Mineral Processing Toolbox

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These chapters are available under Members Only section of The AusIMM website at http://www.ausimm.com/membersonly/minpro.asp

Table of Contents

Chapter One - Laboratory Testing

• Crushing and Grinding o Crushing and Grinding Work Index and Grindability Methods o Comminution - Standard Amdel Laboratory Tests, PDF 32 KB o Laboratory Crushing and Screening Services

• Magnetic Separation o Magnetic Separation, by Brian Povey, PDF 7 KB o Laboratory Magnetic Separation Services

• Specific Gravity Determination o SG determination by density bottle, PDF 24 KB

(reproduced by permission from Amdel) o SG determination using measuring cylinder, by John Millar,

Gravimet Services o SG determination using volumetric flask, by John Millar, Gravimet

Services • Dewatering • Flotation - General

o Laboratory Flotation Services • Flotation - Locked Cycle Tests

o Locked Cycle Test paper by Peter Tilyard - PDF, 43 KB. o Locked Cycle Test Analysis by Peter Tilyard - MS Excel, 206 KB.

• Cyanidation o Laboratory Cyanidation Services

• Mineral Sands o Laboratory Mineral Sands Services

• Specific Minerals o Laboratory Tin & Tantalum Services o Laboratory Iron Ore Services

• Diagnostic Metallurgy o Diagnostic Metallurgical Services

• Sample Preparation • Size Analysis • Heavy Liquid Separation • Agglomeration • Moisture Determination • Gravity Separation

o Laboratory Gravity Separation Services • Diagnostic Gold Leaching

• Description of Heavy Liquids • Particle Size Terminology • Australian Mineral Processing Laboratory Capabilities • Metallurgical Testing Methods - Gold Plant (provided by John Millar)

Metallurgical Testing Methods - General o Ex-Renison Tin Manual, provided by Ron Goodman, PDF 303 KB.

• Metallurgical Testwork for Plant Design o Metallurgical Process Development for Plant Design by David Lunt,

Ian Ritchie and John Fleay, PDF 183 KB. From proceedings Mindev '97, included with the permission of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

o The Scheduling, Costing and Importance of Metallurgical Testwork Programs in Process Plant Feasibility Studies by W Anderson, PDF 291KB. From proceedings Minprex 2000, included with the permission of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

• Coal o Australian Standards for Classification, Analysis and Testing of Coal

• Particle Size Measurement o Method for size distribution only

Laser Sizing Procedure (from Michael Young) o Method for size distribution and sized samples for assay and

mineralogy Screen Sizing Procedure (from Michael Young) Cyclosizer Procedure to C7 (2-5um)(from Michael Young) Cyclosizer Manual (thanks to Metcon Laboratories)

Chapter Two - Equipment Selection - Rules and General Information

• Metso 2002 Handbook

• Introduction, PDF 153 KB. • Minerals in Operation, PDF 630 KB. • Size Reduction, PDF 1,065 KB. • Size Control, PDF 865 KB. • Enrichment, PDF 1,014 KB. • Upgrading, PDF 1, 478 KB. • Materials Handling, 1,056 PDF KB. • Slurry Handling, PDF 306 KB. • Wear in Operation, PDF 523 KB. • Operation and Environment, 82 PDF KB. • Process Systems, PDF 943 KB. • Miscellaneous, PDF 62 KB.

• Tabling, by John Millar, Gravimet Services, PDF 241 KB • Grinding Media Data

o Magotteaux Grinding Media Information, PDF 588 KB • Grinding Mills - Sizing

o Mill Calculations v2a, by Brian Povey, PDF 443 KB o Mill Calculations v3a, by Brian Povey, MS Excel 472 KB

• Slurry Pumping, by Tony Griffiths, PDF 66 KB • Classifiers • Cyclones, by Linatex Australia, PDF 42 KB • Conveyors • Screens • Samplers • OSA • Stockpiles • Magnetic and Electrostatic Separation • Small Pump Hopper Design, by John Millar, XLS 28 KB • Crushing

o Nordberg Crusher Redbook, ZIP 2MB o Polysius High Pressure Grinding Rolls for Minerals, PDF 2.4MB

Chapter Three - Reagents

• Cognis Redbook - The Chemistry of Metals Recovery using LIX Reagents, PDF 711 KB.

• Cognis North America http://www.na.cognis.com/northamerica/nacognis.html

• Nalco Handbook - A Practical Introduction to Flocculation Technology and Application in Mineral Processing PDF 1.4MB.

• Cytec Mining Chemicals Handbook Revised Edition 2003, PDF 2.2 MB • Nasaco International Reagent Information, PDF 89 KB

Chapter Four - Element, Mineral and Rock Information

• Mineral Index (Reproduced by permission from Don Berkman, Field Geologists' Manual - Fourth Revised Edition)

• Bulk Factors for Expansion of Common Rock Materials1, PDF 37 KB • List of Common Minerals in Order of Density,1 PDF 48 KB • Periodic Table, PDF 63 KB • Alphabetical List of Natural Elements and Common Values • Mineral Database

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• Physical Properties of Unweathered Rocks1, PDF 9KB

Chapter Five - Metallurgical Accounting, Mass Balancing and General Metallurgical Calculations

• Mass Balancing for Design o Spreadsheet material balances o Solving Mass Balances using matrix algebra by Alex Doll of

agdconsulting.ca, PDF 2.5 MB. o Software links:

MODSIM

JK SimMet USIM PAC Metsim Ideas

• Mass balancing for Metallurgical Accounting o Calculation methods [presently empty] o Software links:

JK MetAccount BILCO Bilmat

• General Metallurgical Calculations o Pulp Density Nomogram, Nomogram by Philip Clark and Pulp

Density Formulae by John Millar, Gravimet Services. o Drawing a Nomogram, by John Millar, Gravimet Services, PDF 280

KB

Chapter Six - Sampling

• Sampling of slurries, by Outokumpu Australia, PDF 328 KB

Chapter Seven - Financial and Statistical Analysis

• Statistical formulae • Design and Analysis of Industrial Experiments, PDF 7 KB • Glossary of Statistical Terms, by Philip Clark, PDF 89 KB • Glossary of Statistical Terms1, PDF 25 KB • Summary of Compound Interest Formulae1, PDF 45 KB • Table of Compound Interest Factors1, PDF 46 KB • Financial Functions by Philip Clark, PDF 38 KB

Chapter Eight - Water, Fluid Flow and Hydrology

• Water Discharge Quality Limits • Approximate Water Supply Requirements for Homes and Farms • Flow from Various Diameter Pipes1, PDF 130 KB • Circular Orifice Meter Discharge Table1, PDF 77 KB • Rectangular and V-notch Weir Discharge Table1, PDF 11 KB • Pressure Corresponding to Head of Water1, PDF 4 KB

Chapter Nine - Conversion Factors and General Formulae

• Trigonometry Functions1, PDF 7 KB • Conversion Factors for Units of Pressure • Conversion Tables1, PDF 52 KB

Chapter Ten - Cost Estimation

Chapter Eleven - Classification and Separation Efficiency

• Training Module on Classifier Theory, Performance and Data Analysis by Mathew Magee (with kind permission from Xstrata Copper), PDF 1.4 MB

Chapter Twelve - Smelting, Refining, Shipping and Treatment Terms Revenue Calculations and Marketing

Reproduced from Cost Estimation Handbook for the Australian Mining Industry (Editors Michael Noakes and Terry Lanz) 1993, by permission from the AusIMM. Note that although the document is 10 years old the underlying fundamentals have not changed. Smelting terms change from year to year. It is intended to update these within the document. Anyone able to provide current information is asked to contact Peter Tilyard.

• View the chapter, PDF 360 KB.

Chapter Thirteen - Spreadsheets*

*Note Regarding Use of Spreadsheets: The spreadsheets provided in this chapter of the Mineral Processing Handbook have been provided in good faith by practicing metallurgists. The Metallurgical Society does not guarantee their integrity. If anyone finds an error in any of these would they please contact Peter Tilyard. Numerous sophisticated spreadsheets have kindly been provided in relation to equipment selection. However they are not accompanied by notes on either their use or their basis and The Metallurgical Society is reluctant to make them available, caveat emptor notwithstanding. Some of them may be proprietary.

• Flotation Kinetics, XLS 97 KB • Media Charge Analysis, XLS 28 KB • Solids Determination, XLS 21 KB • Tank Fabrication Costs, XLS 47 KB • Line Velocity, XLS 26 KB • Pipe and Launder Design, XLS 180 KB (This document contains macros,

which are not harmful.) • Size-Assay Distribution, XLS 27 KB

Chapter Fourteen - Flotation General

• An analysis of the theory and industrial practice of flotation:some aspects of the theory and its application to coal flotation, by Robert Seitz, PDF 2 MB.

Links

• Free online mineral processing tools from Alex Doll in Edmonton

• Archive of mining equipment photos

• Australian Standards

• Magnetic and electrostatic separation characteristics of selected minerals

• British Standards (BSI)

• Summary of the method used by Krebs and Weir to do "first pass" sizing of cyclones

• Pipe launder slope determination

• Best practice tips for spreadsheet development of material balances

• Second Hand Equipment

• Mining Technology and Equipment Suppliers Index

1. Reproduced by permission from Don Berkman, Field Geologists' Manual - Fourth Revised Edition.