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THE BARRATT METHOD
Plants designed using The Barratt Method as published in the Book Mineral Processing Plant Design, Practice, and Control Proceedings, include: Alumbrera Batu Hijau Cadia (one consultant among others) Candelaria Clarabelle (Inco) Collahuasi (line 1 & 2) Dreifontein El Teniente SAG 1 Ernest Henry Esperanza Fimiston Freeport 95K expansion Lisheen Numerous benchmarking exercises to operating grinding […]
Effect Of Primary Grind Size On Mineral Liberation
The extrapolated ore fragmentation and copper sulphide liberation plots reveal that the liberation levels and hence the flotation responses of the minerals would be essentially constant across a broad range of flotation feed sizing. This observation would indicate that flotation feed sizing coarser than 200µm K80, the practical norm for copper porphyry ore processing worldwide, […]
Fluorine Dispersion
In some cases, Mica carries Fluorine. If you can not pre-float that Mica, you may want to try the Fluorine Dispersant below. Product: Oxfloat 25P – Metaphosphate As a mining chemicals for flotation treatment of multi-metallic ores Preparation: Make 2% solution in water. Dissolves readily. Dosage for good dispersion: Dosage between 100 – 1000 g/t. Product: […]
MgO Talc Depression
Product: Oxfloat D100 is of the CMC family of depressant. With the purpose of MgO Depression, this is commonly used in Southern Africa for Talc depression in PGM/Nickel flotation circuits. Also known as SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE Preparation: Make 0.5% solution in water. Add product to water into stirred beaker to prevent lumping. Allow sufficient time to dissolve. […]
Rock Crushing Process in Mining
Let’s follow a rock through a crushing cycle to see what variables will have to be controlled. First the rock will enter the crushing chamber and drop as far as the angle of the crushing surface will allow it to. The crusher “breaks it and the fine material produced will drop through the gap between […]
Gyratory Crusher Operation
Crusher are used to reduce the ore in size, the purpose and the responsibility of the crusher operator is to operate that crusher in such a manner as to ensure that every possible ton is processed in the shortest period of time possible. This is accomplished by knowing and understanding all of the Gyratory Crusher Operating […]