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Started by tichalfred
On carrying out tracer tests on a HMS cyclone; the tracers of varying density report to both the floats and the sinks. Seems no separation is occuring and it's a random placement of the tracers. Have varied the pressure and SG to no avail. Have also ...
On carrying out tracer tests on a HMS cyclone; the tracers of varying density report to both the floats and the sinks. Seems no separation is occuring and it's a random placement of the tracers. Have varied the pressure and SG to no avail. Have also ...
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Started by Mazin90
Hello, I am exploring the feasibility of reprocessing placer tailings that were poorly processed by artisanal miners using dry sluicing and sometimes wet sluicing. They have recovered good amount of golds though, which indicates that the deposits ar...
Hello, I am exploring the feasibility of reprocessing placer tailings that were poorly processed by artisanal miners using dry sluicing and sometimes wet sluicing. They have recovered good amount of golds though, which indicates that the deposits ar...
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Started by Fuloshixwa
Good day everyone, I wanted to know what method could possibly use to determine my Dense Medium cut point. While we are that, I would also like to know of any method used to determine your ore to dense medium ratio. Thank you.
Good day everyone, I wanted to know what method could possibly use to determine my Dense Medium cut point. While we are that, I would also like to know of any method used to determine your ore to dense medium ratio. Thank you.
Last replied to by SmartDog
In can also be done using grab samples of the underflow and overflow and measuring the density using density balances such as the Marcy balance.
In can also be done using grab samples of the underflow and overflow and measuring the density using density balances such as the Marcy balance.
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Started by Millza79
Hi all, What is the lowest DMC medium SG that is realistically possible in a coal prep plant and why?
Hi all, What is the lowest DMC medium SG that is realistically possible in a coal prep plant and why?
Last replied to by SmartDog
It should be noted that by the nature of how it performs a dense media cyclone will also have a variation in media gravity from the overflow and underflow. The coarser the media particles the greate...
It should be noted that by the nature of how it performs a dense media cyclone will also have a variation in media gravity from the overflow and underflow. The coarser the media particles the greate...
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Started by Blackcows
Has anyone built or seen a nugget trap design to catch oversized gold coming out of a large trommel. Trommel screen holes are 12mm * 20mm so anything over 20mm is ending up in the oversize. Have found a few large nuggets with the detector. Plant oper...
Has anyone built or seen a nugget trap design to catch oversized gold coming out of a large trommel. Trommel screen holes are 12mm * 20mm so anything over 20mm is ending up in the oversize. Have found a few large nuggets with the detector. Plant oper...
Last replied to by rob riggir
Hi David, Did you ever resolve your issue? Cheers, Rob
Hi David, Did you ever resolve your issue? Cheers, Rob
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Started by JJ1
Hi Am trying to work out what the grade of a concentrate will be. I have the ore head grade fed to the float plant, the optimal flotation recovery rate and corresponding mass pull. Are these all that is needed to calculate the concentrate grade o...
Hi Am trying to work out what the grade of a concentrate will be. I have the ore head grade fed to the float plant, the optimal flotation recovery rate and corresponding mass pull. Are these all that is needed to calculate the concentrate grade o...
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Started by Millza79
We are reviewing some testwork for a client. In their plant flowsheet, they have three stages of gravity separation (Knelsons), but in the testwork they only did two stages. Is this reasonable, or should they have done a 3rd stage to replicate t...
We are reviewing some testwork for a client. In their plant flowsheet, they have three stages of gravity separation (Knelsons), but in the testwork they only did two stages. Is this reasonable, or should they have done a 3rd stage to replicate t...
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Started by Blackcows
Does anyone know what the right back pressure settings should be relating to a G700M Great concentrator. Pretty much the same as the big Knelson. We are losing fine gold in the tails still. Can't find anyone who know much about concentrators in gener...
Does anyone know what the right back pressure settings should be relating to a G700M Great concentrator. Pretty much the same as the big Knelson. We are losing fine gold in the tails still. Can't find anyone who know much about concentrators in gener...
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Started by Yathil
I am looking for methods that you may have for the separation of Alumina from MgO. I am working on a design for a refractory brick recycling plant and I need to separate these 2 oxides to have a viable final product.
I am looking for methods that you may have for the separation of Alumina from MgO. I am working on a design for a refractory brick recycling plant and I need to separate these 2 oxides to have a viable final product.
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Started by Cpt.Popeye
Hello everyone. I am not really sure about the point of this site and I am probably doing something wrong but I am a mining engineering student and having a hard time with this question.Is it possible for me to get some help to understand and solve t...
Hello everyone. I am not really sure about the point of this site and I am probably doing something wrong but I am a mining engineering student and having a hard time with this question.Is it possible for me to get some help to understand and solve t...
Last replied to by SmartDog
Start here: https://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/hydrocyclone-efficiency-curves
Start here: https://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/hydrocyclone-efficiency-curves
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Started by usman hameed
We are dealing in gold washing/placer gold mining at the Northern side of Pakistan. Unfortunately, the placer mining industry has not been flourished in Pakistan yet. The use of primitive gold washing techniques i.e., panning is common. The gold r...
We are dealing in gold washing/placer gold mining at the Northern side of Pakistan. Unfortunately, the placer mining industry has not been flourished in Pakistan yet. The use of primitive gold washing techniques i.e., panning is common. The gold r...
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In placer gold mines, gold usually exists in the form of single natural gold, and its density is generally greater than 16 tons/m3, which has a large difference with the density of gangue. Therefore, ...
In placer gold mines, gold usually exists in the form of single natural gold, and its density is generally greater than 16 tons/m3, which has a large difference with the density of gangue. Therefore, ...
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Started by richardh
Hi I need some assistance on something very new to me. Has anyone had any experience with a DMS cyclone using fine Barite as the medium? If so what would be the parameters used in terms of cyclone configuration and feed parameters? Thanks R...
Hi I need some assistance on something very new to me. Has anyone had any experience with a DMS cyclone using fine Barite as the medium? If so what would be the parameters used in terms of cyclone configuration and feed parameters? Thanks R...
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Started by Gerbrand
Hi Guy's I am new to your site. I was reading with interest discussions on the gravemetric processes to concentrate diamonds. I see references to soil/ clay used as medium to form the dense slurry . Could you enlighten me on what materials are used f...
Hi Guy's I am new to your site. I was reading with interest discussions on the gravemetric processes to concentrate diamonds. I see references to soil/ clay used as medium to form the dense slurry . Could you enlighten me on what materials are used f...
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Started by David
We installed our iCon i150 some time back but something isn’t ok as there is no separation of gold and black sands despite following all the procedures. I wonder if there is perhaps a problem withthe electric engine RPM not being high enough....A...
We installed our iCon i150 some time back but something isn’t ok as there is no separation of gold and black sands despite following all the procedures. I wonder if there is perhaps a problem withthe electric engine RPM not being high enough....A...
Last replied to by Gene Cheeseman
From my experience high upgrade ratios will be difficult as the black sand tends to saturate the bowl quite quickly. The high fluidizing flow reccomendation is correct as it will keep the riffles di...
From my experience high upgrade ratios will be difficult as the black sand tends to saturate the bowl quite quickly. The high fluidizing flow reccomendation is correct as it will keep the riffles di...
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Started by Reid
Hello Everyone, Thank you for your time. I would like feedback on a project we attempted years ago, and would be interested in your input. I guess it would be best to tell you about the back story of what we are trying to do. About 12 years ago...
Hello Everyone, Thank you for your time. I would like feedback on a project we attempted years ago, and would be interested in your input. I guess it would be best to tell you about the back story of what we are trying to do. About 12 years ago...
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Started by midnightcrazy
Hello and welcome everyone. Thank you for your time reading this post. My name is Martin, 3rd year Petroleum Engineering student. As a part of my project I am designing a hydrocyclone to separate solid micro particles (clay and silt) from the liquid...
Hello and welcome everyone. Thank you for your time reading this post. My name is Martin, 3rd year Petroleum Engineering student. As a part of my project I am designing a hydrocyclone to separate solid micro particles (clay and silt) from the liquid...
Last replied to by midnightcrazy
Thank you SmartDog, greatly appreciated. I'm checking it now.
Thank you SmartDog, greatly appreciated. I'm checking it now.
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Started by MMKG
Hi community, I'm an ambitious graduate mechanical engineer trying to find a way of making emerald mining easier. Lets say we were to put the rocks containing the emerald through a crusher, could we then apply the HMS process to the substance and get...
Hi community, I'm an ambitious graduate mechanical engineer trying to find a way of making emerald mining easier. Lets say we were to put the rocks containing the emerald through a crusher, could we then apply the HMS process to the substance and get...
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Started by Hamid72
Hello evrybody I wanna to know after performing davis tube test for a iron ore sample how can we predict the number of roughing and cleaning stage for plant design? Is this completely on previous experience? Thanks for your guidance
Hello evrybody I wanna to know after performing davis tube test for a iron ore sample how can we predict the number of roughing and cleaning stage for plant design? Is this completely on previous experience? Thanks for your guidance
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Started by darylwise
How do I set up a plant or operation to beneficiate Lithium Ore? We are mining Lithium Ore which is between 1.0% to 1.4%. We would like to start beneficiating it. We are looking for a simple process, do it yourself type of process. Our production pl...
How do I set up a plant or operation to beneficiate Lithium Ore? We are mining Lithium Ore which is between 1.0% to 1.4%. We would like to start beneficiating it. We are looking for a simple process, do it yourself type of process. Our production pl...
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Started by Jackpot Joe
I had the opportunity to clean a rifle range. I came here. I learned. I built here it is: https://youtu.be/N_LRjNRIxAs It was done out of a wheelchair with what I had laying around. So don't be too hard on me. It work's great that is what cou...
I had the opportunity to clean a rifle range. I came here. I learned. I built here it is: https://youtu.be/N_LRjNRIxAs It was done out of a wheelchair with what I had laying around. So don't be too hard on me. It work's great that is what cou...
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I was under great time and funds limits. No power had to haul water in barrels. It rained and rained I was dealing with a muck and bullets mix at times water running out of the back stop dead center r...
I was under great time and funds limits. No power had to haul water in barrels. It rained and rained I was dealing with a muck and bullets mix at times water running out of the back stop dead center r...
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Started by Seeker
Please help me! I have mixed metal dusts ( coarse grains ) of copper, solder & aluminum. Can I separate all those metals by using Air Knife for grain separation? Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVu3_0l0tmE Thanks in advance!
Please help me! I have mixed metal dusts ( coarse grains ) of copper, solder & aluminum. Can I separate all those metals by using Air Knife for grain separation? Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVu3_0l0tmE Thanks in advance!
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Started by j.honarpazhouh
hello everyone We have hematite deposit that Our ore contain hematite(65%), quartz(25%) and feldspar(10%), and at 400 micron about 80 percent of our hematite particles are free. in your opinion Can I use Reichert cone for ore concentrating? And whic...
hello everyone We have hematite deposit that Our ore contain hematite(65%), quartz(25%) and feldspar(10%), and at 400 micron about 80 percent of our hematite particles are free. in your opinion Can I use Reichert cone for ore concentrating? And whic...
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Started by JGR
Hi, I have extensive experience in DMS for a number of commodities however, I have been asked to investigate the use of rotary pans for the recovery of diamonds. I have spent some time on the web trying to find a fairly detailed process flow diagram ...
Hi, I have extensive experience in DMS for a number of commodities however, I have been asked to investigate the use of rotary pans for the recovery of diamonds. I have spent some time on the web trying to find a fairly detailed process flow diagram ...
Last replied to by rob riggir
Hi Ian, I can help you with your investigations, having been involved with the operation and design of diamond pans in South Africa, Brazil and Australia. I have design calculations as well. You ca...
Hi Ian, I can help you with your investigations, having been involved with the operation and design of diamond pans in South Africa, Brazil and Australia. I have design calculations as well. You ca...
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Started by Peter J
What equipment is best to separate mill oversize from carbon after a disastrous mill run put about 200tons of grit into CIP circuit? I once used a spiral wheel but it would be very slow at this tonnage: Would an agricultural grain destoner work?
What equipment is best to separate mill oversize from carbon after a disastrous mill run put about 200tons of grit into CIP circuit? I once used a spiral wheel but it would be very slow at this tonnage: Would an agricultural grain destoner work?
Last replied to by SIMetallurgist
We use a coal spiral to separate grit and carbon. Our ore SG in 2.6 so similar to yours.
We use a coal spiral to separate grit and carbon. Our ore SG in 2.6 so similar to yours.
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Started by Char
Hi, can someone tell me from experience, what the smallest gold particle size is that will fall through water due to gravity of 1g? I.e. will not stay suspended. If possible, can you give a range for clear and silty water? Thanks C
Hi, can someone tell me from experience, what the smallest gold particle size is that will fall through water due to gravity of 1g? I.e. will not stay suspended. If possible, can you give a range for clear and silty water? Thanks C
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Started by Hamid72
Hello everyone We have an manganese deposit that contain todorokite, cryptomelane, pyrolusite, hausmannite. at 60 micron about 80 percent of our manganese particles are free. in your opinion what is the best method for this ore concentrating? thank...
Hello everyone We have an manganese deposit that contain todorokite, cryptomelane, pyrolusite, hausmannite. at 60 micron about 80 percent of our manganese particles are free. in your opinion what is the best method for this ore concentrating? thank...
Last replied to by SmartDog
Flotation
Flotation
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Started by Cash Positive
Has anyone done any research with light spectrum to increase recovery on gold table? Has anyone done any work with different light spectrums and or dyes to increase recovering on gold shaker tables?
Has anyone done any research with light spectrum to increase recovery on gold table? Has anyone done any work with different light spectrums and or dyes to increase recovering on gold shaker tables?
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Started by Eduardo JImenez
Good day for all: Do sanding in cilindrical flotation cells, Wemco type, in continiuos service, will produce an increase or decrease in motor power draw? https://www.google.com/search?q=fls+flotation+cells&rlz=1C1GCEU_enCL842CL842&source=lnms&tbm=i...
Good day for all: Do sanding in cilindrical flotation cells, Wemco type, in continiuos service, will produce an increase or decrease in motor power draw? https://www.google.com/search?q=fls+flotation+cells&rlz=1C1GCEU_enCL842CL842&source=lnms&tbm=i...
Last replied to by SmartDog
First off let us discuss why and how sanding occurs, because that does have an impact. Sanding can occur for many reasons, the two main and most common being; 1) poor classification ahead of flotati...
First off let us discuss why and how sanding occurs, because that does have an impact. Sanding can occur for many reasons, the two main and most common being; 1) poor classification ahead of flotati...
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Started by Sam
I recently purchased a trommel from a friend. It was built by an engineer who is now deceased. It incorporates a shaker deck, a scrubber trommel and a jig. It works fine without the jig (sluicing). The friend didn’t use it. I am curious as to what ...
I recently purchased a trommel from a friend. It was built by an engineer who is now deceased. It incorporates a shaker deck, a scrubber trommel and a jig. It works fine without the jig (sluicing). The friend didn’t use it. I am curious as to what ...
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Started by ALanyon
Hi, I am wanting to examine some methods to reduce the vibration in our Falcon unit. Primarily the high vibration occurs early in the cycle (first 5 minutes). I can see the fluidized bed coming away from the bowl when the high level of vibration...
Hi, I am wanting to examine some methods to reduce the vibration in our Falcon unit. Primarily the high vibration occurs early in the cycle (first 5 minutes). I can see the fluidized bed coming away from the bowl when the high level of vibration...
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Started by Millza79
Hi all, could somebody please tell me the typical top size/maximum size that can feed a Knelson and a Falcon?
Hi all, could somebody please tell me the typical top size/maximum size that can feed a Knelson and a Falcon?
Last replied to by Gene Cheeseman
Typically the recommended protection screen size would be 10M (2 mm). They can handle particles up to 1/4" as SmartDog mentioned but you will see a massive increase in wear rates with minimal benef...
Typically the recommended protection screen size would be 10M (2 mm). They can handle particles up to 1/4" as SmartDog mentioned but you will see a massive increase in wear rates with minimal benef...
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Started by Sam
I have a project in Arizona. Old manganese mines that contain medium quality gold ore. The manganese ranges from10% to plus 30%. I have 900 tons of ore reserves on two small claims. Water is an issue. Lack of it. I have captured gold via dry washing ...
I have a project in Arizona. Old manganese mines that contain medium quality gold ore. The manganese ranges from10% to plus 30%. I have 900 tons of ore reserves on two small claims. Water is an issue. Lack of it. I have captured gold via dry washing ...
Last replied to by SmartDog
The big issue is the amount of ore you have. 900 tons is not a lot of ore. Any system beyond what you are already have is going to be in the 50+ t/hr range and cost over $50,000 plus auxiliary equip...
The big issue is the amount of ore you have. 900 tons is not a lot of ore. Any system beyond what you are already have is going to be in the 50+ t/hr range and cost over $50,000 plus auxiliary equip...
I like to separate sand out of cassava slurry effectively with the capacity of 2 tons of slurry per hour