Understanding the Impact of Grinding on Metallurgical Performance
The Magotteaux MagoMill enables controlled laboratory testing that reproduces plant grinding conditions and allows metallurgists to investigate the impact of grinding chemistry on downstream metallurgical performance. By generating representative grinding products, the technology provides valuable insight into how grinding conditions influence mineral recovery and overall process performance.
How it works
The MagoMill is a laboratory grinding system designed to replicate plant grinding conditions in a controlled environment. Grinding conditions within a processing plant influence not only particle size reduction but also pulp chemistry and mineral surface interactions, which can significantly impact downstream recovery processes such as flotation and leaching.
By reproducing plant grinding environments at laboratory scale, the MagoMill enables metallurgists to generate representative grinding products for downstream testing and investigate how changes in grinding conditions influence metallurgical performance.
What the Technology Delivers
MagoMill testwork programs provide valuable data that supports improved process understanding and optimisation.
Typical testwork outputs may include:
- Assessment of grinding chemistry impacts on flotation and leaching performance
- Evaluation of grinding media interactions with mineral surfaces
- Particle size distribution (PSD) analysis
- Investigation of mineral liberation behaviour
- Insights to support flowsheet optimisation
Applications
Magotteaux grinding optimisation testwork can support a range of metallurgical investigations, including:
- Grinding circuit optimisation
- Flotation and leaching performance investigations
- Flowsheet development studies
- Grinding media evaluation
- Process troubleshooting and plant performance improvement
- Variability and geometallurgical testwork programs
Benefits
Using MagoMill testing provides several advantages when investigating grinding circuit performance and downstream processing behaviour. Key benefits include:
- Ability to replicate plant grinding conditions in a controlled laboratory environment
- Improved understanding of grinding chemistry impacts on downstream processing
- Generation of representative grinding products for metallurgical testing
- Insights into grinding media interactions with mineral surfaces
- Data to support process optimisation and improved metallurgical recovery
Practical insight into grinding performance
In collaboration with Magotteaux, this capability strengthens Core Resources’ broader metallurgical testing and process engineering services. By delivering specialised grinding optimisation testwork from our Brisbane laboratory, Core helps clients better understand the relationship between comminution performance and downstream metallurgical recovery, supporting more informed decisions during project development and plant optimisation.
