Conference Proceedings
Iron Ore 2015
Conference Proceedings
Iron Ore 2015
Unlocking Plant Capability through Targeted Debottlenecking of Arrium's Magnetite Concentrator
In 2014, Arrium completed an optimisation program on its magnetite concentrator, enabling a reduction in the overall cost base of producing concentrate through an increased ability to treat a wider range of ore types, previously considered waste. The development was the culmination of four years of work, conducted in house by Arrium's mining development group. The overall intent of the plant design focused on improving the concentrator's ability to treat a wider range of magnetite ore types. Metallurgical analysis of these feed ore groups outlined a need for more grinding power if production quality was to be maintained and throughput increased. As such, a tertiary grinding circuit was designed which, alongside the rectification of key operational bottlenecks, would allow the plant to continue to produce concentrate at the required specification and rate. The technology chosen for the tertiary grinding application was the XT IsaMillTM, which is known for efficient fine grinding when compared to conventional ball milling. The transfer sizes between the existing comminution circuits were coarsened, allowed for the treatment of different ores at the required rates. The optimisation project was successfully completed in February 2014 after a three month commissioning phase. The initial metallurgical testing and engineering of new equipment proved highly successful with all equipment meeting or exceeding design parameters.CITATION:Stanton, C, Mativenga, M, Gerber, J and Jenkins, C, 2015. Unlocking plant capability through targeted debottlenecking of Arrium's magnetite concentrator, in Proceedings Iron Ore 2015, pp 185-190 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).
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C Stanton, M Mativenga, J Gerber, C Jenkins
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