Australia's biggest magnetite mine is getting bigger

"The machine has one of the biggest shovels in the world, with a bucket that is capable of scooping up 80 tonnes of magnetite ore," Mr Sellers said. ... Cape Preston is the largest magnetite mining and processing operation in Australia, with more than two billion tonnes of identified magnetite resources and an expected mine life of 25 years

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FORTESCUE'S IRON BRIDGE COMMENCES HIGH GRADE …

the Ore Processing Facility achieving specification metal production in its first week of operations. Iron Bridge will produce 22 million tonnes per annum of high grade magnetite concentrate. In marking the milestone for the project, Fortescue Executive Chairman, Dr Andrew Forrest AO

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Reducing Grinding Energy and Cost

A theoretical design study for high capacity processing of a hard, fine grained silica rich magnetite ore, with several circuit options was carried out to assess the energy efficiency, operating cost and the project economics expressed through NPV. The CO2 emission was estimated and the carbon tax added in the operating cost.

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Potential of High-Pressure Grinding Roll (HPGR) for Size

2.1 Experimental Design. The experimental planning with selected key factor like operating gap (X 1), applied load (X 2) and roll speed (X 3) was designed by CCD method to obtain the optimum conditions for grinding the BHQ iron ore in HPGR.A full second-order polynomial model was obtained by regression analysis for three factors by …

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Eco-efficient and cost-effective process design for magnetite …

The cost associated with high-capacity processing of a hard, fine-grained, silica-rich magnetite ore is presented in this paper, with the emphasis on comminution …

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Processing of Magnetite Iron Ores

The results of a theoretical option study for high capacity processing of a hard, fine-grained silica-rich magnetite ore is presented in this paper, with the emphasis on comminution …

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HPGR APPLICATION IN AUSTRALIA

Magnetite ore is treated the rate of 650 t/h split between two lines. The HPGR product . ... To rectify these limitations an HPGR ore hardness parameter has . been developed [19, 20] for use with ...

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Enduron® HPGR – the principal choice in iron ore

In 2019, Minerals received a £100 million order for 12 Enduron® HPGR machines and ® Positive Displacement pumps for a magnetite iron ore application in Australia.

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Beneficiation of Magnetite Ores

flowsheet (Flowsheet 1) of hard, fine-grained magnetite ore involving the SFC and PMS and to compare the outcome with a conceptual wet beneficiation flowsheet (Flowsheet 2) for the same ore. Flowsheet 2 involves an HPGR and ball mill comminution circuit followed by WLIMS. The study uses

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Confirmed: Magnetite's iron ore is 'very high quality'

Magnetite has received a massive leg up after interim metallurgical testwork confirmed the ability of its flowsheet to produce a very high-quality iron ore concentrate. The ability to produce concentrates exceeding the design specification of 67.5% iron and 4.5% silica+alumina – with one sample producing 69.7% iron and 2.5% silica+alumina ...

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Processing of Magnetite Iron Ores–Comparing …

Also, equipment like ball mill is used at the final stages of grinding. Among the comminution and grinding equipment, HPGR is increasingly utilized as tertiary crusher or primary mill because of ...

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Comparison of the performance of different comminution technologies …

Section snippets Materials. This study was conducted using a magnetite-rich iron ore sourced from South Australia. The as-received sample had particles with a top size of 32 mm and 80% passing (P 80) 13.77 mm.The ore was crushed using a single toggle jaw crusher to generate a product with a top size of 10 mm to meet the requirement of the …

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Our Dynamic HPGR Technology for Mineral Grinding |

Enduron® high pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) can handle a wide variety of ores and particle sizes from fine pellet feed all the way up to coarse grinding of 75mm magnetite …

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Potential of High-Pressure Grinding Roll (HPGR) for Size …

Potential of High-Pressure Grinding Roll (HPGR) for Size Reduction of Hard Banded Iron Ore Jitendra Kumar Sadangi1,2 • Sarada Prasad Das3 Received: 18 December 2021/Accepted: 7 February 2022/Published online: 16 March 2022 The Indian Institute of Metals - IIM 2022 Abstract HPGR has been found to be efficient size

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Evaluating the performance of an industrial-scale high …

This implementation realises the concept of combining HPGR and tower mill in a comminution flowsheet. A flip-flow screen, based on the trampoline effect (alternate "stretch and relax") and acceleration on meshes of up to 50G (Skako, 2021, Chen et al., 2021), is used in the HPGR-closed circuit to screen ore down to −1 mm, which is …

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TowerMill circuit performance in the magnetite grinding …

In this study, a magnetite-rich ore was comminuted using laboratory-scale SFC and HPGR in open-circuit operations. Both comminution devices were operated at an identical net specific energy input, and their respective particle reduction ratios, size-specific energies (SSEs), and Bond operating work indices were used to evaluate and compare ...

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HPGR

S Palaniandy, R Halomoan and H Ishikawa 14thAusIMM Mill Operators' Conference, 29-31 August 2018, Brisbane, Australia ABSTRACT The Karara iron ore project is a magnetite operation consist of open pit mining and concentrator to produce high-grade magnetite concentrate.

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Why HPGRs are revolutionising mill circuits |

HPGRs are High Pressure Grinding Rolls that use inter-particle crushing to reduce ore size and improve mineral recovery. Learn how HPGRs can save energy, reduce wear, …

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HPGRs Grind Out Larger Role in Plant Productivity …

Fortuna Silver Mines, which recently began commissioning and ramp-up at its $320 million Lindero gold project in Argentina, included HPGRs in its tertiary ore crushing circuit, based on testwork that indicated HPGR …

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Iron ore pelletization

A brief introduction to recent developments in iron ore pelletizing is provided in this chapter, including the world output of fired pellets, pellet production processes, preparation of pellet feed, inorganic and organic binders, and new additives. ... Fig. 16.19 shows the effect of blending magnetite concentrates and HPGR pretreatment on the ...

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Unlocking the potential of magnetite ore for Australia's iron …

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has commenced production of high-quality magnetite iron ore from the Iron Bridge mine with an annual capacity of 22 million tonnes. This development presents an excellent opportunity to address the potential scarcity of DR-grade iron ore needed to support the steel sector technology transition.. Direct reduced …

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Iron ore magnetite processing

Iron ore magnetite processing (LIMS, MIMS, WHIMS, Davis Tubes) The increased worldwide demand for steel in recent decades has led to an increase in the exploitation of magnetite iron ore deposits as an alternative to hematite DSO ores. Magnetite concentrate is a higher-grade product than hematite and very desirable as a smelter feed.

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Development of Piston Press Test to Simulate the Energy

Ore Samples. The materials included gold ore, vanadium–titanium magnetite ore, and magnetite ore, which are typically crushed using HPGR. 1 The gold ore sample was obtained from Laizhou City, Shandong Province, China, the vanadium–titanium magnetite sample was collected in Xichang City, Sichuan Province, and the magnetite …

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Pellet feed grinding by HPGR

In coarse or medium ore grinding, material ground by HPGR does display a relatively high size reduction ratio, whilst generating a high proportion of fines (Chapman et al., 2013, Mörsky et al., 1995). ... Promoting low-temperature consolidation of vanadium titano-magnetite pellets by high-pressure grinding roll: Mechanism of mechanical …

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Flowsheet considerations for optimal use of high pressure …

This paper summarizes basic principles of the equipment and of various options how to include an HPRG in the grinding circuit for most efficient use. Case …

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Mechanism of magnetite iron ore concentrate morphology …

The effect and mechanism of magnetite concentrate morphology on the quality of indurated pellets were investigated. Concentrates with different morphologies …

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Enduron® HPGR – the principal choice in iron ore

However, its strong presence in hematite and magnetite greenfield and brownfield projects has firmly established Enduron® HPGR as part of the "blueprint" flow sheet for sustainable iron ore processing.

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Influence of magnetite concentrate morphology on …

Magnetite and hematite are the phases in iron ore concentrate, with magnetite being the dominant phase. However, for indurated HPGR and BM pellets at 1100 °C at various times, the hematite phase is the main phase.

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CONSIDERATIONS FOR MULTISTAGE HPGR GRINDING IN IRON ORE …

Example of HPGR and Air Classifier Prod uct Size Distributions for a Magnetite Ore In this example, a classifier fines were assumed as a product of < 300 microns with a

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Introducing HPGR quaternary crushers in a Russian magnetite …

The current Stoilensky magnetite concentrator comprises a three-stage crushing circuit followed by three stages of ball milling, grinding and concentration to produce a magnetite concentrate with 66.5% iron (Fe). The plant is built in four lines, three lines having four mills and one line with five mills, to treat 32 Mt/y of ore and produce 13.9 Mt/y of …

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Case Study of Dry HPGR Grinding and Classification in Ore Processing

Van der Meer et al. (2012) reported feasibility testing for dry grinding with HPGR of a North American magnetite ore, as an alternative to tertiary crushing and ball milling for size reduction ...

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Investigation of iron ore particle size and shape on green …

ABSTRACT Particle size and shape of iron ore concentrate are effective parameters in the production of quality green pellets. In this research, the effect of particle morphology on green pellet quality was studied. It was concluded that pellet quality improved with increasing specific surface area. Drop number and green compression …

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Grinding iron ore concentrate by using HPGR and ball mills …

An iron ore concentrate sample was ground separately in a pilot-scale HPGR mill in multiple passes and a dry open-circuit ball mill to increase the specific surface area of particles.

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(PDF) Study on the Characterisation and Processing of Iron Ore …

The dry and simultaneously iron-free ore grinding by VRM or high-pressure grinding roll (HPGR) could be considered as an advantage for the further selective flotation [49]. Phosphoric acid esters ...

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Influence of magnetite concentrate morphology on …

To effectively control the morphology of iron ore concentrate and obtain suitable pellet properties, it is critical to understand how magnetite concentrate …

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Relationships between particle breakage characteristics and comminution

Mechanical properties of magnetite (Fe3O4), hematite (α-Fe2O3) and goethite (α-FeO·OH) by instrumented indentation and molecular dynamics analysis. ... The digital assistant receives real-time information of an industrial-scale HPGR pressing of iron ore concentrates and uses the Modified Torres and Casali model to predict the main …

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