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MINERAL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
CONTENT
1. Introduction
Basic definitions
Minerals by value
The process frame of minerals
Mineral processing and hardness
Size and hardness
The stress forces of rock mechanics
2. Minerals in operation
Operation stages
Operation – dry or wet?
Mining and quarry fronts _
Natural fronts
Size reduction
Size control
Enrichment – washing
Enrichment – separation
Upgrading
Materials handling
Wear in operation
Operation and environment
Operation values
3. Size reduction
The size reduction process
Feed material
Reduction ratio
The art of crushing
Crushing of rock and gravel
Crushing of ore and minerals
Crushing – calculation of reduction ratio
Selection of crushers
Primary crusher – type
Primary crusher – sizing
Secondary crusher – type
Cone crusher – a powerful concept
Secondary crusher – sizing
Final crushing stage – more than just crushing
VSI – a rock protected impactor
High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGRs) - HRC™
Final crusher – sizing
Wet crushing prior to grinding
Technical data: Gyratory crusher – SUPERIOR® MK-II PrimaryTechnical data: Jaw crusher – C series
Technical data: Impact crusher – NP series
Technical data: Cone crusher – GPS series
Technical data: Cone crusher – HP series
Technical data: Cone crushers – HP 3, 4 and 5 series
Technical data: Cone crusher – MP series
Technical data: Cone crusher – GP-series
Technical data: Vertical shaft impactor (VSI)
Technical data: High pressure grinding rolls (HPGRs) - HRC™
Grinding – introduction
Grinding methods _
Grinding mills – reduction ratios
Grinding – tumbling mills _
Grinding – stirred mills
Grinding – vibrating mills
Cost of grinding – typical
Mill linings – basic
Grinding mills – sizing
Grinding circuits _
Vertimill circuits
Stirred media detritors (SMD) circuits
Grinding – power calculation
Grinding – bonds work index
Pulverizing of coal
Vertimill more than a grinding mill _
Vertimill as lime slaker
Grinding vs enrichment and upgrading _
Technical data: AG and SAG mills
Technical data: Ball mills
Technical data: Spherical roller bearing supported ball mills
Technical data: Conical ball mills
technical data: SRR mill __
Technical data: Vertimill (wide body)
Technical data: Vertimill
Technical data: Vertimill (lime slaking)
Technical data: Stirred media grinding mills
Technical data: Vibrating ball mill
4. Size control
Size control – introduction
Size control by duties
Size control by methods
Screens
Screening by stratification
Screening by free fall
Screen types
Screen capacities
Selection of screening media
Particle size – mesh or micron?
Technical data: Single inclination screen – circular motion
Technical data: Double inclination screen – linear motion
Technical data: Triple inclination screen – linear motion
Classification – introduction
Wet classification – fundamentals
Hydrocyclone
Spiral classifiers
Dry classification – introduction
Static classifiers
Dynamic classifiers
Ancillary air solutions
Dry grinding
Size control in crushing and grinding circuits
5. Enrichmen
Enrichment – introduction _
Enrichment – processes
Wash water treatment
Separation – introduction
Separation by gravity
Separation in water
Separation by jigs
Separation by spiral concentrators
Separation by shaking tables
Separation in dense media
Separation by flotation
Flotation circuit layout _
Reactor cell flotation system (RCS)
Reactor cell flotation system (RCS) – sizing
Technical data: Flotation machines RCS
DR flotation cell system
Technical data: Flotation machine DR, metric
Technical data: Flotation machine DR, US
Column flotation cell system _
Column flotation – features
Magnetic separation – introduction
Magnetic separation – methods
Magnetic separation – separator types _
Magnetic separation – equipment
Dry LIMS, belt drum separator BS
Technical data: Dry LIMS, belt separator BSA and BSS
Dry LIMS, drum separator DS
Technical data: Dry LIMS, drum separator DS
Wet LIMS – Wet magnetic separators
Wet LIMS – concurrent (CC)
Wet LIMS – counter rotation (CR) and (CRHG)
Wet LIMS – countercurrent (CTC) and CTCHG
Wet LIMS – froth separator (DWHG
Wet LIMS – dense media recovery (DM) (DMHG)
Technical data: Wet LIMS – concurrent (CC)
Technical data: Wet LIMS – counter rotation (CR) and (CRHG
Technical data: Wet LIMS – countercurrent (CTC) and CTCHG
Technical data: Wet LIMS – froth separator (DWHG)
Technical data: Wet LIMS – dense media recovery (DM) (DMHG)
Wet HGMS/F – magnet design
Wet HGMS, HGMF – separator types
Wet cyclic HGMS
Wet cyclic HGMS – process system
Wet cyclic HGMS – operation
Wet cyclic HGMS – application
Wet cyclic HGMS – sizing
Technical data: Wet cyclic HGM
Wet cyclic high gradiant magnetic filter HGMF
HGMF – applications
HGMF – process data
HGMF – sizing
Technical data: Wet cyclic high gradiant magnetic filter HGMF
Wet continuous HGMS
Wet continuous HGMS – process system
Wet continuous HGMS – applications
Wet continuous HGMS – sizing and selection
Technical data: Wet continuous HGMS
Leaching of metals
Gold leaching
Gold leaching- carbon adsorption
Gold leaching – CIP
6. Upgrading
Upgrading – introduction
Upgrading by methods
Upgrading by operation costs _
Sedimentation
Flocculation
Conventional clarifier
Conventional clarifier – sizing
Conventional thickener
Conventional thickener – sizing
Conventional clarifier/thickener – design
Conventional clarifier/thickener – drive system
Conventional clarifier/thickener – drive sizing
Lamella or inclined plate sedimentation – introduction
Inclined plate settler (IPS)
Inclined plate settler – drives
Inclined plate settler – product range
Technical data: Inclined plate settler (LT)
Technical data: Inclined plate settler (LTS)
Technical data: Inclined plate settler (LTK)
Technical data: Inclined plate settler (LTE)
Technical data: Inclined plate settler (LTE/C)
Technical data: Inclined plate settler (LTC)
Mechanical dewatering – introduction _
Mechanical dewatering – introduction _
Mechanical dewatering – methods and products
Gravimetric dewatering
Spiral dewaterer
Technical data: Spiral dewaterer
Sand screw
Dewatering screen
Dewatering wheel
Mechanical dewatering by pressure – introduction
Drum vacuum filters __
Belt drum filters
Top feed filters
Vacuum filters – vacuum requirements _
Vacuum plant – arrangement
Vertical plate pressure filter – introduction _
Vertical plate pressure filter – design
Pressure filter VPA – operation
Pressure filter VPA – sizes
Pressure filter VPA – chamber data
Pressure filter VPA – nomenclature
Pressure filter VPA – sizing
Pressure filter VPA – moisture in filter cake
Pressure filter VPA – compressor sizing
Pressure filter VPA – compressor power
Pressure filter VPA – feed pump selection
Pressure filter VPA – feed pump power
Pressure filter VPA – product system
Technical data: Pressure filter VPA 10
Technical data: Pressure filter VPA 15
Technical data: Pressure filter VPA 20
Tube press – introduction
Tube press – design
Tube press – operation
Tube press – applications
Tube press – material of construction _
Tube press – sizes
Tube press – sizing
Tube press – cycle times and cake moisture
Tube press – capacity
Tube press – product system
Tube press – booster system
Tube press – mechanical description
Technical data: Tube press _
Thermal processing – introduction _
Direct heat rotary dryer (cascade type)
Indirect heat rotary dryer (kiln)
Fluidized bed
Indirect heat screw dryer (Holo-flite)
Holo-fliteprocess syste
Technical data: Indirect heat screw dryer (Holo-flite)
Fluidized bed
Something about cooling
Iron ore pelletizing _
Pellet plant schematic
Feed preparation
Grate Kiln technology
Major process equipment components of iron ore pellet plant
Design criteria and plant sizing
Comparisons of indurating technologies _
Lime calcining system
Coke calcining system
Tire pyrolysis
7. Materials handling
Introduction
Loading and unloading
Railcar dumpers
Train positioners
Unloaders
Storage buffering
Stacker reclaimer
Scraper reclaimer
Barrel reclaimer
Feeding
Technical data sheets
Technical data: Feeder – Apron
Technical data: Feeder – Vibration
Technical data: Feeder – Unbalanced motor
Technical data: Feeder – Belt
Technical data: Feeder – Electromagnetic _
Technical data: Feeder – Wobbler
Conveying
Conveying systems
Conveyor capacities
Volume weight and angle of inclination _
Conveyor - more than a rubber belt
Technical data: Conveyor – Standard belt
Vertical conveyor system
8. Slurry handling
Slurry handling – introduction
Basic definitions
Slurry pump range MD
Technical data: MD
Slurry pumps – range XM
Technical data: XM
Slurry pumps – range XR and VASA HD
Technical data: XR and VASA HD
Dredge pumps – range Thomas
Technical data: Thomas
Slurry pumps – range HR and HM
Technical data: HR and HM
Slurry pumps – range MR and MM
Technical data: MR and MM
Slurry pumps – range VS
Technical data: VS
Slurry pumps – range VSHM and VSMM
Technical data: VSHM and VSMM
Slurry pumps – range VT
Technical data: VT
Slurry pumps – range VF
Technical data: VF
Application guide for slurry pumps _
Selection – by solids
Selection – by head and volume
Selection – by slurry type
Selection – by industrial application
Minerals
Construction _
Coal
Waste and recycling
Power and FGD
Pulp and paper
Metallurgy
Chemical
Mining
Agitation – Attrition scrubber
Attrition scrubber – Sizing
“The slurry line”
Technical data: Material handling hoses _
Technical data: Rubber lined steel pipes
Technical data: 3xD bends 45
Technical data: 3xD bends 90
Technical data: Branch pipes
Technical data: Gaskets
Technical data: Couplings
Technical data: Reducers, rubber lined steel
Technical data: Compensators
Technical data: Tailing compensators / bends
Technical data: Tailing pipes
9. Wear in operation
Introduction
Wear in operation – caused by
Wear by compression
Wear by impaction (high)
Wear by impaction (low)
Wear by sliding
Wear protection and products
Wear products – application
Heavy impact – selection
Impact and sliding – selection (modules)
Impact and sliding – selection (sheeting)
Sliding and build up – selection
Wear protection – wear parts
Wear parts – slurry pumps
Something about ceramic liners
Wear in slurry pipelines
10. Operation and environment
Operation and environment – introduction _
Dust control – basic
Noise _
Noise reduction
Ear protection
11. Process system
Process system – Introduction
System modules – aggregates
System modules – sand & gravel
System modules – ore & minerals
Process system – railway ballast
Process system – asphalt / concrete ballast
Process system – ferrous ore
Process system – base metal ore
Process system – gold bearing ore
Process system – coal
Process system – industrial mineral fillers
Process system – glass sand
Process system – diamond (kimberlite)
Process system – kaolin
Mobile systems
Technical data: Primary jaw crusher + grizzly
Technical data: Primary impact crusher + grizzly
Metso simulation tools _
Consulting business
Process Technology and Innovation
12. Miscellaneous
Conversion factors
Tyler standard scale
Density of solids
Water and solids – pulp density data (metric and imperial) _