Development of a protocol to determine the sorting potential of particulate ore material

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dc.contributor.advisorDeglon, David Aen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDuncan, Michael Graemeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-13T07:45:57Z
dc.date.available2016-07-13T07:45:57Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this research was to develop a protocol/ methodology to determine the potential for an ore to be sorted using sensor-based sorting. The research builds upon previous methodologies in literature to determine ore sortability. The first attempt to create a standard methodology to assess the amenability of an ore to sorting at a pilot-scale was developed by Fitzpatrick (2008). Tong (2012) developed a methodology to assess the amenability of an ore to sensor-based sorting on an ideal laboratory-scale. These methodologies focus on determining the upgrading potential of an ore based on ore sorting amenability tests. In order to gain further acceptance of sorting technology in the mining industry, Lessard et al. (2015) developed a method to determine the impact of ore sorting on an operation from an economic perspective. The protocol, developed during the current research, is used to determine the potential ore sortability based, firstly, on intrinsic particle properties and, secondly, based on laboratory-scale sensor sortability tests using ideal and industrial sensor measurement parameters. The intrinsic sortability results represent the ideal/ best- case sortability if a perfect separator existed and are calculated based on particle-by-particle ore characterisation. Ore that is intrinsically sortable is further assessed based on ideal laboratory-scale sensor sort ability tests using selected sensors. Ore sorting sensors that show potential based on the ideal sensor tests are further assessed by determining the sort ability of the ore using sensor measurement parameters similar to those used on industrial-scale ore sorting machinesen_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDuncan, M. G. (2016). <i>Development of a protocol to determine the sorting potential of particulate ore material</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20327en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDuncan, Michael Graeme. <i>"Development of a protocol to determine the sorting potential of particulate ore material."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20327en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDuncan, M. 2016. Development of a protocol to determine the sorting potential of particulate ore material. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Duncan, Michael Graeme AB - The objective of this research was to develop a protocol/ methodology to determine the potential for an ore to be sorted using sensor-based sorting. The research builds upon previous methodologies in literature to determine ore sortability. The first attempt to create a standard methodology to assess the amenability of an ore to sorting at a pilot-scale was developed by Fitzpatrick (2008). Tong (2012) developed a methodology to assess the amenability of an ore to sensor-based sorting on an ideal laboratory-scale. These methodologies focus on determining the upgrading potential of an ore based on ore sorting amenability tests. In order to gain further acceptance of sorting technology in the mining industry, Lessard et al. (2015) developed a method to determine the impact of ore sorting on an operation from an economic perspective. The protocol, developed during the current research, is used to determine the potential ore sortability based, firstly, on intrinsic particle properties and, secondly, based on laboratory-scale sensor sortability tests using ideal and industrial sensor measurement parameters. The intrinsic sortability results represent the ideal/ best- case sortability if a perfect separator existed and are calculated based on particle-by-particle ore characterisation. Ore that is intrinsically sortable is further assessed based on ideal laboratory-scale sensor sort ability tests using selected sensors. Ore sorting sensors that show potential based on the ideal sensor tests are further assessed by determining the sort ability of the ore using sensor measurement parameters similar to those used on industrial-scale ore sorting machines DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Development of a protocol to determine the sorting potential of particulate ore material TI - Development of a protocol to determine the sorting potential of particulate ore material UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20327 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20327
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDuncan MG. Development of a protocol to determine the sorting potential of particulate ore material. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20327en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherChemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleDevelopment of a protocol to determine the sorting potential of particulate ore materialen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc (Eng)en_ZA
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