Technological innovation in Córrego do Sítio Mineração - A study of technical and economic aspects by using sensor-based sorting for refractory gold ore

AUTOR(ES)

Assis, Vinicius Moreira; Henriques, Andréia Bicalho; Lemos, Mariana Gazire; Dumont, Jose Augusto

FONTE

REM, Int. Eng. J.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2021-01

RESUMO

Abstract The mining sector has a fundamental financial and economical role in the country where it practices these activities. In addition to employment creation and social-cultural development, the mining sector brings economic growth to the country. However, the sector is facing challenges due to COVID-19, incidents involving tailings dam facilities, rising energy costs, low grade ore deposits, restrictions in mining regulations and access to the available resources. Currently sensor-based sorting (SBS) is well known and applied worldwide in the food, recycling, grain separation industries, and processing of metals, such as diamond, gold, platinum, and feldspar. In the mining industry, ore sorting technology can result in significant improvement in ore quality by removing gangue, uplifting grades, reducing cost reduction and recovering minerals. In this article, we discuss the ore sorting test work and modeled cost-benefit analysis (CBA) for refractory gold ore at Córrego do Sítio Mineração, based on the test results and operating parameters.

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