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Key Features of Mineral Separation Methods

The document discusses various aspects of mineral processing techniques including: 1) A characteristic of spiral classifiers is that material does not slide backwards. 2) The main advantages of cyclones are their large capacities relative to their size and ability to separate particles of smaller sizes than most other equipment. 3) Sedimentation and hydraulic classifiers are simple in design but often inefficient in sorting and sizing.

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Key Features of Mineral Separation Methods

The document discusses various aspects of mineral processing techniques including: 1) A characteristic of spiral classifiers is that material does not slide backwards. 2) The main advantages of cyclones are their large capacities relative to their size and ability to separate particles of smaller sizes than most other equipment. 3) Sedimentation and hydraulic classifiers are simple in design but often inefficient in sorting and sizing.

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1) Name 1 characteristic of the spiral classifier

Nombre 1 característica del clasificador espiral

A Characteristic of the spiral classifier is that material does not slide backwards

Other characteristic is that operate at sleeper inclines producing a drier product.

2) What are the main advantages of cyclones?

2) ¿Cuáles son las principales ventajas de los ciclones?

The main adventages are that they have large capacities relative to their size and can separate at
their sizes than most other screening and classification equipment.

3) What units are simple in design but often inefficient in sorting and sizing?

¿Qué unidades son de diseño sencillo pero a menudo ineficaz en la clasificación y


dimensionamiento?

Are Sedimentation and hydraulic classifiers

4) Why is a spiral classifier generally preferred? Give 1 reason

¿Por qué se prefiere generalmente un clasificador espiral? Dé 1 razón

The spiral classifier is preferred because produces less turbulence in the settling pool allowing for
separation of finer material.

5) When can the separation and concentration of the valuable mineral take place?

Cuando se la separación y concentración del mineral valioso lugar?

Can take place after the ore is crushed, ground and classified into the required particle size
distribution.

6) What can the carrying medium in dense-medium separation be?

¿Qué puede el medio que lleva en la separación densa de mediano ser?

the carrying medium is a mixture of water, magnetite, or ferrosilicon

7) What was the spiral concentration developed for?

¿Cuál fue la concentración espiral desarrollado para?

Is developed for the concentration of low grade ore and industrial minerals

8) Name 1 characteristic of the shaking tables

Nombre 1 característica de las mesas vibratorias


A characteristic is that the shaking tables is use in concentrating gold but are also used in the
recovery of tin and tungsten minerals

Other characteristic is that the water is added to the top of the table perpendicular to the table
motion.

9) What is the separation method based on the surface chemistry properties of a mineral
used

¿Cuál es el método de separación basado en las propiedades de la química de superficie de un


mineral utilizado

This method is the Froth Flotation

10) What are the three main types of surfactants used in flotation= Name one characteristic
for each one of them

¿Cuáles son los tres tipos principales de tensioactivos usados en la flotación = Nombre una
característica para cada uno de ellos

Are collectors, frothers, and modifier

The collectors are They are polar reagents with a metal ion on one end joined by an organic ion at
the other end or That dissolves or ionizes in water

The frother are concentrate at the air-water interface

The modifier are used to vary slurry and mineral conditions to assist in the selective flotation of
minerals.

11) What are lime, soda ash and sulfuric acid? What can they do?

¿Cuáles son cal, carbonato de sodio y ácido sulfúrico? ¿Qué pueden hacer?

They are Modifier, they can activate poorly floating minerals

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