Maintaining high availability and low operational costs for filtered tailings facilities

Authors: Wisdom, T Download Paper Open access courtesy of:

DOI https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_rep/1910_23_Wisdom

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Wisdom, T 2019, 'Maintaining high availability and low operational costs for filtered tailings facilities', in AJC Paterson, AB Fourie & D Reid (eds), Paste 2019: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Paste, Thickened and Filtered Tailings, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 337-348, https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_rep/1910_23_Wisdom



Abstract:
High availability of filtration equipment is essential for reducing the capital cost on tailings filtration projects. At the same time, low operational costs are needed to maintain mine profitability. High availability, greater than 90%, and low operational costs can be achieved at the same time through good equipment design, good building layout, automation, and proper maintenance procedures.

Keywords: availability, pressure filter, tailings

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