47h Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Operators Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, January 20-22, 2015

TABLE of CONTENTS
Foreword . v
Acknowledgments . vi
Dedication . vii
Canadian Mineral Processors Board of Directors (2014-2015) .. viii

PLENARY PRESENTATION
Doing More with What We Already Know Improving the Efficiency
of Minerals Processing ............................................................................................................................... 1
Joe Pease

COMMINUTION
A Simple Estimation Method of Materials Handling Specific
Energy Consumption in HPGR Circuits ..... 3
A.G. Doll
Predicting the Energy Requirements of High Pressure Grinding Rolls
Using Piston Press Test Procedures .. 14
Zorigtkhuu Davaanyam, Bern Klein, Stefan Nadolski, Amit Kumar
Overflow Versus Grate Discharge Ball Mills: An Experimental Investigation 27
Rao Latchireddi, Raj K. Rajamani, Sanjeeva Latchireddi
Retention of Small Grinding Media Inside Ball Mills . 42
Rolando Quispe, Claude Bazin, Jocelyn Bouchard, Sami Makni
Sustainable Optimisation of the Bell Creek SAG Mill . 54
D. Felsher, G. Leavoy, T. Banerjee

PROJECTS
Assessing Vertimill Ultrafine Grinding Performance: The Gibraltar Mine Case . 66
Keith Merriam, Rob Rotzinger, Ian DeHart, Peter Radziszewski, Jim McDonnell
Start-up and Early Optimization of the New Afton Concentrator . 73
C. OHara, K. Swedburg, S. Roy, J. Katchen
Throughput and Recovery Improvements Following Commissioning
of the Mount Milligan Mine 83
K. Le, G. Maes, P. Miranda, R. Peters

47h Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Operators Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, January 20-22, 2015

Overview of Lake Shore Golds 2012 - 2013 Bell Creek Mill Expansion ....................... 95
D.B. Felsher
Development of the SII Mission Mineral Sands Project 106
P.L. Dunn, R. Rose, D. Settles
Study on the Impact of using Cyclones Rather Than Screens
in the Grinding Circuit at Niobec Mine ... 118
Y. Sasseville

PROCESS CONTROL
Advanced Process Control For Grinding Circuits .. 127
D. Groenveld, M. Rozou, F.Kolb, E. Gallestey
Mitigating Brown Field Project Risks Using Advanced Simulations 136
A. Berton, S. Bellec, D. Roy
Content and Structure of a Plant Grinding Performance
Management/Improvement System .. 148
O. Arafat, R.E. McIvor, K. Bartholomew
Simulation Platform as a Service for Operator Effectiveness ... 155
Rodrigo Toro, Mario Delisle, Claudio Zamora
Implementation of a Flotation Expert Control System at the Raglan Mine 165
G. Couture, J.-F. Dub
On-Line Flotation Simulator at Pyhsalmi Mine 173
J. Pietil,A. Remes, J. Kaartinen, S. Torttila, J. Huuskonen, S. Lhteenmki, K. Zenger

FLOTATION FUNDAMENTALS
Two New Structures of Hydroxamate Collectors and Their Application
to Ilmenite and Wolframite Flotation .. 185
Liuyin Xia, Brian Hart, Kyle Douglas, Hong Zhong
Nanoparticle Flotation Aids for Pentlandite Fines . 194
Songtao Yang, Zongfu Dai, Manqiu Xu, Robert Pelton, Carla Abarca
A Review of Gas Dispersion Studies in Flotation Plants 207
Julie Fournier, Colin Hardie, Jorge Torrealba, Jan E. Nesset

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FLOTATION DEVELOPMENT
Unlocking Value Through Flotation Equipment Maintenance . 234
A. Jalili, B. Murphy, P. Tolvanen
Challenges in Niobium Flotation .. 244
C.Gibson, M. Aghamirian, S. Kelebek
Aerophine 3418a Promoter The Canadian Collector 50 Years
of Improved Metallurgy in Various Applications .. 255
E. Guitard, T. Bruce, F. Bruey, D.R. Nagaraj, P. Riccio, W. Thomas

COMMINUTION
OMC Power-Based Comminution Calculations for Design, Modelling
and Circuit Optimization .. 271
P. Scinto, A. Festa, B. Putland
A Mathematical Model for the Prediction of Large Diameter Ball Consumption Rates
in Semiautogenous Grinding Applications .. 286
R. Morrow, J.E. Sepulveda
AG Feed Particle Size Distribution Measurement of Iron Ore . 296
A. Faucher, S. Makni, G. Gagnon, F. Lavoie, . Roberge

PROJECT OPTIMIZATION
How to use Energy Management to Improve Mining Operation Productivity
and Reduce Downtime: Canadian Utility Company Incentive Programs ... 305
C. Norman, S. Loif, C. Shook, A. Tylczak
Developing Breakthrough Solutions to Complex Metallurgical Problems ... 314
B.K. Gorain, P. Kondos
Adjunct Chemical Dust Control Strategies for High Tonnage Mining Operations 331
Brian Danyliw

MINERALOGY AND GEOMETALLURGY

Predicting Nickel Recoveries at the Thompson Mill from Feed Mineralogy ... 353
F.D. Ford, Z. Dai, A. Byers

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A Geometallurgical Approach of the Copper-Nickel-Platinum Group Elements

Maturi Deposit, Minnesota, USA, Using Quantitative Mineralogy .. 370
Nicole Hoffmann, Charles Knilans, Tassos Grammatikopoulos
Heterogeneity of Low-Grade Ores and Amenability to Sensor-Based Sorting 386
A. Mazhary, B. Klein
The Effects of Nuggety Gold on Gold Deportment Lessons from Beaton Creek
Paleo-Placer Gold Project, Australia .. 401
Geoffrey R. Lane, Mark McComb

GOLD AND IRON ORE

Cyanide Recovery and Detoxification Study on Seabridge Golds KSM Project ............................ 415
Mariam Melashvili, Chris Fleming, Inna Dymov, Jim Smolik, Dean Lindsay
Wash Water Optimization on an Iron Ore Spiral .............................................................................. 426
C. M. Ramotsabi, W Erasmus, F Bornman
Coarse Gold Recovery Using Flotation in a Fluidized Bed .... 439
Julio Jairo Carmona, Mara Fernanda Castillo, Jose Concha, Lance Christodoulou, Eric Bain
Wasmund

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