Optimizing the performance of Semi-Autogenous mills (SAG mills) is our core focus. Our mineral processing experts have been increasing throughput and reducing specific power while preventing upsets for over 30 years. We use our vast experience and specialized tools to provide SAG mill specific strategies to the worlds foremost mineral processing companies. Our strategies are the best in the business. Read more...

While used very successfully in process control for some time in Japan [Fur94] fuzzy logic is
still relatively new in other parts of the world. This paper describes some of the workings of fuzzy logic and demonstrates the basics of a fuzzy SAG mill control system. Read more...

Expert control of grinding and flotation plants has been successfully used in the minerals industry since the 1970’s. Read more...

Since the first experiments with computerized expert control of grinding plants in the early 1970’s expert control has steadily progressed in the minerals industry to be very advanced, including not only many artificial intelligence methodologies but advanced computing and measurement systems. A 1970’s expert system will be compared with the latest systems used in the industry along with performance comparisons. Read more...

Expert control of grinding and flotation plants has been successfully used in the minerals industry since the 1970’s. The earliest of these systems were written in a hard-coded fashion in FORTRAN, BASIC or Pascal. Second generation systems were built using the first experimental expert system shells that were being developed in the artificial intelligence community. Read more...

In normal economic times we typically use KSX to try to optimize (increase) production. With the big economic downturn and the corresponding dip in commodities prices, increasing production is no longer the right approach. In fact many of our clients are cutting production, either by closing plants, or by reducing operating hours. So what kind of optimization can we do that is effective in this economic climate? Read more...