Description
With increasing interest in pre-concentration for mining operations and long understood benefits from IPCC, maybe it is time to look at ways to integrate the two concepts. Both technologies have the benefit of energy savings, with commensurate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, while pre-concentration has the added benefit of reduced water use and reduced generation of tailings.
This presentation provides insights into what options in pre-concentration, particularly bulk ore sorting (BOS), can fit with IPCC. Concepts of “Rougher”, “Scavenger”, and “Cleaner” application in multi-stage BOS are discussed, and a generic copper mine example is used to demonstrate the economic benefits of incremental inclusions of IPCC with BOS.
