starting thinking about ore body variability at exploration / Scoping level
• Have good understanding at the Prefeasibility - Feasibility Study
• A good understanding of geometallurgy should provide a well run operation
• Geologist need to be in the driving seat
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Geologist in the driving seat of a conveyor system, Pingshou Coal mine, China