“WipWare’s Momentum system is a vital piece of equipment for us. It is tied to the SAG advanced control strategy (MPC), helping us determine the incoming %Fines which we use to compensate with fresh feed in order to avoid SAG over/under loads (which would throw us out of the maximum efficiency grinding point).” “Also, it has helped us determine on-line the F80, which has become a critical parameter to measure both the effectiveness of the blasting and crushing stages and the expected performance of the SAG mills.” “It is also part of several models we’ve implemented to determine a “grinding index”, Throughput predictor, a virtual P80 for the ball milling, etc. Recently, with new added cameras, it is being used to measure the performance of our pebbles crushing plants.It is also used as the “exchange currency” between the Mine and the Grinding Plant as it measures the quality and distribution of the ore being sent to the Plant. Plant and Metallurgical staff use WipWare’s technology a lot for all kind of production analysis, cross-referencing with hardness indexes, process KPI’s, etc.”

Daniel Silva, Control Engineer

Antofagasta Minerals, Los Pelambres, Chile