Comminution circuit flow sheet Development for Optimum Performance of Iron Ore Processing, in the Case of Sekota, Wagehimra, Northern Ethiopia
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2023-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Sekota Iron Ore aims to contribute to the economic development of Ethiopia by exploiting and producing high-quality iron ore for both domestic and international markets. The company expects to create employment opportunities and generate revenue for the government, which can be used to invest in other developmental projects. Besides, the establishment of Sekota Iron Ore could also help to reduce the country's reliance on imported iron and steel products, promote local industries and contribute to the growth of the mining sector.
Most of the minerals extracted in the nature are founded disseminated with the gangue, this creates a necessity to liberate these particles and reduce the size for principally reach a big concentration of the desired material. As the comminution is by far the largest energy consumer in most mine sites, the study of the mineral processing try to conduct this size reduction with the bigger efficiency possible.
comminution flowsheet design is a critical process in the production of iron ore. In this study, the flow rate was fixed at 150t/h with the Crusher specification of a Cedarapids JC24x36 jaw crusher model and a Nordberg Hp 300 S/M cone crusher. Based on the mineralogical information and ore properties provided the AggFlow Version 460.22 software is used to conduct, a comprehensive comminution flowsheet design to achieve the desired particle size distribution and mineral liberation.
In the communition of primary crusher stage Iron ore at top size of 42 inches or (1066.8mm) generates 5 different ranges of materials, the first is at a size of 45mm, the second at 10mm, and the third is at 8mm, between 15 and 8mm and between 23.5 and 15mm.
The primary crusher, a Cedarapids JC2436 Model Jaw crusher, was required to reduce the feed size with closed side setting of 69.85 mm to a manageable size of end product 21Mtph for further processing. The Nordberg Hp 300 S/M cone crusher was used as a secondary crusher with closed side setting (CSS) of 28mm to further reduce the particle size to 26Mtph.
To complete the task several choices analyzed and as final design used 1 jaw crusher Cedarapids Jc 2436, and two cone crushers Nordberg HP 300 S/M. some screening and conveyors placed in the design to increase the reduction ratio of the equipment.
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Iron Ore Processing, Comminution circuit, Optimum Performance, Sekota, Wagehimra, Northern Ethiopia