Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0775415

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0775415

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Fundamental investigation of particle-fluid flow in the IsaMill grinding process. The Australian mining and minerals processing industries generated exports of about $56 billion in 2004/5, representing approximately 44 per cent of Australia's total exports. Grinding is a basic operation that liberates valuable minerals from the host rock. However, conventional grinding technologies are very inefficient. The newly developed IsaMill technique greatly improves the power efficiency of the grinding process. This project aims to understand the flow of particles and fluids within IsaMill through combined experimental and numerical studies, leading to improved grinding performance and lower energy consumption. Such work will provide a significant economic benefit not only to Xstrata but also to the Australian mineral processing industry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2007

End Date: 30-06-2010

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $231,090.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy | Mining Engineering | Mineral Processing |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Mineral Processing | Mining Engineering | Other Non-Ferrous Ores (E.G. Copper, Zinc) | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

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