Gearless mill drive (GMD) technology has further expanded the use of large SAG milling allowing Outotec to produce the world's largest SAG mill of 42’ in diameter drawing power at 28 MW Today, Outotec is the world leading supplier of gearless SAG mills operating globally AG and SAG mills are now the primary unit operation for the majority of large grinding circuits, and form the basis for a variety of circuit configurations SAG circuits are common in the industry based on: High singleline capacities (leading to capital efficiency) The ability to mill SAG Mills Archives Mineral Processing Metallurgy The SAG mill design is based on Outotec’s proprietary grinding mill technology, developed over decades for maximum reliability and performance The mill will be operated as a single stage SAG mill (primary and secondary duty combined) with very high throughput made possible by the use of Outotec’s patented Turbo Pulp Lifter (TPL™) TechnologyOutotec presents the world’s largest SAG mill
Evolution of SAG Mill Process Control at the Xstrata Nickel Raglan Operation Erik Bartsch1, of high grade nickel ore, plant capacity is currently approaching 1,200,000 tonnes per year due to This event resulted in variable speed operation being suspended, and the mill being operated at a fixed speed (76% of critical) until a thorough Similar to the impeller design affecting pump capacity, the pulp lifter design affects the discharge capacity (or mill throughput) of AG and SAG grinding mills Generally, the discharge from AG/SAG mills consists of one or both of the following components: slurry (water and finer particles) and pebbles (20100 mm)Optimizing your SAG mill operation International The huge mill will offer increased efficiency, effective grinding conditions, 15% greater mill capacity, and reduced energy consumption The mill will be operated as a single stage SAG mill (primary and secondary duty combined) with very high throughput made possible by the use of Outotec’s patented Turbo Pulp Lifter (TPL™) technologyGRINDING: Outotec builds world's largest SAG mill
3 SAG mill (8 – 15% ball charge) Variable competency ore 4 High ball charge SAG mill (15 to 25% ball charge) Incompetent ore 5 Low ball charge SAG mill, high mill speed (4% ball charge, 90% Nc) A cross between AG and SAG for competent, abrasive ores As typically operated in RSA 6 SAG mill (configurations 3, and 5 ) with recycle crusherPage 769 MINING AND MINERAL PROCESS ENGINEERING, UBC Vancouver, 6 C Canada AG AND SAG MILL CIRCUIT SELECTION AND DESIGN BY SIMULATION Dr S Morrell' and Dr R D Morrison2AG and SAG Mill Circuit Selection and Design by Simulation F88 48 m SAG mill (‘diameter’ represents nominal diameter, and ‘length’ of the mill represents the effective grinding length inside the end liners and discharge grates), F62 95 m overflow ball mill and closed stockpile (maximum storage capacity at 120,000 t, effective storage capacity at 39,000 t) Minerals 2016, 6, 127 2 of 9Optimizing Performance of SABC Comminution Circuit of
Development of SAG Process With the increasing of mineral processing plants' scale and the demand for automation, the manufacturing process and operation of SAG mill are more and more mature The running largest SAG mill is more than 13 meters in diameter, the full automatic control of the SAG mill has already been developed and applied, and The huge mill will offer increased efficiency, effective grinding conditions, 15% greater mill capacity, and reduced energy consumption The mill will be operated as a single stage SAG mill (primary and secondary duty combined) with very high throughput made possible by the use of Outotec’s patented Turbo Pulp Lifter (TPL™) technologyGRINDING: Outotec builds world's largest SAG mill Therefore, if the oreis not overly grind sensitive and the application and capacity is suited to a single mill scenario, the selection appears appropriate and further investigation is warranted If grind sensitivity is an issue or the capacity is too high for a single SAG mill, a two stage grinding or alternate circuit is generally recommendedSINGLE STAGE SAG/AG MILLING DESIGN Mineral
The SAG mill is usually followed by a ball mill to finish the size reduction prior to the concentration step In the past when primary, secondary and tertiary crushers fed material directly to large ball mills, the energy efficiency of the concentrator was determined for the most part by the ball mill operation, whereas now the energy With the development of the world's largest SAG mill, Ø40'x29', Outotec responds to the need by offering increased efficiency, effective grinding conditions and improved mill capacity up to 15% with reduced energy consumption Outotec has recently been awarded a contract to deliver one of the largest grinding mills in the worldOutotec presents the world's largest SAG mill similar to that shown in Figure 2 and relates to sag mill operation The • Installing additional crushing capacity ahead of the ag/sag mill because the mineral goes faster to the mill (PDF) Influence of feed size on AG / SAG mill
mining operation, this phenomena has also filtered into the area of minerals processing and into milling in particular SAG and ball mills have grown in size and there are now many operational mills in the range of 28–40 feet in diameter with installed powers ranging between 8–20 MW The very high capacity of these mills and the common useDownload Citation Best hydrocyclone operating practices for Sag mill circuits The keys to good cyclone circuit design and operation in primary grinding circuits will be discussed Cyclone Best hydrocyclone operating practices for Sag mill AG/SAG mill based circuits and this has impacted on the ability of companies to obtain funding Bailey et al (2009) published guidelines on the use of typical SAG millbased circuit design methods, with particular focus on the use (and misuse) of JKSimMet A follow up paper by Lane et al inARE SAG MILLS LOSING MARKET CONFIDENCE?
F88 48 m SAG mill (‘diameter’ represents nominal diameter, and ‘length’ of the mill represents the effective grinding length inside the end liners and discharge grates), F62 95 m overflow ball mill and closed stockpile (maximum storage capacity at 120,000 t, effective storage capacity at 39,000 t) Minerals 2016, 6, 127 2 of 9Development of SAG Process With the increasing of mineral processing plants' scale and the demand for automation, the manufacturing process and operation of SAG mill are more and more mature The running largest SAG mill is more than 13 meters in diameter, the full automatic control of the SAG mill has already been developed and applied, and SAG Mill goldcilplant With the development of the world's largest SAG mill, Ø40'x29', Outotec responds to the need by offering increased efficiency, effective grinding conditions and improved mill capacity up to 15% with reduced energy consumption Outotec has recently been awarded a contract to deliver one of the largest grinding mills in the worldOutotec presents the world's largest SAG mill
similar to that shown in Figure 2 and relates to sag mill operation The • Installing additional crushing capacity ahead of the ag/sag mill because the mineral goes faster to the mill Outotec SAG and ball mill Outotec highperformance grinding mills use advanced simulation tools for the best possible ROBUST DESIGN FOR RELIABLE OPERATION Mill bearings The type of support bearing is selected on the basis of mill size, intended duty, and environmental conditions maintenance with high load capacity and good thermal OUTOTEC GRINDING TECHNOLOGIES mining operation, this phenomena has also filtered into the area of minerals processing and into milling in particular SAG and ball mills have grown in size and there are now many operational mills in the range of 28–40 feet in diameter with installed powers ranging between 8–20 MW The very high capacity of these mills and the common usePerformance enhancement tools for grinding mills
This system supports operation of the SAG mills at their maximum efficiency, listening to the mills This system is not commonly used in the industry and, in fact, at the moment it is the most advanced system of this type in the world Using this system, MSC enhances efficiency of the mill by maintaining the optimization parameters at all times The operating conditions were selected according to the actual operation of a mill of that size SAG mills contain a combination of mineral and a number of steel balls which together with the water can take up to 33% of the mill’s effective volume (where the grinding occurs), while the balls take up 15% of the mill volumeSimulation of Material Transport in a SAG Mill with This work presents a review of the SAG mill implementation parameters and circuit considerations and its correlations in the most recent projects in Chile with an ore treatment capacity above 50 ktpd since the decade of the 90’s up to now From this period, the tendencies will be analyzed using project design dataTendencies and Considerations for Energy Efficiency
The mill has an inside diameter of 38m and an effective grinding length (EGL) of 50m The mill receives coarse ore and process water at a variable flowrate to achieve the correct pulp density Lime and zinc sulphate are also dosed to the SAG mill to condition the feed prior to flotation The SAG mill will be charged with high chrome grinding Ore is treated through the Phoenix mill, which is a conventional gold processing plant (primary crushing, SAG mill, ball mill, gravity separation and carbon in leach (CIL) gold recovery) with a nameplate capacity of 720 000 t/a Low grade stockpilesUpgrading low grade gold ore stockpiles Mineral