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TOMRA

Ore Sorting
What is ore sorting ?
Ore sorting is the separation of a target mineralogy, ore
or element from waste at an individual particle level.

The ore is sorted to remove waste and improve the


efficiency and capacity of processing plant while
increasing the grade.

Ore sorting is….


✓ Accurate > high recovery
✓ Fast > upto 5,000 particle per sec = high tonnage
✓ Mature and proven technology
✓ Removes the variability in the plant feed

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THE TOMRA GROUP
• Publicly listed on Oslo Stock
Exchange (OSEBX:TOM)
• 2,500 employees globally
• Revenues of 800 million
$AUD equivalent (2014)

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Tomra History

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Our SORTING Solutions Are Used In Numerous
Applications Across Multiple Industries

Recycling Mining Food


Applicable for: Applicable for: Applicable for:
E-scrap ∙ CRT Glass ∙ Wood Precious metals ∙ Dried fruit ∙ Fresh cut ∙
Single Stream ∙ Paper Base metals ∙ Diamonds Fruit ∙ Nuts ∙ Seeds ∙
Packaging ∙ Wire ∙ C&D Coal ∙ Ferrous metals Processed potato ∙
waste ∙ Car shredder ∙ Copper ∙ Platinum ∙ Slag Whole potatoes ∙ Seafood
Plastics ∙ Organic ∙ MSW ∙ Industrial minerals ∙ Gold Meat/Process Analytics
Metals ∙ RDF monitoring Tailings ∙ Gemstones Vegetables ∙ Whole
products ∙ Peeling
solutions
Tomra Australia
• Strong mining heritage and understanding
of the demands of mining and ore
processing
• Australian operation is the core research
and development for mining
• Total of 18 dedicated staff
• Experienced engineers, field service and
research team
• 3,600m^2 modern facility
• Research and development laboratory
areas for…
• Electronics
• Software development
• Laser and Optics
• Rock testing
• X-Ray and sensor development

• Full scale sorters for bulk test work

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Tomra Australia

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Tomra Australia – Electronics Lab

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Tomra Australia – Rock Testing Lab

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Tomra Australia – Laser & Optics Lab

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Ore Sorting Basics

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What we don’t do…
Coal sorting in Vietnam 2015

Coal sorting circa 1911


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Sorting Creates Value in Mining ! Reduce or remove
pebbles (scats) from the
milling circuit
RELIABLE AND DECREASE
EFFICIENT YOUR DIVERT REDUCE
SORTING HAULAGE YOUR ORE ENERGY
COSTS TYPES INCREASE
DECREASE CONSUMPTION
YOUR MINING PRODUCTION
COSTS

REDUCE THE
RECLAIM OLD
AMOUNT OF
WASTE DUMPS
REDUCE WATER FINE TAILINGS
SELL A CONSUMPTION
COARSE
INCREASE YOUR PRODUCT
DEPOSIT
EXPLOITATION
AND LIFE-OF-MINE Reduce the size of
the TSF significantly
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Benefits of Ore Sorting

✓ Normally 10% - 90% of


the mass can be
rejected in an early
stage of the process at
the primary, secondary
or tertiary crushing
stage

✓ Low grade waste rocks


don’t need to be
transported, crushed,
milled or further treated

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Liberation…the $64million question ?

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Liberation…the $64million question ?

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Getting Everything Sorted

Industrial Minerals Gems Ferrous Metals Non Ferrous Metals Fuel Slag
COLOR, XRT, NIR COLOR, XRT, XRL, NIR XRT, EM, NIR COLOR, XRT, NIR XRT, RM XRT, EM

Stainless Steel
Limestone Diamonds Iron Copper Coal
Slag
Dolomite Emeralds Manganese Zinc Oil shale Ferro Silica Slag
Ferro Chrome
Quartz Rubies Chromite Gold Uranium
Slag
Rock salt Saphires Nickel Non Ferrous Slag

Talc Tanzanite Tungsten

Calcite Silver
Platinum Group
Magnesite
Metals
Feldspar

Salt

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TOMRA Sorters

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COM - Belt Sorter

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PRO - Chute Sorter

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Sensing Systems

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Sensing Systems
Sensor/ Material Property Segment
[m] Technology
RM (Radiometric) Natural Gamma Radiation Fuel, Precious Metals
Gamma-radiation 10-12
10-11 XRT (X-ray Atomic Density Base Metals
transmission) Precious Metals
10-10
X-ray Industrial Minerals
10-9 Fuel, Diamonds
10-8 XRF/XRL
Ultraviolet (UV) Visible and X-Ray Diamonds
10-7 Fluorescence Base Metals
Visible light (VIS) 10-6 COLOR (CCD Color Reflection, Absorption, Base Metals
10-5 Camera) Transmission Precious Metals
Near Infrared (NIR) Industrial Minerals
10-4
Infrared (IR) Diamonds
10-3
PM (Photometric) Monochromatic Base Metals
Microwaves 10-2
Reflection/Absorption Industrial Minerals
10-1
NIR (Near Infrared Reflection, Absorption Base metals
Spectrometry) Industrial Minerals
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Radio waves IR (Infrared cam) Heat conductivity, heat Base Metals
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dissipation Industrial Minerals
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Alternating current 104 EM (Electro- Conductive Base Metals
(AC) Magnetic sensor) Magnetic

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Colour Sensing

PRO Secondary COLOR Sorter


True Color Image Classified Image

Particle feature table

Color Class Definition, YUV Color Space

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EM - Electromagnetic Sensing
• The electromagnetic sensors each detect conductivity and magnetic
permeability of a particle from 15–80 mm in diameter.

• Direct correlation between grade and conductivity or magnetic


permeability

Massive Nickel Sulphide


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X-Ray Sensors

COM XRT 1200 Sorter

Raw XRT Image Classified Image

Particle feature table

DE-XRT Sensor Arrangement

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XRT - Density

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XRT - Tungsten Ore Application

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NIR Sensing

PRO Secondary Colour / NIR Sorter

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UV VIS NIR
Invisible Invisible
Visible colour
Intensity

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200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 nm

Wavelength

Quartz Calcite Talc


VIS spectroscopy NIR spectroscopy

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Sorting Applications

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Nickel Ore Sorting
EM Sorting Results from Mine in Australia

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Uranium Ore Sorting

Feature Value
Sorting Task Pre-concentration
Feed rate 70 t/h
ROM Secondary RM Sorter Size range 25..80mm
Reject Rate 30..50%
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Calcium Carbonate Sorting - Omya

Feature Value
Sorting Task Contaminant removal
Feed rate Up to 110 t/h
Size range 20..80mm
ROM Secondary PM Sorter Reject Rate 10..20%
Efficiency (reject) 98..99%
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Gold Ore Sorting – Central Norseman Gold

↗ Sorting quartz gold bearing


ore from waste dumps
↗ Feed size +30 / -100mm at
70 tph
↗ TOMRA PRO Secondary
Colour

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Gold Ore Sorting – Exterra, Linden Deposit

✓ Sorting quartz gold bearing ore from waste dumps


✓ Feed size +30 / -100mm at 70 tph
✓ TOMRA PRO Secondary Colour / NIR
✓ Upto x 5 upgrade
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Copper Ore Sorting – Glencore CSA, Cobar

↗ Upgrading copper ore mill


feed from underground
↗ Feed size +20 / -60mm at 70
tph
↗ TOMRA COM XRT 1200

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Aggregate Sorting – Boral Quarries

↗ Upgrading aggregate for use


in concrete, road and rail
ballast
↗ Feed size +20 / -75mm at 70
tph
↗ TOMRA PRO Secondary
Colour / Colour
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Iron Ore Sorting – FMG Pilot Plant, Newman

↗ Upgrading iron ore by removing alumina, silica and manganese


↗ TOMRA COM Secondary XRT 1200 +20 / -75mm 75 tph
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Talc Ore Sorting – Imerys, Three Springs

↗ Upgrading talc by removing calcites, quartz and basalt


↗ TOMRA PRO Primary Colour / NIR +60 / -170mm 124 t/hour
↗ TOMRA PRO Secondary Colour / NIR +25 / -60mm 70 t/hour
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Manganese Ore Sorting – Consolidated Minerals,
Woodie Woodie

Mn Feed 46% > 56% Fe Feed 7.7% > 1%

↗ Upgrading manganese ore by removing alumina, silica and iron


↗ TOMRA COM EM Secondary +18 / -75mm 75 tph
↗ TOMRA PRO Tertiary Colour / NIR +6 / -18mm 14 tph

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Antimony Ore Sorting – Hillgrove Mines

ROM head grade 1.5g/t > 6 g/t Sb+Au equivalent

↗ Upgrading antimony + gold ore mill


feed from underground
↗ Feed size +8 / -50mm at 50 tph
↗ TOMRA COM XRT 1200

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Magnesite Ore Sorting – Sibelco, Kunwarara

↗ Oldest sorter in Australia 20 years of operation


↗ Two sorters in parallel operation
↗ Feed size +12 / -40mm and +40 / -65mm at 60 tonnes per hour
↗ TOMRA ROM Colour Laser
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Magnesite Ore Sorting – Sibelco, Kunwarara

↗ Pilot plant on trial for new plant design and expansion


↗ Feed size +10/-65mm upto 60 tonnes per hour
↗ TOMRA COM XRT 1200
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Tin Ore Sorting – Bluestone, Tasmania

↗ Two COM XRT 1200 sorters in parallel operation


↗ Feed size +10/-25mm and +25/-60mm
↗ Test work demonstrated >25 % mass rejection with >97% Sn retained
↗ Rapid project payback <12 months for entire plant
↗ Increased Sn production by 15-20% or 7,100 t of Sn from current
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Case Study - Tin

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Case Study - Tungsten

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Case Study - Lithium

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Case Study – Graphite

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Case Study – Cobalt

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Lucara - Update

↗ Second largest diamond ever


found at 1,111 carats found
with TOMRA’s XRT sorters

The tenth largest diamond ever found soon followed at 813 carats a
week later….
Soon after another stone at 374 carats…

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Sorter Options and Configurations

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Modular Approach – Containerised Sorter

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Modular Approach – Containerised Sorter

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Containerised Solutions – i2 Mine, Sweden

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Testwork

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Test work to Production
• 100-300 rock samples
• Test on all sensors in laboratory
Rock-by-rock
Testwork • Report generated with recommendations for subsequent test program

• >1 tonne of sample per ore body


• Sorted by full scale sorter with sensor as prescribed by laboratory testwork
Bulk
Testwork
• Full scale upgrade potential established

• Free standing simple pilot plant


• Onsite full scale bulk sorting
Pilot
Sorter
• Independent of production plant

• Full scale integrated production plant


Production
Sorter
The cost of test work completed
is credited against the purchase
price of a sorter

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Test work reports

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Test work reports

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Some of our Clients/References

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Questions?

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