CRC ORE PROJECT PORTFOLIO
CRC ORE's project portfolio was delivered across five key areas. The first four programs were CRC ORE's research programs. Program 5 consisted of projects being implemented at mine sites.
Program 1: Define
Improving feed quality
New and novel testing, measurement and mapping technologies to characterise and quantify waste and ore for coarse separation attributes as inputs into Grade Engineering® assessment and mine planning.
Program 2: Separate
Enabling mass separation
Integration of operational strategies and engineering solutions to effect coarse separation in the dig and deliver interface. Projects focused on ensuring that approaches were optimised for net value.
Program 3: Extract
Increasing extraction efficiency
New processing circuit designs, integrated simulation capabilities and operational control systems to exploit changes in grade and other physical properties resulting from Grade Engineered feed streams.
Program 4: Control
Maximising system-value
The disruptive and dynamic opportunities that coarse separation delivers through Grade Engineering® required a more effective approach to whole of system control and execution.
Program 5: Operate
Implementation at mine sites
CRC ORE, through its collaborative partnerships, undertook testing at mine sites around the world as the platform for its research and development.
