Objective function for automatic control of a mineral ore grinding circuit based on multiple size measurements of the final ground product size from hydrocyclone classifier overflow streams

Abstract

A mineral processing system featuring a controller having a signal processor or processing module configured to: receive signaling containing information about a relationship between multiple particle size measurements of different measured particles having different measured particle sizes flowing in a hydrocyclone classifier overflow stream sensed by at least one particle size measurement device arranged on a hydrocyclone classifier overflow pipe of at least one hydrocyclone in a hydrocyclone battery, and about a floatable fraction that defines a particle size range of different floatable particle sizes of different floatable particles that can be recovered by the at least one hydrocyclone in the hydrocyclone battery; and determine corresponding signaling containing information to control a ground product size of ore having ground particles provided to the at least one hydrocyclone in the hydrocyclone battery, based upon the signaling received.