Geometallurgy quantifies the variability of an ore deposit in terms of process parameters such as ore hardness, flotation, leach response and environmental impact. Do the first circuit of the geometallurgy program stages, but exclude the recycle. Geometallurgy applied in comminution to minimize design risks author marcus bueno, bianca foggiatto, greg lane paper presented at the sag conference, vancouver, september 2015. Au deportment is key in geometallurgy in gold deposits. Transmin metallurgical consultants, mineral processing consultants in peru for copper gold silver lead zinc au cu ag pb zn flotation grinding crushing leaching cyanidation cip cil filtration thickening tailings management testwork engineering and due dilligence studies. Woolnough lecture theatre, university of western australia why. By combining geological, metallurgical, mineralogical and environmental data, sgss geometallurgical methodology first links the mineralogical variability and the.
Professor in geometallurgy 8th fennoscandian exploration and mining fem 2011 november 2011, levi, finland. The graphical presentation of either geometallurgical operations or. Geometallurgy is about cross discipline integration the rock is the rosetta stone for the mining process. Pdf the rapid development of geometallurgy in the mining industry has. Geometallurgy provides a platform for crossfunctional collaboration between geology and metallurgy, providing better inputs to mine planning and strategic. Supported by geometallurgy conference 2018 6th august 2018technical workshop 7 8th august 2018conference lagoon beach conference venue, cape town, south africa keynotes prof. Olympic dam geometallurgy the primary objective of the geometallu rgy program is to develop metallurgical performance predictors that reliably describe the process performance of. This oneday, notforproit technical seminar will demonstrate how to use multielement geochemistry to construct. Jktech takes a multidisciplinary approach to geometallurgy, from the understanding of the rock through to the product to identify improvement opportunities and risks, enable sustainable process optimisation and improve forecasting at a tactical andor strategic level. Geometallurgical capability at ausenco and how it might support process design 8 august 9 rename geometallurgy. Geometallurgy is the integration of geological, mining, metallurgical, environmental and economic information to maximize the net present value npv of an orebody while minimizing technical and operational risk. Geometallurgical model, iron ore, mineral textures, particle tracking, textural. Geometallurgy geometallurgy what do you really need to know from exploration through to production.
Pdf geometallurgy tricks, traps and treasures researchgate. Geometallurgy applied in comminution to minimize design risks abstract every comminution testwork program should include the appropriate ore characterisation tests to describe the variability of ore breakage properties, but there are several ways to interpret the data and define the design criteria for a project. The quantity should be sufficient to permit creation of variograms. Geometallurgy is an interdisciplinary approach, which aims at linking geological and mineral processing parts of the mining value chain by means of. Presented at millops 2014 as a powerpoint presentation, this paper has been written specifi cally for this publication. Geomet for process design 8 8 2012 kv linkedin slideshare.
In building reliable spatial models, it is critical that the amount of error. Geometallurgy for prefeasibility collect at least 50 more halfcore samples from the resource drilling. Geometallurgy the european research and education hub in. We are a great believer in the value of upfront process mineralogy investigations, and offer a range of process mineralogy services to help bring projects to a successful outcome. Geometallurgy and modeling free download as powerpoint presentation. Application and technological developments for ore characterization within geometallurgy workshop speaker abstracts predictive geometallurgy state of the art continued 1 a predictive geometallurgical model of a tailings storage facility in the erzgebirge germany was.
The idea of geometallurgy is to link the ore mineral properties with processing performance and product quality and to implement. English with simultaneous translation to spanish technical background the course describes the design and modelling of grinding circuits. The course will give an introduction to the concept of geometallurgy and its application. Geometallurgical characterization and automated mineralogy.
Pdf on jan 1, 2014, cecilia lund and others published geometallurgy a tool for better resource efficiency find, read and cite all the. This data is then applied to the deposit block model or the mine plan, typically through use of geostatistics. The course will be divided into sections, where ore geology, process mineralogy and mineral processing are important topics. Geometallurgy compliments, but does not replace, the traditional metallurgical approach during the development and operation of a mine. Geometallurgy is a teambased approach used to document variability within an orebody. The important role of geometallurgy in todays mining. Geometallurgy, classification, proxies, mineralogy, case study, malmberget, mikheevskoye, viktor lishchuk1,2, pierrehenri koch1, cecilia lund1 and pertti lamberg1 the geometallurgical framework. Strategic technical group business cooperative research centres program ore crc. Focus on geometallurgy the area of geometallurgy is not a new area at lkab, but it has become more important today because. In support of prostate cancer research proudly presents a oneday technical seminar on. Geometallurgy applied in comminution to minimize design risks. Application and technological developments for ore. Powerbased grinding models for design and geometallurgy when. Geometallurgy relates to the practice of combining geology or geostatistics with metallurgy, or, more specifically, extractive metallurgy, to create a spatially or geologically based predictive model for mineral processing plants.
Geometallurgy or geomet is a crossdisciplinary approach which connects geological, mineralogical and processing information to provide a comprehensive model for production planning and management. English with simultaneous translation to spanish technical background the course describes the design and modelling of grinding circuits using powerbased methods. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. This presentation is based on the presentation at the 34th international geological congress in. Understanding variability in the orebody enables optimum operational designs and extraction methods that maximize value recovery. All stages of mining measure it and design from those measurements. Minassist has an ongoing publication schedule involving a series of process mineralogy today blog posts and associated white papers covering various. Geometallurgy is a growing area within a mineral processing industry. It results in quantitative, spatially constrained information that can be incorporated into 3d models and mine planning activities. Geometallurgical analysis implications on operating.
Geometallurgy provides a platform for crossfunctional collaboration between geology and metallurgy, providing better inputs to mine planning and strategic decision making. Critical and should be conducted in early stages currently working on identification of geometallurgical domains which will be characterized by parameters having an impact on metallurgical responses conclusions. Geometallurgy brimm research themes integrate geological, mining, metallurgical, environmental and economic data to create an accurate spatial and geologicallybased orebody model to maximize value while minimizing risk throughout the mining value chain. More complex geology and mineralogy of iron ore deposits in kiruna and malmberget. Digital twin drill bit to gold bar model ore crc anglogold ashanti. Geometallurgy definition 4 geometallurgy beyond conception, s. Consider 3 primary influences on the efficiency and recovery from a processing plant a trilogy of plant operation if you like macdonald, m. Geometallurgy at olympic dam 8 th sa exploration and mining conference % max. Geometallurgy is regarded as a new science in the area of economic mineral extraction. The european research and education hub in geometallurgy. Short courses to learn the fundamentals of geometallurgy. In a similar fashion, for operating plants the data generated from process mineralogy is equally essential for optimisation of a flowsheet or during troubleshooting.
Implementing innovation vaughan chamberlain anglogold ashanti session 2 anglogold ashanti senior vice president. Applications of geometallurgy for waste characterisation. Classical geometallurgy is the collaboration between geology and metallurgy, with one discipline supplying the other with information and vice versa for a better understanding of the deposit and ore character. Geometallurgy practical short course course presenters invited speakers tba select industry experts from comminution, recovery, case studies, geostatistics, and other relevent topics dr julie hunt mdru research associate in geometallurgy has been working in geometallurgy for the past 10 years. It will provide an overview on how geometallurgy can increase the value of a project or operation via increased knowledge of the behaviour of geological materials from an extraction process perspective. Geomet 2016 3rd international seminar on geometallurgy. Steve williams september 30 2010 steve williams june 28. Using calculated mineralogy in geometallurgy presented by ron berry. Highly variable or strongly zoned deposits several close deposits that will be. Powerbased grinding models for design and geometallurgy. Geometallurgy has been shown to intensify collaboration among operational stakeholders, creating an environment for sharing orebody knowledge, leading to the integration of such data and knowledge into mine planning and scheduling companies that embrace the geometallurgical approach will benefit from increased net. Common ground between mineral processing and mechanical process engineering6. Geometallurgy is a costeffective technique used to characterize ore variability during any stage of exploration, development or operation.
The main purpose of geometallurgy is to improve the mine planning by mapping hardness and throughput into the mine block model using geostatistics to eliminate the large production fluctuations caused by the ore hardness variability coming from different parts of the pit. Pdf geometallurgy a tool for better resource efficiency. It is used in the hard rock mining industry for risk management and mitigation during mineral processing plant design. Geometallurgy is a critical tool in achieving this.
Each of these is built on the foundation of the preceding step. Determine how much of the orebody is unrepresented by samples. Incorporating geometallurgy into strategic mine planning creates the opportunity to exploit softer ores which will produce better cash flow than harder ores. It is difficult to know when exactly geometallurgy emerged and when the term was first framed, but certainly it appears to. Incorporating geometallurgy into strategic mine planning. Andrews and mika 1975 developed a graphical presentation and this was. Geometallurgy optimising resource value is a 2 day course for managers and senior professionals. Mineralogical patterns in hydrothermal systems putting the. A new method to quantify mineral textures for geometallurgy.