Recent advances in flotation froth image analysis

C Aldrich, E Avelar, X Liu - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine vision is widely used in the monitoring of froth flotation plants as a means
to assist control operators on the plant. While these systems have a mature ability to analyse …

A critical review of artificial intelligence in mineral concentration

A Gomez-Flores, S Ilyas, GW Heyes, H Kim - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Although various articles have reviewed the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in froth
flotation (summarized in this article), other unit operations for mineral concentration in …

Deep learning-based ash content prediction of coal flotation concentrate using convolutional neural network

Z Wen, C Zhou, J Pan, T Nie, C Zhou, Z Lu - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Convolutional neural networks, as the current state-of-the-art in image classification, are
regarded as a promising way for flotation soft sensors based on froth images. This paper …

Deep learning-based image classification for online multi-coal and multi-class sorting

Y Liu, Z Zhang, X Liu, L Wang, X Xia - Computers & Geosciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Deep learning is an effective way to improve the classification accuracy of coal images for
the machine vision-based coal sorting. However, the related research on deep learning …

Long short-term memory-based grade monitoring in froth flotation using a froth video sequence

H Zhang, Z Tang, Y Xie, X Gao, Q Chen, W Gui - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of machine vision technology, machine vision systems are being
widely used in flotation plants for online grade monitoring. In an industrial flotation plant, the …

Performance evaluation of a deep learning based wet coal image classification

Y Liu, Z Zhang, X Liu, L Wang, X Xia - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Moisture is one of the important influencing factors on machine vision-based mineral image
classification, and it has different effects on various ore particles. At present, deep learning is …

Deep learning based data augmentation for large-scale mineral image recognition and classification

Y Liu, X Wang, Z Zhang, F Deng - Minerals Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Vision-based mineral image recognition and classification is a proven solution for
autonomous unmanned ore sorting. Although accurate identification can be achieved by …

Digitalization solutions in the mineral processing industry: the case of GTK Mintec, Finland

A Nad, M Jooshaki, E Tuominen, S Michaux, A Kirpala… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The technologies used in mineral process engineering are evolving. The digital mineral
processing solutions are based on advances in our ability to instrumentally measure …

Deep learning in mining and mineral processing operations: a review

Y Fu, C Aldrich - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, the application of deep learning in the mining and processing of ores is
reviewed. Deep learning is strongly impacting the development of sensor systems …

Advancements in Machine Learning for Optimal Performance in Flotation Processes: A Review

A Szmigiel, DB Apel, K Skrzypkowski, L Wojtecki, Y Pu - Minerals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Flotation stands out as a successful and extensively employed method for separating
valuable mineral particles from waste rock. The efficiency of this process is subjected to the …