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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.
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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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.
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XRT - Density
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XRT - Tungsten Ore Application
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NIR Sensing
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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
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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
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Gold Ore Sorting – Exterra, Linden Deposit
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Aggregate Sorting – Boral Quarries
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Antimony Ore Sorting – Hillgrove Mines
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Magnesite Ore Sorting – Sibelco, Kunwarara
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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
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
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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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