Conference Proceedings
Tenth Mill Operators' Conference 2009
Conference Proceedings
Tenth Mill Operators' Conference 2009
Beyond Mine-to-Mill - Circuit Design for Energy Efficient Resource Utilisation
Energy comes at great cost to our world and societies and therefore we should use it wisely and optimally. Societal pressure is enforcing this and the industry must respond by being proactive.The mine-to-mill approach to integrated mine and semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill optimisation demonstrated that throughput gains of up to 20 per cent could be obtained through a closer match of blasted run-of-mine ore to the feed best treated by a SAG mill. Since that approach was developed, new drivers have risen to prominence including environmental costs and impact of energy, water, waste._x000D_
This is set against a backdrop of reducing ore grade and increasing demand that is pushing up our impact on the environment. The new challenges demand new approaches.This paper explores the opportunities in taking traditional approaches to optimisation to new levels of two-way integration and incorporating potentials for ore upgrade into circuit design. The new mantra may be flexible circuits' - designing and building for the present and the future by allowing for the uptake of new and future technology.
This is set against a backdrop of reducing ore grade and increasing demand that is pushing up our impact on the environment. The new challenges demand new approaches.This paper explores the opportunities in taking traditional approaches to optimisation to new levels of two-way integration and incorporating potentials for ore upgrade into circuit design. The new mantra may be flexible circuits' - designing and building for the present and the future by allowing for the uptake of new and future technology.
Contributor(s):
M S Powell, A R Bye
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