Fire Prevention in Mineral Processing Concentrator Plant
A fire prevention and control program must have the understanding and the cooperation of every employee in order to be effective. Although the overall program is under the direction of the mine manager, each employee on the job does have a direct responsibility for the program. The mine manager, because of his knowledge of the operation, is […]
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Hydrochloric Acid & Sodium Cyanide
Even a small concentration of hydrochloric acid in the air irritates the membranes of the respiratory tract making it easily detectable in amounts below the Threshold Limit Value of five parts per million. One to five parts per million can be detected by smell, while five to ten parts become disagreeable. In addition hydrochloric acid […]
Lead Nitrate Safety
Lead nitrate is used in small quantities in the gold recovery circuit. Lead is extremely toxic. It is a cumulative poison and so a dangerous exposure level would not necessarily show an immediate result, but continuous exposure at this level would maybe show as serious problems after a month. View a lead nitrate MSDS. Ingestion of […]
Sodium Cyanide Safety – Poisoning – HCN Vapor
Almost all solutions in the plant contain cyanide, and in the absence of any other information it should be assumed that all solutions contain cyanide. Because of the toxicity of sodium cyanide, it is important that all persons coming in contact with it be completely familiar with and observe the established safety practices. Sodium cyanide […]
Good Concentrator Safety Guidelines & Practices
The following guidelines are considered good industrial practice: When any equipment or structure is dismantled in whole or in part, and subsequently re-assembled, it must be completely checked and found to be safe before it is started up. Whenever a person observes what appears to be an unsafe or harmful condition or act he should report it as soon as […]
Gold Process Description
In our Gold Process Description EXAMPLE, the ore will be received by the crushing plant initially by rail haulage from the ABC Zone and later by truck from the DEF Zones. The 350 tonne live capacity coarse ore bin is sufficient for train or truck load surges and provides approximately five hours storage of ore, […]
Mineral Processing Research Articles
Platinum-Group Minerals in Chromitites Intrusion Magmatic Origin Low-Temperature Reworking Serpentinization Lateritic Weathering Integration of OHS into Risk Management in an Open-Pit Mining Project in Quebec (Canada) Integrated Approaches for the Study of Real Mineral Flotation Systems Study on the Optimization of the Industrial Structure in a Mining Economic Region Taking Carbon Emissions as a Restriction […]
Screening Crusher Feed
The feed to a crusher should not contain an excessive amount of fine material; this could be stated a little more definitely by saying that it should not contain an excessive amount of material smaller than the crusher product size. Just what constitutes an “excessive amount” depends of course upon several factors, chief among which […]
Awesome Sci-Fi Minecraft Creations
You can almost smell the anticipation Since its release, Minecraft has been a revelation for gamers everywhere. Not since Tetris has the gaming community been so enamoured with blocks, and not since Lego have they been so enraptured by construction. Minecraft allows the player to unleash their imagination, no matter how wild, and display their […]