During the recent global pandemic caused by the Corona virus many mines have been forced to reduce their production or stop it entirely for an undetermined period. Furthermore, metal prices have fallen due to lower demand and reduced production of goods. Mining companies are faced now with the challenges to meet their targets for this and coming years.

IMA Engineering suggests that mines increase the mill head grade by processing higher-grade ore. However, there is a challenge in achieving this without the low grade ore going to waste rock area.

The IMA Bulk Ore Sorting System (BOSS) allows mines to save money in pre-concentration. This happens by analyzing the mill feed on the primarily crushed ore conveyor, in short-term batches. Thus, the system allows sorting ore and waste, or different ore grades, before it reaches the high-energy consuming concentrator.

What is IMA Engineering?

IMA Engineering has used on-line sensors for analyzing ore and waste rock in mining for over 25 years. Today IMA on-line sensors are used in various stages of the mining process including on-line analysis of drill cores, drill chips, ore, and waste in loader buckets, ROM ore analysis on conveyor belts and in bulk ore sorting, as well as slurry analysis in concentrators.

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