Lesson Plan

Agenda

• Mill Operations Overview
• Review Mill Flowsheets – Variables
• Basic Mill Controls – Variables

Objectives

Mill Operations Overview

• Describe methods used to measure the “performance’ of the process

Basic Mill Controls – Variables

• Demonstrate use of instrumentation to monitor performance of the process
• Demonstrate knowledge of performance criteria
• Demonstrate knowledge of mill efficiency as it relates to cost/production

Activities

• Instructor led discussion of mill performance monitoring
• Instructor led descriptions of efficiency as it relates in typical mills
• Student led discussions of mill performance measures and targets

Handouts

• Cost vs. production
  
• Production efficiency factors
• Mine #1 Mill Flowsheet
  
• Mine #2 Mill Flowsheet
  

Homework

• Review cost vs. production
• Review production efficiency factors