Laboratory Testing & General Mineral Processing Engineering

Laboratory Testing & General Mineral Processing Engineering

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Started by BentFunky
How selective is ammonium chloride when precipitating Pt from aqua regia? For example, will it also precipitate base metals from aqua regia?
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Last replied to by Todd H
You will need to consult a chemistry reference book (CRC) for the various solubilities of metal chlorides to find out.  Most base metals are fairly soluble in the chloride state.
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Started by Millza79
Can anyone point me in the right direction for the proper way of sub-sampling out of a 20 litre bucket of slurry?
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Last replied to by David
the best way https://www.911metallurgist.com/equipment/liquid-slurry-sample-splitter/ otherwise mix it with this and take your sample.  
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Started by Johnsonwt
  Hi there, I have been going through much R&D to with a product to find one that is strong enough and rust proof. The latest is carbon steel with a zinc coating.. though salt water seems to penetrate it and cause blackening and some build up...
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Last replied to by Johnsonwt
Hi Smartdog, one last question for you, would Martensitic stainless steel be a good fit as well?
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Started by Henley Munn
G'day does anyone have a test procedure they'd be wiling to share for intermittent bottle roll tests to model heap leach recovery performance? Thanks
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Last commented on by Zeynep Guven
hello Henley Munn, Have you found a procedure like you mentioned? can you send me?
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Started by Seeker
Does rhodium dissolve in aqua regia, if yes, can hot aqua regia speed up the dissolution?
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Last replied to by Wieslaw Wodecki
Rod pylasty rozpuści się w gorącej wodzie królewskiej , ale jeżeli jest w sztabce po stopieniu będzie to trwało wieki. Wtedy do rozpuszczania najlepiej zastosować K2S2O8. Rozpuszczanie w sto...
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Started by lnldtt
Hi everyone, I'm looking for a metallurgical software to simulate a heap leaching operation, in order to forecast plant metal production. My first choice is Metsim but is there any other software that anyone could recommend for this specific applicat...
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Last replied to by SIMetallurgist
Agree with Todd -Metsim -GoldSim -Excel Macro based model - many consultants can build this for you. You will want to understand your heap leach test work data very well before starting to model. ...
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Started by Mreza555
Is there any specific instrument that directly determines sticking index of pellets? or it should be done just by calculations from reduction processes?  
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Last replied to by Jorge
See links below, https://www.911metallurgist.com/pellets-direct-reduction/   https://www.911metallurgist.com/hyl-iii-direct-reduction-process/
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Started by Millza79
Wasn't sure where to put this.   What exactly are "marketing costs" when it comes to sending concentrates to smelters? Are they TCs/RCs or something else?
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Last replied to by afxdes
Marketing costs are generally captured by the Net Smelter Return calculations, which should include finance costs and freight charges. Additionally you can include General & Administrative costs (G&A)...
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Started by kevind
I'm looking for help with processing ore containing gold, silver, and copper. I live in fairly remote location in Baja California on the Sea of Cortez, (an hour by boat from a small town with basics that is 6 hours from a city) and acquiring certain...
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Last replied to by Jorge
I think you should consider a testing program to evaluate the metallurgical performance of the different materials you mentioned. Initially, try to evaluate separately the ore types, based on the resu...
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Started by nhngh
Hi everyone, I'm a newbie here. I don't know if I'm posting in the right place. Could anyone please tell me how to determine which beneficiation technique would be most suitable for beneficiating a Bauxite ore by using the physical parameters of Gib...
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Last commented on by nhngh
So if I want to determine it based on theory, which parameter can I use? I did research and found only the density of Gibbsite.
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Started by Jayakumar
Hello All Can anyone help me, complete process flow of Ammonium Metatungstate (AMT).
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Last replied to by David
Apparently not...
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Started by biggerthanpenny
Hi all, I know this is a long shot but does anyone have any information on how to source any of these software packages? The company that produced the software was Mineral Technologies International (http://www.mineraltech.com/MODSIM/index.html), I...
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Last replied to by David
i use https://www.hsc-chemistry.com/
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Started by Mreza555
Hi I am working on a ARL8860 instrument and the main use is for copper industry. they use fire assay technique to analyze precious metals. is there an individual "Fire assay Module" for this instrument? or it can be done just by calibrations? Thank...
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Last commented on by Mreza555
I meant they want to analyse lead buttons extracted from fire assay crucibles. and ARL has another OES instrument (fire assay analyzer) designed for this purpose. I wanted to know whether there is a s...
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Started by MSKabir
During rotation of a SAG mill, the three prominent zones are the grinding zone, tumbling or cascading zone and the cataracting zone (crushing zone). Are there any studies about the percentage of wear in the areas mentioned and what type of wear domin...
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Last replied to by Todd H
This is not a straight forward question as it depends on a lot of variables.  Liner designs are meant to keep the wear even so that you are replacing liners that are evenly worn.  You dont want to p...
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Started by richardh
Hi I need assistance in calculating the end velocity of a 278.45 m3/h slurry of 1.6 SG density down a 45 degree rubber lined steel pipe of 480mm inner diameter. The fluid enters the pipe at near zero velocity. The vertical drop is 6.8m and pipe leng...
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Last replied to by Todd H
Also this link: https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/mannings-formula-gravity-flow-d_800.html
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Started by Angela
Our lab guy has asked about different types of rhodanine: apparently he found cheap stuff and expensive stuff. I thought that there was only one, but I never had to prepare it, myself. An EPA procedure (https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/20...
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Last replied to by Jorge
It is correct, to determine free cyanide using silver nitrate titration, you can use rhodanine, It is common to use acetone to prepare the solution. Also, you can use potassium iodide. Both solutions ...
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Started by spoch
Hi, We operate a tin mining operation in central Nigeria that is an alluvial deposit. The ore sand comes with a lot of boulders. Initially we were using a grizzly but this has led to a lot of plant idle time getting because of the time it takes to p...
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Last commented on by spoch
Thank you. Had a look at your website. Can you give me an idea how much a multi gravity separator tat can handle 10TPH costs
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Started by fhb58
I am trying to find out the maximum melt line height which can be safely maintained in a rectangular reverberatory furnace fired on furnace oil. The furnace in question is having 10 tons holding capacity. Is there any relationship of tis factor with ...
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Started by rockape888
Hi, I am evaluating test work completed on a circuit where gravity tails are put through a float circuit. i.e. concentration of the rougher feed. Gravity circuit is likely a Knelson concentrator. Is it possible to scale up this type of circuit to 5 ...
Last replied to by Gene Cheeseman
Hi Rockape, 5Mtpa is approximately 600 tph.  The largest Falcon or Knelson concentrators top out at around 400 tph.  If more capacity is needed multiple units are used in parallel - some plants hav...
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Started by MattN
I'm researching gold tracking and tracing techniques to verify origins of gold. I'd like to find out about what the current state of the art, and future techniques that are under development. I'm most interested in understanding the precision of the ...
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Started by Mreza555
Hello everyone  there is a Leco CS230 instrument with a high sulfur detector. is it possible to have an extra low sulfur detector simultaneously ? or should we change the detector for low sulfur analysis ? Thanks
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Last commented on by Mreza555
Dear Todd First, thanks a lot for minding the issue. our IR cell is a high sulfur and for the concentrations less than 0.01 %wt it has errors. my question was about the possibility of having another s...
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Started by PNeil92
Hello everyone, I'm working in a multi-mineralic evaporite orebody for which a suitable CRM is not available. I have been trying to create  in house standards / MMCRMs over a few grade ranges (at cut off grade , averge of deposit and high grade) bu...
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Started by Millza79
How much mass do you need for a bond rod mill test?   And can the daughter products be used in bond ball mill tests?
Last replied to by Millza79
Thankyou
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Started by sajjadaghazadeh
Hello Everyone; I hope you are doing great. I really need your help and hope mine guys could help me. The fact is that we have faced a very low liberation degree in our iron processing plant. The iron concentration takes place by using primay and s...
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Started by metalshaper
Hello everyone,  I know this question doesn't really fit anywhere on this site but I am in need of some help with zinc sheet metal.   I am a metalshaper and have been asked by a customer to build a gas tank out of zinc sheet.  The sheets are .04...
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Started by Henryezra
Hi all, just a quick one. Say your operation had hypersaline process water with an SG of 1.1. When calibrating the Marcy scale for %solids determination, do you use fresh water with an sg close to 1, or the process water used during milling? Thanks....
Last replied to by SmartDog
Fresh water at its densest (at 4 °C or 39.2 °F) alternatively at room temperature (20 °C or 68 °F). Nonetheless, the temperature and pressure must be specified for both the sample and the referenc...
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Started by Yvette314
Good day - I want to determine the sample size needed for a run-of-mine. I want to determine the sample mass needed by particle size. I've created a tool determining the variance between the size fractions for the RoM PSD, and then based on that, and...
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Thank you!
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Started by Mreza555
After few sample runs, the combustion tube breaks during analysis! I've done leak check, cleaned filters and greased O-rings but it didn't help. could you please tell me possible reason(s)?
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Started by fkasis
I need a method to determine the slag content of a jig product that consists of high carbon ferrochrome alloy and slag.
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Last commented on by fkasis
Thank you but what Im looking for is the step by step process for the assay e.g what chemicals to use
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Started by Tende
Good day,I am a PhD student, doing my research in Froth Flotation. I am currently polishing my flotation skills (batch flotation cell) for my project. One thing I am battling with is to maintain the froth height constant, especially when it comes to ...
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Last replied to by Jorge
You have two options, the first one is to use an acrylic tank cell to see the slurry level and froth height. In this way to can add water to maintain an appropriate slurry level. The second option is ...
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Started by mardin
Hi Dear What is the best designing for Lead processing if the feed grade is about 7 percent ( Galena) and concentrate grade is 40 percent?
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Started by FarshidBsr
I am working with a project involving a bentonite powder for pelletizing plant. 0-50 mm bentonite is dried in dryer, and milled with ring roller mills to produce a bentonite powder with P80=45 um. The bentonite water absorption drops from 449% to 323...
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Last replied to by Jorge
Try to get a detailed particle size distribution from the roller mill and the lab pulverizer. The production of fine particles could be different. 
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Started by kalpesh
What is process  followed for making bleaching clay from bentonite. which machines are required ?
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Started by Fatemeh
We produce steel casting liners for SAG/Ball mills. One client in Iron ore mine is using rod mill in first stage grinding. The shell liners are rolled steel and work for 7 months. Now they want to switch to cast liners and ask for a proper material i...
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Last replied to by David
Well typically a SAG Mill liner is in Chrome Moly Steel (Brinell Hardness 301-402) and Rod Mill liner would be in High Chrome Iron (590-750 Brinell). https://tinyurl.com/y7wdgf3b https://tinyurl.com...
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Started by Math Nope
Hello, I need to know how to process tin ore containing stannite (Cu2FeSnS4) mineral. If you have some process flow diagram or something else will be appreciate. Thank you.

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