Challenges

Optimisation of
AG mills control

Irregular ore

Large number of unmeasurable parameters

Throughput losses

Operator cannot select optimal settings for mill control manually

Increased lining wear and higher energy cost per ton

Impact on flotation is not taken into account while operating mill

AI powered Grinding Process Control

Solution

Automatically find optimal mill control setpoints based on prediction

Predicts mill performance up to 15 minutes in advance

Adjust setpoints every 10 seconds while in automatic mode

Results

reduced
energy cost per ton

Increase in throughput