Hi, I am Andrew Brown, an expert in Fixed Asset Management, specialised in corporate strategy, operational technology, innovation and change management.
Did you know the impact of recovery to cut off grade and strip ratio in large scale mining operations such as Copper, Magnetite and Gold?
Below are to key notes gathered over my years of experience in this field. Please contact us if you wish to learn how we can help improve your sites productivity with some simples changes to your plant operating tactics.
How does recovery optimisation improve mining metrics?
A Specialist Service by LARM Consulting
Small changes to the recovery numbers have a direct impact to cutoff grade, changing the strip ratio requirements and therefore significantly affecting the overall operational efficiency.
Optimisations here are recognised as one of the HIGHEST Value add areas and, opportunities to embrace new and developing technologies in the marketplace.
The latest in this ongoing quest for optimisation, is focused on identifying and tracking the materials (ore) in combination with plant control systems will enable pushing the operational production metrics further and/or become more sustainable.
There are three major Targeted aspects:
- Ability to better identify the critical mineral components at the dig face
- Ability to track ore quality from pit to product
- Process plan control by measuring forecast to actuals
The implementation of advanced monitoring with Machine Learning Ai techniques has been proven to close this gap of processing forecast to actual performance metrics. Similarly, adjusting drill patterns and blasting practices in contact zones, supported by high precision spatial modelling enables identification of clear ore source.
Advantages:
- Higher grade & increased product yield out of Processing facilities
- Reducing Total material moved through the mine to achieve the same production tonnage
- Extended Life of Mine and increase revenue
- Considered ability to DROP cutoff grades and allow to feed lower quality material into the front end of the processing plant through maintained consistency.
LARM specialises in conducting Site Scope Studies, which include mine site visits and data analysis to assess the criteria required and the opportunities to implement innovative technologies. These can lead to a significant upliftment in performance efficiencies. We provide comprehensive reports outlining areas for improvement, as well as hands-on support in implementing tailored solutions.
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