An increase of +1 percentage point in recovery of copper in a plant of 90 kt/day can generate more than USD 34 billion per year additional.
Increase to +2 percentage points of the solid allows you to recover approximately 40 liters per second of water, generating significant savings and reducing operational risks.
The variability of the mineral has a direct impact on the operational results, so having information available is the difference between a process is in control and one outside of this. The information provided by the rheometer allows you to anticipate operational decisions, optimize the area of tailings and detect areas of operational risk in the process.
Superintendent of Metallurgy, Sierra Gorda
Since the implementation of the multi-sensor system of rheology in line, today we are making operational decisions more quickly and with more information available, without having to wait for lab results. This allows us to act promptly to changes in the process, avoiding problems like the embancamiento of thickeners or difficulties in the transport of tailings.
Metallurgist Senio, Collahuasi
To be able to have a read of the thickeners with respect to the rheology, was the main reason for adopting this technology, for with that power to make decisions that allow us to optimize the operations of the thickener tailings.
With each point of the floor to win, in 60 litres per second, that means around 7 billion and 9 billion tons per day of processing, that is why it is important to have this measurement”.
Manager of Metallurgy and Process Control, Collahuasi.
You can no longer rely on measurements limited or outdated that affect your performance.
Konatec solves this challenge by combining the precision of KRheo with the predictive power of RheoThink, eliminating your uncertainty and ensuring the continuity of your operation.
Everything you need to know in one place: from a technical introduction to the rheology and our technology, to real success stories from real that demonstrate the critical impact of the measure on-line to optimize your mining operation.
The figures are clear: the rheology accurate and predictive impacts the efficiency, metallurgical recovery and sustainability. Let us design the solution to your operational challenges.
