Henry Kurth, Scantech International Pty Ltd, Australia, provides insight into the role of advanced real-time measurement in mineral processing.
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igital transformation in mining companies increases the visibility of mined ore and product quality to all stakeholders, located both on site and remote to the operations, so that aberrations can be identified and addressed in real time. Digitalisation of feed quality is now providing continuous, high quality data that many operations have come to rely upon. Proven technologies can be used to improve process performance in mineral processing operations through real-time quality measurement of ore delivered to
the plant. Sensors used for blast fragmentation and in pre-concentration are well-proven examples. The key criteria are that analysers should be rugged, suitably designed for optimal measurement, reliable, easy to maintain and data should be easily integrated, readily available, representative, relevant, high quality, and beneficial. An effective due diligence process is essential. Solutions, such as Scantech GEOSCANs, are now being implemented by global mining leaders as an integral part of their digitalisation strategy.
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