Particle damage and exposure analysis in HPGR crushing of selected copper ores for column leaching


Kodali P., Dhawan N., Depci T., Lin C. L., Miller J. D.

MINERALS ENGINEERING, cilt.24, sa.13, ss.1478-1487, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 13
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.07.010
  • Dergi Adı: MINERALS ENGINEERING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1478-1487
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In mining operations, jaw and gyratory crushers are generally used for primary crushing, and cone crushers are used for secondary crushing. During the past decade, however, high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) are being considered due to potential processing benefits such as energy savings, improved exposure/liberation and particle weakening. At this time there is no detailed quantification of particle damage and downstream benefits from HPGR crushing are uncertain. In the present research, copper ores (copper oxide ore and copper sulfide ore) were crushed by a jaw crusher and by HPGR and the products were evaluated for particle damage and copper grain exposure by X-ray computed tomography. Column leaching was done to determine the rate and extent of copper recovery.