Selective Comminution Applied to Mineral Processing of a Tantalum Ore: A Technical, Economic Analysis

There is an increasing demand to simulate and optimize the performance profit of comminution circuits, especially in low-grade ore processing, as case with critical metals minerals. Recent research has shown that optimization result greatly influenced by quality aspects products, such cost, profit, capacity. This paper presents a novel approach performing multi-objective technical economic analysis tantalum processing increase production The article starts mineral composition highlight potential strategies for balancing process layout maximized production. introduction combined possibility improving rearranging mass flow given rock’s composition. Results show selective can improve capacity 23% decrease cost 10% presented case.