Sponsors
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Research Providers
Professor Steve Walters |
| Value : AUD $7,758,331.00 | Duration : 4 years |
| Commenced : 01 Jul 2009 | AMIRA : Mr Joe Cucuzza |
| The initial P843 project made major advances in developing practical methodologies and tools to deliver predictive measures of processing performance. These can be embedded in resource models and exploited in mine planning and optimization. It delivered a wide range of hardware and software tools with demonstrated potential for routine application. These include lower-cost physical testing devices for comminution, automated core loggers and a range of imaging and microscopy platforms. These are linked to enabling software for specialist textural analysis, multivariate modelling and data integration. The P843A extension project seeks to continue this development with an increasing emphasis on large-scale site-based comparative benchmarking and validation. The research will also extend to new deposit types and processing attributes (early environmental characteristics, blasting and predictive leaching) not covered in the original project (flotation recovery and comminution). A further aim of P843A is to provide technology transfer mechanisms to support sponsors in the implementation of these tools and methods. Case studies include Los Bronces, La Colosa, Cowal, Escondida, Codelco Norte, Andina, Cadia East, Telfer and Prominent Hill. | |
