SIMULATION-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT FOR COARSE COMMINUTION PROCESS - A CASE STUDY OF GEITA GOLD MINE, TANZANIA USING PLANTSMITH PROCESS SIMULATOR

Abstract A comminution process is a material size reduction and separation which primarily used in the aggregates minerals processing industry. Knowledge related to equipment’s operation, raw properties, operational strategies, control system, maintenance, etc. needed design capable plant. New needs are arising from industry for existing crushing plants such as investigation improvements, upscaling, downscaling of capacity. The paper presents an application simulation-driven development plant gold Due change ore characteristics need optimizing cost it required investigate opportunities improvement alternative options capacity systematic configuring, developing, evaluating concepts using simulation tool presented. results show generating knowledge operation settings how choices can be selected eliminated boundary conditions. evaluation possible improvements with their pitfalls.