Many products and technologies have been developed from outcomes of research projects carried out by the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC). When these products and technologies are applied to the design and optimisation of blasting, comminution and separation, improvements in profitability can be realised. Models of comminution and classification developed at the JKMRC have been used since the early 1980's. Ore characterisation techniques, the application of comminution modelling techniques to blasting, and the advances in the understanding and modelling of froth flotation over recent years have all contributed to integrated ore characterisation and process optimisation from resource to product. JKMRC project outcomes often provide proven opportunities for the mineral industry to improve performance and productivity. These include: commercial software (JKSimMet, JKSimBlast and JKMetAccount), monographs (Comminution and Blasting), technologies (Mine-to-Mill~R and flotation optimisation), hardware products (JKFrothCam, JKJetLift~R and the Mineral Liberation Analyser). This paper summarises these technologies and their benefits.
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