Comminution systems today and tomorrow VDMA … · Comminution systems today and tomorrow VDMA Minerals Symposium Lima, May 3rd, 2013 Rilmar Ojeda . 2 ThyssenKrupp Resource Technologies

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Comminution systems today and tomorrow

VDMA Minerals Symposium

Lima, May 3rd, 2013

Rilmar Ojeda



Which comminution technology will be applicable ?

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ThyssenKrupp Mining Capabilities

SAG & Ball Mill Technology

HPGR in Hard Rock Comminution

ThyssenKrupp Service Center

Agenda






Agenda


ThyssenKrupp Mining Expertise And Product Portfolio

Mining In-Pit Primary Crushing Conveying &

Overburden Spreading

Secondary Crushing

& Screening

HPGR Crushing Grinding Filtration Material Handling &

Transshipment






Agenda


SAG and BALL Mill Technology

ThyssenKrupp Resource Technologies


Mills with conical end walls / Shell supported mills



Field Welding




HPGRs in Hard Rock Comminution

A Technology Broke Barriers


First Approach of HPGRs to the Copper Industry

metallurgically

considered as a big

success!

widely percepted as a

failure due to

unresolved wear issues!

Cyprus Sierrita

1994 – 1996

POLYCOM 22/13



POLYCOM components


POLYCOM components


Latest Trends in Copper / Mineral Ore Processing

New ore bodies have often been harder and lower grade

traditional SABC circuit


Freeport – Cerro Verde, Peru

First Copper Concentrator built on HPGR technology

Freeport -

Cerro Verde




Secondary

Crushing

4 x MP 1000

Ball Milling

4 x BM 7.3 x 11.0 m

4 x Tertiary HPGR

24/17

Design capacity: 108,000 mtpd in operation since 2006




Secondary

Crushing

4 x MP 1000

Design capacity: 108.000 mtpd (> 120.000 tpd achieveable)


Freeport – PTFI Grasberg, Indonesia

First quaternary HPGRs in a brownfield copper application

Freeport –

PTFI Grasberg




Quaternary crushing mode

brownfield installation

Objectives:

1. capacity increase @ same grind

2. higher recovery @ finer grind


2 x POLYCOM 20 / 15

2 x 1,800 kW (each)

feed < 20 mm

1,200 - 1,400 tph (actual)

> 2.000 tpd (max)

in operation since 05 / 2007




Anglo Platinum – Mogalakwena North, RSA

First Platinum Concentrator built on HPGR technology

Anglo Platinum –

Mogalakwena North


Newmont – Boddington Gold Mine, Australia

First Gold Concentrator built on HPGR Technology

Newmont –

Boddington Gold Mine


Newmont – Boddington Gold Mine, Australia

96.000 tpd plant

4 x POLYCOM 24/17

2 x 2,800 kW (each)

> 2.100 tph (design each)

up to 3,000 tph

start-up in 2009


AngloGold Ashanti – Tarkwa Mine, Ghana

First commercial HPGR for heap leaching of gold ore

AngloGold Ashanti –

Tarkwa Mine

in operation since 2009


Goldcorp Inc. – Penasquito, Mexico

First HPGR for pebble crushing in a hard rock application

Goldcorp Inc –

Penasquito

Start up in 2010






Agenda


THYSSENKRUPP SERVICE CENTRE

Arequipa

Johannesburg

Shanghai Definition Service Centre: - Workshop with state-of-the-art large

machinery

park (incl. 220 t bridge crane, CNC-controlled

vertical boring & turning mill and horizontal

boring machine)

- Specially trained Polysius experts

Key task:

- local mechanical refurbishment and new

manufacture of large wear parts e.g.

POLYCOM

roll bodies

Currently, there are service centres in South

Africa, Australia and Peru (status 08/2011). Perth



Thanks for your attention.

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Comminution systems today and tomorrow VDMA … · Comminution systems today and tomorrow VDMA Minerals Symposium Lima, May 3rd, 2013 Rilmar Ojeda . 2 ThyssenKrupp Resource Technologies