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Optim
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Optimisingmineralsprocessing
UsingtechnologytominimiseenergyusedandmaximiseresourcesrecoveredChallengesMineralprocessingplantsneedtoeconomicallyandsustainablyseparatevaluablemineralsfromwaste.Numerouschallengesexistfortheoptimisationofmineralprocessingplantsinacosteffectiveandenergyefficientmanner.Specificchallengesinclude:• themaintenanceorincreaseinthroughputthroughthe
mineralprocessingcircuitswhilstensuringrecoveryandgradeofproductsareacceptablecommensuratewithconsistentcashflowandminimisationofenergyusageandproductioncosts
• ensuringthatmaintenance,lifetimeandutilisationofequipmentisconsistentwithcashflowandprofitrequirements
• usingand/ordevelopmentofsensortechnologiessothatprocessvariablesforthemineralprocessingassetsaredeterminedaccurately,reproduciblyandprecisely.Thisrequirementfacilitatescorrectdeterminationofprocessperformanceindicatorsaswellasopportunitiesforimprovedprocesscontrol
• reducingenergyandwaterconsumption• reducingenvironmentalimpacts• improvingprocessingtechnologysothatmarginalore
bodiesareaccessibleforprocessing• theunderstandingoftheorebodyandhowits
characteristicsinfluenceitsprocessing(geometallurgy)• theunderstandingoftheprocessproductsandhowthey
influencethesubsequentstepssuchassmelting/refining.Thechallengeinimprovingtheoverallprocessisthatmakingevensmallchangestooptimiseonesectionoftheflowsheetcanhaveunintendedorunwantedimpactsonseveralothersections.Thekeyistounderstandexactlywhatishappeningwithineachareaofaplantandwitheachaspectoftheprocessingbeingundertaken.
SolutionsAnunderstandingofthemineralprocessingflowsheet,theoremineralogyandunitoperationsprovidevaluableinsightintotheoptimisationthatmayberequired.Thisinsightcanbeobtainedusingplantsurveys,appropriatesensormeasurementsandanunderstandingoftheprocessingroute.Insomesituationsthesensorormeasurementapproachneededforplantoptimisationmaynotyetbeavailable.
Mineralsands,likeothermineralprocessingindustries,facesnumerouschallengesinoptimisingplantperformance. However,aparticularwayofthinkingabouttheprocess–usingmathematicalmodelsandmultipletypesandnumbersofsensors–mayyieldtheinformationneededfortargetedoptimisation.Thefundamentalsciencesupportingthediverseprocessesassociatedwithmineralsprocessingiscommontomanyindustries,allowingknowledgefromotherindustriestobeapplied.Therequirementsofenergyefficiencyandsustainabilityarealsocommontomanyindustries.Wherenecessarytheresearchinganddevelopingofnewtechnologyisalsoavailable.
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hrl:canalsoprovideworld-classexpertanalyticalservicesinrelationtooptimisingmineralsprocessingplantoperation.Drawingonmorethanthreedecadesexperience–includingextensiveonsiteworkonmineralprocessing,sugarprocessing,coalandpowerstationoptimisation–hrl:personnelcanassistwiththekeystepsusedinmineralprocessingoperationssuchascomminution,gravityconcentration,anddewatering. Benefits hrl:world-classexpertanalysisservicesassistclientdecision-makingbyprovidinginformedpredictionsofthedownstreamprocessingperformanceofspecificores–informationthatiscriticalinevaluatingaresource,andintakingthedecisiontodevelopthatresource. Clientsbenefitfromhrl:world-classexpertanalyticalservicesthathelppredicttheperformanceoftheirprocessingplant. Clientsenjoyprocessoptimisationthathelpsdeliver‘concentrate’tomeettheirneedforcost-effectiveorehandling,transportandfurtherprocessing.hrl:analyticalservicesincludingassistanceto:• developmethodstoallowcost-effectiveprocessingof
low-gradeorproblematicores• optimiserecoveryratesofvaluablemineralsfromore
processed• transformmaterialintoaphysicalformthathelpsto
optimisedownstreamprocessing• removeminorortoxicelementstoimprovegrade,
recoveryanddownstreamprocessing• reduceprocessinginputsincludingenergy• reduceenvironmentalimpacts.
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