1st Edition

Mineral Beneficiation A Concise Basic Course

By D.V. Subba Rao Copyright 2011
    204 Pages
    by CRC Press

    204 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Mineral Beneficiation or ore dressing of run-of-mine ore is an upgrading process to achieve uniform quality, size and maximum tenor ore through the removal of less valuable material. Beneficiation benefits the costs of freight, handling, and extraction (smelting) reduce, and the loss of metal through slag. Usually carried out at the mine site, it saves time and costs and allows selective, profitable bulk mining. This practical guide presents the essentials of mineral dressing and its support operations. It explains the terms and techniques and provides basic formulas, methods and practical examples for calculations to be made on site. Intended for professionals in mining and mineral engineering (mining, metallurgical and chemical engineers, geologists). It can be used both as a simple reference guide and as a concise course on beneficiation.

    Foreword
    1. Introduction
    2. Ore formation, identification and analysis
    3. Sampling
    4. Size
    5. Screening
    6. Liberation
    7. Comminution
    8. Crushing
    9. Grinding
    10. Separation operations
    11. Density
    12. Settling of solids in fluids
    13. Classification
    14. Beneficiation operations
    15. Gravity concentration
    16. Froth flotation
    17. Magnetic separation
    18. Electrical separation
    19. Dewatering
    20. Materials handling
    21. Beneficiation of minerals
    22. Applications

    Biography

    Subba Rao\, D.V.