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Dyna Whirlpool Process

The success of Heavy Media Separation, the static sink-float process, is evidenced by the operation of an estimated 300 installations treating many millions of tons per year of a wide variety of mineral products ranging in value from gravel to diamonds. The static heavy media process is usually limited to the treatment of plus ¼ inch … Read more

Concentration of Tin Ore by Selective Oil Agglomeration

Agglomeration, as used throughout this report, refers to a mineral dressing process in which the desired mineral, namely cassiterite, is selectively separated from the gangue minerals by attachment to a crude oil. This process is analogous to flotation except that the sought after mineral is collected by crude oil rather than air bubbles. The ore … Read more