Remove Trash from Flotation Circuit via Screen-Box in Grinding Circuit

Remove Trash from Flotation Circuit via Screen-Box in Grinding Circuit

An on-stream analyzer and small regrind cyclones (their small 1/2″ Apexes) were being plugged by trash coming from the underground mine in the form of wood and plastic.  A simple solution was to install a homemade screen box on the cyclone overflow prior to feeding flotation.  The operator cleans it daily, thanks to the overhead crane.

Flotation Feed Trash Screen

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After we began to operate the trash screen, we notice that the scale up that was formed in the flotation cell walls was reduced. We also have less problems with plugin in our cluster cyclone due to the trash. Mostly all the trash was plastic from the mine (CAÑUELA).