Authors: K. Major, P. Wells
Abstract
With declining metal prices and increasing operating costs, plant operators are still struggling to find ways to optimise plant operation. For SAG mill operations, this typically involves the addition of a cone crusher to crush the SAG mill recirculating load.
For many plants, the first question the operator has to face is “Where can I put the crusher?”. The second and often more difficult question is “How do I transport SAG mill discharge from the mill to the crusher and back to the feed end of the mill?”
This paper will look at three recent installations and the unique engineering solutions developed for each.
