Course Description
Advanced knowledge and skills in optimising the entire mining process from extraction to milling, focusing on throughput improvement, energy efficiency and recovery maximisation.
What You'll Learn
Requirements
- Basic understanding of mining operations
- Access to computer and internet
- Commitment to complete coursework
- Willingness to engage in practical exercises
Course Curriculum
30 lessons across 10 sections
- Overview of the Mine to Mill concept and its significance
- Key objectives and benefits derived from MTM optimization
- Principles of integrated mine and mill planning
- Methods of ore characterization (geological sampling, mineralogical analysis)
- Understanding ore types and variability
- Techniques for fragmentation analysis and blast optimization
- Principles of explosive selection and blast design
- Blast monitoring and measurement techniques
- Strategies for optimizing fragmentation for downstream processing
- Design considerations for crushing and grinding circuits
- Equipment selection and sizing for crushing and grinding operations
- Process optimization techniques for crushers and mills
- Integration of mine and mill operations for optimal performance
- Process control strategies and automation technologies
- Real-time monitoring and optimization of process variables
- Understanding the role of reagents in mineral processing
- Reagent selection and optimization for flotation, leaching, and other processes
- Environmental considerations and sustainable reagent usage
- Tailings management strategies for minimizing environmental impact
- Techniques for tailings dewatering, disposal, and reprocessing
- Waste minimization strategies in mining and mineral processing operations
- Energy management strategies for reducing operational costs
- Implementing energy-efficient technologies and practices
- Sustainability considerations in mine to mill optimization
- Introduction to advanced process modeling and simulation software
- Building and validating process models for mine to mill optimization
- Simulation-based optimization techniques for mining and mineral processing
- Analysis of successful mine to mill optimization projects
- Identification of best practices and lessons learned
- Application of case study insights to real-world scenarios
Your Instructor
Dr James Obiri Yeboah
Instructor
Dr James Obiri Yeboah is an expert in mine-to-mill optimisation and mineral plant operations management and leadership.
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