How to Estimate the Tin Content: Assay Determination
The object that the writer has mainly in view in presenting this paper is to draw the attention of those connected with the technical side of the industry to the unsatisfactory and by no means up-to-date methods employed in estimating the tin contents of an ore. At the same time, what is regarded, from the […]
Tin Ore Processing
The methods employed in dressing the tin ore up to the required percentage of purity depend mainly on the type of ore crushed. These may be briefly divided into two distinct classes—viz., a free milling ore and a complex milling ore. In the former the ore is practically free from the common metallic sulphides, such […]
Tin Ore Extraction
The flowsheet below Explains the Extraction of Tin Ore as shown by a study adapted to the concentration of a lode tin deposit. Cassiterite (SnO2) is very friable and special considerations to crushing and grinding of the ore are necessary to avoid an excessive production of fines. The Mineral Jig is an important feature of […]
Tin Beneficiation Process
The scarcity of both skilled construction and operating labor in the region, caused the customer to under-score the terms “fool-proof” and “simplicity” in the instructions for the design of this 200 ton tin Beneficiation process plant. Flowsheet The tin process flowsheet was developed by laboratory tests which clearly indicated the method of treatment to give […]
Using illegally mined tin to produce the iPhone
Apple might have used illegally mined tin from Indonesia to manufacture its iPhones and some other products. At least, that’s what the international environmentalist group Friends of the Earth said recently. According to the group’s website, tin mining on Bangka Island, in Indonesia, has been connected to “the destruction of tropical forests, coral reefs and fishermen’s livelihoods”. They also call […]