Boosting energy efficiency at the Huasco Pellet Plant

This study was developed for the mining company CAP to help its iron ore processing plant identify operational, instrumentation and advanced process control alternatives to improve its energy efficiency in the milling and thermal hardening stages. 

Predictive model for mill filling process

  The project, carried out by the APPCo team at the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC), involved the remote installation of the Mill Filling Inference Tool (Mill FIT) virtual sensor. This reduced mill downtime and maintenance times by providing...

Updating Spence’s comminution model

  Project carried out by the JKTech team to update the comminution and classification model for a copper operation in Chile, previously developed using JKSimMet software based on the plant’s current operating conditions. The comminution process occurs between ore...

Chemical-mineralogical and metallurgical characterization of copper ores and tailings from the 3rd region to identify possible cobalt recovery pathways

Study of the potential for increased utilization at ENAMI’s Vallenar plant to recover cobalt as a by-product.  Client: ENAMI  Start date: October 2018  End date: April 2019   

Improving copper recovery in heap leaching operations using preferential pre-treatment

  Project to improve copper recovery through better understanding and management of LX heap leaching of gangue.  Client: BHP  Start date: March 2019  End date: June 2020 

Geometallurgical characterization: Comminution proxies using hyperspectral data and multi-element geochemistry

  Project to obtain a robust, early geological/geometallurgical model that can adequately support the decisions made later for mine operation and planning and plant design and operation.  Client: Nueva Unión.  Start date: November 2018  End date: December 2022 ...