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~~g a r e lur-
mslied in two rl~flerer-t inst;~ll:atiun t , p r i ; O I W fc,r crrclion
directly on concrete plcrs, a n d the r ~ t h on~ r strcl lu~lg~ludinal
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(Continued from preceding page)
6-C
6-S
12-C
1 15150
15-150
5-20
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C o t
% " ~ I " Steel
Concrete
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1
17'7"
17'7"
5'11"
5'11"
11'8" 3'11"
3'3''
3'3"
2'10"
12-S 5-20 % I Steel 11'8" 3'11" 2'10"
I , I I seotianal vmw or ~ o and threads.
~ tste en led
Reaerred These tanks are ideal for
N u t A 5 r e m b l y W h i c h Pro.
I vide% Loak-Proof Joint Seal
Appmx Shm use in any locality and arc
*Mathme
Sme -
Speed
RPW
Motor
H P
I plng .
Wt Lbr particularly desirable for use
in tropical or semi-tropical countries where deterioration
L W I 1 B e l t ~otor-
of other types of tanks may be very rapid. No m t t e r
what your application or where your plant is located, thc
use of these tanks should be considered as mass production
and standardization have allowed considerable reduction'in
I the prices.
While the d~ameters listed are standard, Denver Bolted
*The 1 2 ~ Cand 12-S units are half-size with approximately one-fourth the
Etecl Tanks can be furnished in any height desired. Where
area of t h e other onirr.
the exact volume needed for your requirements is not indi-
cated, use the standard diameter which most closely fits
TANK, Denver Bolted Steel your problem and increase the height to give necessary
capacity.
THE Denver Bolted Steel
Tank has proved extremely
vnluablc in m ~ n i n gand mill-
I
ing operations. The special
drsijin and construction fea-
tures of this tank, which al-
10w field bolting, give great
strength, insure long life, and
vet maintain light weight,
;lake it particularly adaptable
to all mining uses. It is used
~ e n v e rB o l l ~ d Steel Thickener TanY for 0r.e bins, solution or water
storagc, and for agitators,
condilioners, and thickeners. I ' 2%. I?' v
9 ' 2%. 12' 0.
'Ihe fact that it is built in sec- --
tions and packed knocked 11' 8'
11' 8 .
10' 0'
10' 0.
down simplifies fabrication 11' 8' 10'0'
and and it can be easily set
u p by ordinary workmen.
This tank is very economical
byrause it can b e enlarged, or
made smaller, or a damaged
:ccrion replaced without dif-
patented ~emrcdNut-S~cciaI Com- Fculty. Therc is no loss with
podtion
I: ::
~ i l - p r o o f Washar-Bolt with
90,WO Pound Tensile Stlentlth 111c bolted steel tank as it can
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TANK, Denver Welded Steel
MODERN methods of manufacture have made the welded
steel tank not only prac txal but in many Instances more
economical than any other' type of tank The Denver Welded
Steel Tank is extensive11i used in the mining processing
and industrial fields and i!s ideal for the agitating, condition:
ing, or thickening of healIY liquids or D U ~ D S .
Denver Welded Steel 'Tarlks are Ging' -used more and
more extensively in the srnal ler sizes and particularly wher-
ever the fluid line varies con-
siderably. The larger sizes of
Denver Welded Steel Tanks
are used in many locations
whew field erection can be
undertaken, the site is rela-
tively permanent, and salvage
is not a primarv consideration.
standard Denver welded
Steel Tanks are made with
-. heavy, double-welded con-
Denver W c l d r d Steel ~ a n k struction. The side and bottom
plates are of heavier metal
than normally supplied and added strength is also secured
by an angle iron rim. All standard tanks are sufficiently
strong to stand the weight of the superstructure, rotating
mechanisms, or flooring ordinarily used in metallurgical,
processing, or other industrial plants.
Tanks ten feet in diameter and smaller can be shipped
completely erected on a standard railway car while tanks
larger than ten feet in diameter can be furnished either for
field riveting or welding, whichever may be desired or
most practical.
If the standard tanks listed here do not meet the require-
ments for your installation, tanks can be engineered to meet
your particular needs. Let us make recommendations for
the type and capacity of tanks best suited to your plant
when taking into consideration the properties of the mate-
rial to be stored or treated, cost, location, and climatic
conditions.
*Data grven is for standard Denver Welded Steel Tanks (see Figure 1)
with Hat bottom. heavy welded conarrucrian, and angle i r o n rim. Diam-
eters of steel tanks are measured on matde.
*Small size Denver Welded Steel Thickener Tanks with steel overHow
launders.
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(Continued from preceding page)
THICKENER, Denver Spiral Rake
S T Y L E C : Dottorn constructed of 1" Douglas Fir floor, provided w i t h
:/, holes approxmately 2" apart. and suppat ted by crore strips.
S T Y L E E : Tlotu~m does not requne hltcr cloth. I t consists ol t r i m - DENVER Spiral Rake Thick-
gular s t r l l ~ salmot j " x j " x 3 " spaced %" a p a t and restlng on crorecl strips ener is used to dewater pulps
:!,/J"xI%.. Ihugla3 F I T laid on edge 2' centers. S l i z c e s i , r t w r e n triangular in many processes, either to
stvlps are h l l d w t h b a r e l , sand and i l u a ~ t z ,level with the upprr edge.
reclaim the solution or to
lower the moisture content of
the solid constituent of the
T E S T I N G SERVICE, Denver O r e pulp. This unit is also exten-
sively used in counter-current
DENVER Eyuipnlent Company decantation systems such as
maintains complete ore test- applied to the cyanidation of
ing plants under the personal gold and silver ores and other
s u p e r v i s i o n of experienced, chemical processes.
widely k n o w n metallurgists. Denver Spiral Rake Thick-
The most modern machines eners are built in several types
are used, and tests for flotation, --the exact type depending
amalgamation, gravity con- T Y ~ i c a l lnrtallatlon of Denver S D C C ~ I
upon the specific application.
Rake Thickeners in Cauntsr.current
centration, and cyanidation Decantation CYanide Pisot The use of patented Denver
are being made daily. Accu- Spiral Rakes is of special sig-
sate results can be assured and nificance as it results in a
~ c n v e r E l u i ~ m m tCommny's Batch
charges are based upon the structure of greater strength
ore T e d l n g Laboratow actual cost of testing. with the further advantage
Reports submitted on the that the time required to move
test work include all details of a particle from the periphery
the tests, i.e., mesh of grind, of the tank to the center is
dilution, conditioning and flo- P a t e n t 4 Oenver Singlc Soirei Rakes
-Note Sturdy Conrtruatian greatly reduced. This is im-
tation time, reagents required, portant in that the quicker
ratio of concentration, assays, settled material is moved to
recoveries, and other impor- the center discharge, the lesri trouble will be encountered
tant metallurgical data. Based due to overloads
up011 this information, the The rake assembly used in Denver Spiral Rake Thickeners,
best treatment method and up to and including the 20' diameter, is usually a single
flowsheets are submitted. The soiral. As the thickener diameter increases, the rake assem-
laboratory machines used in bly is modified to meet requirements. Essentially. the
test work are similar to the
large scale units recommended pattern followed is to use
a n d with the procedure fol- spiral rakes singly, then as the
diameter increases to 'use a
lowing standard accepted practice, results in the Denver double spiral with auxiliary
Laboratory should be equalled or slightly bettered in large angle rakes near the periphery
scale operation. of the tank. The rake assem-
These tests will determine the most economical treatment bly is attached to the rake
process, the grade of concentrates and recovery, and the shaft through a steel spider.
financial possibilities of the project. If your ore has not been The advantage of steel over
tested, this procedure should be considered a s it affords a cast iron at this critical point
reliable and inexpensive means of providing maximum in- is readily apparent.
surance for investment in a commercial treatment plant. If, for some special reason
Complete details on obtaining a representative sample of - --
the use of a n an& rake a c l
sembly is preterable, thicken-
your ore, helpful shipping information, ore testing proce- ers equipped with this type
dures, and utilization of test results will gladly be furnished. rake assehbly are available.
The gear redu-er unit of
Denver Spiral Rake Thicken-
ers is totally enclosed in a
Reliable Denver Ore Tests insure your cast gear-housing which in-
corporates a rake liftine de-
mining investment. vice. This rake lifting mech-
I len and Elevation n e t a i l anism may hs either hand op-
"'c Denver sDir*i Rake Thmkener
erated, with suitable gearing
to allow easy hand operation,
207
(Cont,nued irom w e v m u s page) ments and investigate the possibility of conditioning the
oc lnotor driven. Automatic pulp to improve its settling rate. Thickening tests are con-
rake liftlng devices are also ducted free of charge to the customer. Let us conduct tests
on the material you wish to thicken and make recommenda-
tions for the proper equipment to solve your thickening
~roblem.
More complete information can he obtained by wrltlng
anv Denver Equi~mentCompany cffice.
Thickners to meet your requirements a r e available in
sizes up to 80, in d i a m ~ t e r .
.-
Granular
Material
---.-____a
AmorPhous or Colloidal
I
*MdI Feed
Square Fect
1&;2 1 1*Flotation
Concentrates
Square Fmt
15-20
10-12
*Tsilmgr
Sql~areFeet
-TF--
'Average settling rates in area required to settle a ton of dry solids Der
3~.5
24 hours. T h e s e figur- arc "nly indicative and settling tests are recom-
mended.
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the thickened solids from each compartment before it is
WE - L D E D S T E E L OR C O N C R E T E T H I C K E N E R T A N K S
paszed on to the next compartment. Thus, the operation of
(Specifications)
- the unit is under positive control.
I Settling To seal and prevent leakage of solution or solids between
Diameter '1 *Depth
( ~ n r : d e ~ (Inside)
Diameter Area
Sq. Ft.
- --
compartments, advantage is taken of the fact that the heavy
I,
~
density settled material in the upper compartment will
counterbalance a greater column of solution in the lower
compartment. The use of this simple phenomenon eliminates
the need of mechanical seals, with troublesome glands, st&-
Ing boxes, and the necessity of repacking due to abrasion.
The type of construction of Denver Tray Thickeners fol-
!ows very closely that used in other Denver Thickeners
~ n s o i a ras type of superstructure, gearing and other details
of design. The principal difference, othe; than the general
tray construction, is that a tray thickener of a given size
will naturally require a larger mechanism and heavier super-
structure to meet the load requirements of the several com-
partments.
More complete information can be obtained by writing
any Denver Quipment Company office.
AP-
prox.
Ship.
I I , I
Wt.,
Lbo.
VIBRATOR, Syntron Electric v-4 1 1/20. IS
5 5% 13
v-9 2 6 ' 45 I3
THE Electric Vibrator pro- 5% 21
vides an extremely efficient, V-15 7 1/8' 60 16X 6
simple and economical solu- 25
v-25 20 3/16' 150
tion to the problem of making 22 10 65
the most stubborn material v-55 50 1/4' 300 40 10
flow freely. No longer need 80
v-75 260 3/8' 600 98
there be a sticking together of 15 190
wet ore in the ore bin, or th2 V-200 600 1/2' 1000
215 35
arching over and hanging up of 150
V-500 1000 .. . 2500' 660 115
m a t e r i a l s in hoppers and
chutes with resulting lowered
operating efficiency. * A 1 ~ i ~ ; ~ ~ f zd,Si o~b; O r 60 cycle AC current and all units ercep -
175
1-500
The powerful vibration of N ~ T E :Standard s p e e ~ . r ~ ~ O u ~ ~ $ s h " ~ ~ " , ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
volt. ~ b ~
Srnbon E!eetric Vibrator Oooratina
on Pyramidal Hopper Feedgnu Ore the electrO-magnetic
vibrator is controlled by a
.,,to c~~~~~~~
B ~ I ~ - cqmOaet.
N ~ ~ ~
separate, wall-mounted "Con-
nsm a n d ~ u u u o dcanatruetoan WEIGHTOMETER
troller," which is furnished
with each vibrator. The dial rheostat in the controller varies
the power of vibration. By merely turning the manual dial
rheostat the power of vibration can be turned down to pro-
vide the most effective vibration required for the purpose.
The controller is in a separate, dust-proof housing, arranged
for wall-mounting a t any desirable distance away from the
vibrating mechanism attached to the bin, hopper, or chute.
These vibrators are furnished in many different sizes.
Units are available that range from those equipped to handle
large tonnages in ore bins down to the small noiseles? model
best suited to be attached to a dry reagent feeder. &agent
feeder applications are numerous, but a well-known use is
where the vibrator is utilized to keep moist lime or soda-ash
stirred up and flowing evenly.
In an ore bin with a flat bottom and a center discharge, .-- - - ---."-,
the material, especially when wet, will.build up in the cor- Weightometer Weighing Om varying speed
ners and form a dead storage space just inside the walls of Convwor belt. The s p e d of anv con-
the bin. One or two vibrators mounted on the outside of -...-- -
veyor, while usuallv &-id-
ered as constant. ln reality
the ore bin (opposite to each other, when two are used), varies slightly with the load. In continuou weighing, unless
will eliminate the work that otherwise frequently has to be both conditions are taken into consideration, any final re-
done by hand with a pick and shovel. Another, and possibly sults will be erroneous.
more important aspect, is that maximum treatment efficiency The Weightometer integrates both variables perfectly be-
is assured by an even feed to crushers or ball mills. cause the integrator registering disc instantaneouly reacts
%is small, inexpensive unit will save man-hours, assure to variations of, and corresponds at all time to the true
a sihooth running mill through providing an even feed, and position of the scale beam; also, the'true speed df the con-
will pay for itself in the first few months of its operation. veyor 1s at all times transmitted to the integrator belt. For
These vibrators are also available at extra cost with these reasons the remarkable accuracy of weighing with
totally-enclosed explosion-proof, or water and dust-proof the Weightometer is consistent and assured.
cases. Also, for special jobs where danger of explosion or
fire exists, a water or air-pressure vibrator can be furnished. (Continued on next page)
A major advantage of these hydraulic vibrators over electric
2 15
Each Weightometer is carefully designed and built for the
exact service intended, and for the conveyor upon which it
must operate. However, the unit is applicable to all condi-
tions and services and can be designed for use, not only upon
belts, hut upon bucket and pan conveyors as well. Thus,
it is generally suitable to any size, t p e , inclination, capacity,
DENVER
and speed compatible with good conveyor practice.
The resulting weights in every case may be indicated and
totalized in short tons, long tons, metric tons, barrels, or
any other unit required by the customer.
Weightometers are in use on 12" belts handling hut a few
tons per day, on intermediate size belts, and on 6 0 belts
carrying 2,400 tons per hour, or two-thirds of a ton per
second. Any tonnage carried on a belt conveyor may be
weighed with a Weightometer.
Its basic design is one of maximum flexibility, thus any
Weightometer can easily be converted from its origmal load
capacity to another capacity or from one conveyor belt size Testwork Essential to Mining Industry
to another belt size at a minimum of trouble and expense.
This is a valuable feature because of the permanence of The development and use of good laboratory ore
the Weightometer. Some Weightometers have weighed over testing equipment has proved indispensable to the
40,000,000 tons of material and continue in excellent oper- mining industry. The many advantages to be derived
ating condition with accuracy of performance unimpaired. from its proper use have been so well established
Further details gladly furnished on request. that its installation is considered essential to maxi-
mum profit. Its use has eliminated the chance factor
in both proposed and operating commercial ore
dressing plants, and, also of prime importance, its
wide adoption by educational institutions has re-
DECO Equipment is Designed for "24 sulted in better trained engineers for the industr~..
Hour Service." This is important be- Many Uses-for Denver Laboratory Equipment
cause "one hour's delay means no World wide use by the mining industry, govern-
profit today" and with today's high mental research laboratories, commercial labora-
operating costs continuous service is tories, and mining and metallurgical departments of
more important than ever before. educational institutions, has proved that results ob-
tained from Denver Laboratory Equipment can be
duplicated by commercial size Denver Machines.
INQUIRIES
Your inquiries are solicited. Further de-
tails. specifications and bulletins on any
' C r l n d ~ n gCharge
items listed in this handbook will be sup-
Speed
;and Pulp Pebbles R . P M. plied promptly. We will be most happy to
Lbs. Gals. Lbs.
-
-- 80-100
give you our recommendation on any prob-
Sample
Abco
5.2
5.75
80-90
60-70
lem without obligation. Our primary objec-
8.75
Trojan
Ajax 12 5
40-50
40-50
tive is to help you by supplying sound infor-
Jar " A " 13.0
Jar " B 14.15
40-45
40-50 mation and proven mill equipment that will
Jar "C" 11 I3 30-40
Jar "D"
No. 1 Eureka
22 5
17.72
40-45 make more profit for you.
40-45
No. 2 Eureka 17.72 30-40
No. 3 Eureka 22.5
N o . 4 Eureka 24.0
~d pulp
*E~ther sand or pebb medmrn
capacity shown IS i n Ltian to quantity ol whichever grwdlnl
is desired.
(he mater~al short circuiting
across the agitator and no set-
What can w e do to help you? tling of solids. Flow of pulp
down the standpipe, conibined
with rotation of propeller, pulls
.air into the propeller zone
where it is finelly disseminated
throughout the pulp.
LABORATORY AGITATOR A N D CONDITIONER, Multiple agitator units, as
Denver (Patented) Batch and Continuous shown at the left, are avai!ab!e
to agitate several pulps simul-
SINGLE batch, multiple batch or continuous Denver (Pat- taneously. A number of units
ented) Laboratory Super-Agitator and Conditioner is avail- can be mounted o n , a single
able to meet the needs of small or large batch laboratories Muti~le Denver (PstentcdJ Batoh base, with individual rubber
or continuous pilot test plants. This agitator is designed for Laboratorr S~Per-A~itat~r
and covered supports and driven
Conditioner by V-belts from a common
use in metauurgical, chemical and process laboratories to
agitate, condition, aerate, or mix any combination of liquids shaft.
Three sizes of heavy cast spherical bottom Pyrex jars an6
or liquids and solids which will flow through a 10 mesh two agitators are furnished as standard equipment with the
screen. It is distinctive in that it is particularly well suited single unit. These jars have a capacity of 1.75 Gals. (6.62
to any job requiring intense agitation and aeration and for Liters), 3.37 Gals. (12.75 Liters) and 5.03 Gals. (19.03 Liters).
handling pulps of high density and those containing high
specific gravity solids . . . the kinds of material so difficult THE Denver (Patented) Continuous Laboratory Super-
to handle in ordinary types of agitators and conditioners. Agitator and Conditioner accomplishes the agitation of pulp
Both batch and continuous units are compact, efficient, and In the continuous laboratory or pilot plant that produces
easily cleaned. The results of testwork conducted by the results that can be duplicated in commercial practice.
continuous unit can be duplicated by the commercial size These jars have a capacity of 1.75 Gals. (6.62 ~ i t e r s ) 3.37 ,
while batch unit results may be closely approximated in Gals. (12.75 Liters), and 5.03 Gals. (19.03 Liters).
commercial practice Multiple conditioner units, as illustrated, are available
when it is necessary to condition several pulps simultane-
THE D e n v e r (Patented) ously. A number of units can be mounted on a single base,
B d t c h Laboratory Super- with individual rubber covered supports and driven by
Agitator and Conditioner is a V-belts from a common lineshaft and motor.
simple, flex~ble unit, low in THE Denver (Paten~ed)Con-
cost and durably constructed tinuous Laboratory Condi-
for dependable operation. This tioner and Super-Agitator
unit approximates as clod^ effects the conditioning of
as possible the operation of pulp in the continuous test
the commercial Denver (Pat- laboratory or pilot plant that
ented) Super-Agitator a n d helps to produce results that
Conditioner in batch testwork. can be duplicated in actual
The patented central stand- plant practice. This unit is
plpe provides positive and con- ideal for continuous test work,
trolled circulation and aera- as each samole can be thor-
tion. Feed enters the stand- oughly conditioned b e f o r e
flotation, with intermediate
~ m v e r (Patented)
Batoh Laboratory
a n d Conditioner
S~~~ar-Alilalor
-Note Adlustabla Stand
pipe and is positively circu-
lated by the propeller . .
thus, there is no possibility of
. I
Denvar (Patented) Continuou8 Labo-
discharge points allowing ad-
justment of conditioning time.
rugged'
~ ~ ~ a n d d s ~~ t ~ self-contained,
i ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ and~ easily par-
(Continued an next page) Asitator tab!e. Unit is equipped with
an all-'steel tank which can be
completely drained through the plug in the conical base.
The superstructure supports the shaft, with totally enclosed
May W e Please Work With You On All ball bearing housing, and motor drive.
Your Equipment Needs? This conditioner can also be used as a pulp storage tank,
as a source of constant feed to a concentrating table or
filter, or as a 6 agitator.
LABORATORY AMALGAMATION PAN,
LABORATORY C O N D I T I O N E R A N D SUPER-AGITATOR. Denver Hand
Denver (Patented) Batch
IL Dimensions
Approximate Denver Laboratory Hand
Machine Amalgamatwn P w prot.ides .t
Sire
W H Belt Motor convenient inexpensive method
of testing the amralabil~tyof
No. 1
330 various gold ores t o plate
300 350
amalgumatior~.Small quantities
500 575 of a gold ore can thus be tested
I I Denver Laboratorr Amalsamatoan pan by hand without resorting to
the uze of amalgamation "late-
LABORATORY C O N D I T I O N E R A N D SUPER-AGITATOR. Either a silver plated s'taid;
Denver (Patented) Continuous ard steel pan or a less expensive copper bottomed steel pan
can be supplied. The silver plated pan is recommended as
Approximate results are more nearly comparable with plate recoveries.
Machine Dimensions Motor shipping w t . . Lbs.
H.P. However! the copper bottomed pan is an excellent amalgam-
I:i;lees CU. Ft.
Belt Motor atina unlt when coated with merrnrv
--
1.17
12.18
L
IS"
W
17"
H
30" % 'lo zoo ~ 6 pans
e are made in a standard,.diameter of 16" and
weigh 2 to 2% pounds. Various other diameters can be
18nZ4 3.28 ZZ,, 26.' 41" '/1 300 360
24x36 8.84 29" 32" 53" '/1 560 supplied on special orders.
moved easily from the con- Assaying for research assay laboratories commercial assay
tainer. The shaft, which has laboratories or mine assay laboratories i i divided into two
the grinding shoes at the bot- general classes: fire assays for precious metals such as gold
tom. is driven from the re-
.----,~- and silver, and wet, or chemical assays for other metals such
ducer drive and speed can be varied by an adjustable pulley. as copper, lead, zinc, iron. insoluble, etc. Denver Laboratory
Flouring of the mercury is eliminated by the design of the Equipment includes units for every phase of assaying and
adjustable shoes, which permit mercury to lodge in the recommendations can be made to suit your particular re-
amalgam zone underneath the stationary die. This clean-up quirements. Many of the necessary units for establishing any
pan is both a grinding machine and an amalgamator. desired size of assay laboratory are described in detail in this
section. Bulletin LG3-Bl, "Assay Laboratory Equipment for
Mines," recommending generally equipment needed and
assay laboratory layout, available free on request.
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LABORATORY BALANCE, Denver (Ainsworth
Type T ) Analytical LABORATORY BALANCE, Denver Pulp
THE Denver (Ainsworth Type THE Denver Laboratory Pulp
T) Analytical Laboratory Bal- Balance illustrated here is very
ance has a capacity of 200 useful for measuring small
gram? and is sensitive to 1/40 quantities of. reagents and for
milligram, thereby meeting general laboratory work. It is
more exact requirements than furnished in capacities from
general analytical balances. 100 grams to 3,000 grams. Sen-
The beam is of aluminum sitivity varies from 1 mg. on
alloy. 6" long, with edges of the smaller sizes to 10 mg. on
triangular shaped agate. The the large sizes.
beam is graduated with 100 This balance can be supplied
divisions each side of the zero either as shown or with a
center. Two removable nickel- glass case for D r o t e c t i o n
D*...~ cAi..w.rth rye. r, plated pans, 3 inches in dia-
~ a b ~ r a t~~ ~~ y ~ ~ ~ ~s l ta ~i r ce a meter,
~ and a ridcr carrier for Denver Laboratory pulp ~ a lagainst
~ drafts
~ ~ and ~dust. The
bearings are of agate. knife
each side of the beam are edges bf steel, an; ail brass
furnished. Two 10 milligram parts are polished and lacquered. The case is fitted with
beam riders are supplied. ~ l l m e &parts are heavily -gold a level and four leveling screws to ensure accuracy.
pLated except for the stirrup drop levers which are finished
in black crystallized lacquer. Case is aluminum, finished
in black crystallized lacquer with a counterpoised front
door and removable rear door, and includes spirit levels Grams Inr!m Inches. L W H Wt.,~bs.
and four leveling screws. 100
--
1 7 2% 15" 8'12'' 17
A zinc lined c a x can be supplied for export shipment if 150 I 7 33/4 15" s"12"
300 17
2 95; 4 16" 8" 12'' 20
desired. This balance can also be provided with a key- 600 5 5 16" 9'' 12" 23
board operated carrier which greatly increases the speed of IS00 10 I1t0s l5 6 17" 9'' 12" 25
handling fractional weights up to and including one gram. 3000 10 14% 7 17" 10" 14" 29
'Approximate shipping w e i g h t s are Ior balances without glass cover
case. For glass case add 4040.
Balance Dimensions Approx. Ship. W t . , Lbs.
Capacity
Grams Domesic Export
200 70 100
LABORATORY BALANCE, Denver ( Harvard)
Trip Scale
THE Denver (Harvard) Trip
LABORATORY BALANCE, Denver Pocket Assay Scale Laboratory Balance is
THE Denver Pocket Assay for general laboratory work
Balance is an accurate precl- and finds particular use in
sion instrument designed to weighing products from screen
fold up into a compact wood sizing :ests.
case which also accommodates The camcity of this balance
the weights and pincers. When is 2 kilograms. The single
raised, the lid supports the beam type shown at the left is
beam from which the saucer graduated to 10 grams in 1/10
shaped pans are suspended. gram divisions. The bearings are agate and are completely
When the box is closed, its housed against dust. The plates are interchangeable and
dimensions are 6"~23h"xlYz". replaceable and are made of molded white opal glass 6
Weighing capacity is 10 grams, inches square. All the metal parts are cadmium plated to
sensitivity 34 mg. The instru- resist corrosion, and beam is of nickel silver
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ment
. . is
-. furnished with a set of (Continued on next page)
Denver Laboratory Pocket A s W weights, 10 grams to 1 mg.
Balance
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A N~C E (Contmued from PmmsJs Page)
LABORATORY BALL MILL, Denver (Open) Batch
F- . - 1 1i - - \ 1
The double beam type has
the upper beam graduated to
THE Denver (Open) Labora-
tory Batch Ball Mill makes
10 grams In 1/10 gram d m - possible simulation of grinding
sions; the lower beam to 200 in a ball mill-classifier circuit
grams In 10 gram divlslons. by grinding a fixed time then
Capaclty 1s 210 grams wlth- hand classifying with a'sieve
I I out extra weights; total ca- and a bucket and returning the
pacity is 20M) grams' This bal- sand to the mill for further
Double Beam Denvcr (Harrard) Trip
seale Laboraery oalance ance is of the same construc- grinding. Pulp volume can be
tion as the single beam type. kept a t a minimum by control
Brass metric balance weights are ava~lablein ranges from of wash water since the ball
1 gram to 1WO grams for use with Denver (Harvard) Labo- h a d does not dump out. Tllus
ratory Trip Scale Balances. fine or coarse grinding is ac-
style clams
1, .
Dimsions
-1 i - -
Appro..
Ship. Wt., U s .
-
complished with ease of ma-
nipulation. The mill is -d
considerably as a regrind unit
,, for further size reduction of flotation concentrates, table
Domestic Export concentrates, middlings, ,and other mill products.
Air may he introduced to the pulp, if desired, through the
open end of the cast steel drum.
The Denver (Open) Laboratory Batch Ball Mill can be
used for the amalgamation of table and flotation con-
centrates, by using one 4" ball during the grinding action.
A few slight changes provide for mounting a n Abbe J a r on.
the driving shaft opposite the drum. This affords an
excellent combination laboratory grindine unit.
LABORATORY BALL MILL, Denver (Closed) Batch
FOR fine grinding in labora-
tory flotation work, wet grind-
ing is necessary in several
stages in order to approximate
the actual grinding conditions I i
of a ball mill and classifier in 'A recommended 40 pound charge of assorted alloy steel gr~ndingballs
plant operation. W i t h this Is ava~lableat a smell additional cost.
Denver Laboratory Batch Ball
Mill it is possible to grind sue- LABORATORY BALL-ROD-TUBE MILL, Denver
cessfully in sevepal stages Batch or Continuous
without d i l u t i o n . b e c a u s e
I the large feed opening and DENVER Laboratory B a l l-
7
:mall discharge hole (which Rod-Tube Mill is for grinding
Denver (Closed) Laboratory Batch retains the balls the larae auantities of ore in
Ball M ~ I I - B ~ I ~
~ n . # r c - S t ~ stand
~f mill i~ being discharged)
permits quick and thorough
draining with the use of a minimum of wash water. Used emptying for gatch work- and
in conjunction with a Denver (Closed) Laboratory Batch a trunnion discharge, for con-
Ball Mill. a laboratory batch classifier saves time. tinuous work. This flexible
1 1 Z'' 1 2 1
.Apprar. unit can also be used as a n
Dirucneionr
Machine Cep. Steel M~~~~ Ship~in'd
Stzc Kg. Stand H.P. A!&?
L W Bclt Motor
s u.~-~ o r t i nlegs
~
g to form a complete unit.
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I LABORATORY CLASSIFIER. Federal Dry
LABORATORY CLASSIFIER, Denver Hydro- LABORATORY separation of dry material finer than 200
jclassifier
DENVER Laboratory Hydro-
is suitable for a
mesh is efficiently made in the Federal Air Classifying
Unit B. Powder metallurgists, as well as those working in
variety of classification, de- plastics, ceramics and other non-metallics, report that re-
sliming, and wash~ngproblems sults a r e constant. Variations
in conlinuous testing labor- of 1/10 of one per cent in du-
atories. By splitting a portion plicate tesls are o b t a i n e d.
ol the pulp circuit in large Fractionation of u n i f o r m 1y
tonnage plants, useful operat- dense material at 2.5 and 5
ing and control informatiun microns, with unit B, is not
can be easily and accurately unusual.
obtained. Sample to be tested is fed
Specifications of the Den- by a screw conveyer into cen-
ver Laboratory Hydroclassi- trifugal classifier. shown cen-.
fier are simila; to those of the trally. Air is admitted a n d
commercial unit. Totally en- controlled by pressure valve,
rlnwd running-in-oil gear directly above motor. Collec-
~ e n v e r Lahoralory H y d r ~ c l l t s i f i e r kechanisnl dri& the steel tor. on left side of unit, is
shaft and rugged spiral rakes. built similar to the classifier.
The bottom washing cone ensures the complete removal of It may be equipped with a
any mechanically entrapped fine material. Welded steel graduated mesh valve to gov-
tank and sturdy frame make this a self-contained yorlable ern bolh maximum and mini-
unit. Discharge is controlled by a s p i ~ o t ,or positively by mum size of particles delivered
a Denver Laboratory Suction-Pressure Diaphragm Pump. to bottom flask. Impalpable
More complete information can be obtained by writing dust is caught in 5" cloth
any Denver Equipment Company office. tubes, not shown, fastened to
the panel back. Final air dis-
Overflow Capacity charge is from these cloth
tubes.
Federal Laboratory Dry Classifier
The classifier has a diameter
S m a l l Suwoiting Table Not of 8", and the collector 12'
Furnished both being fabricated from A
oz. copper sheets. Head sec-
tion of classifier is lined with sheet of hard brass to resist
abrasion. Elbows are seamless and cnnnected by sleeves
to faeililate cleaning. Fan and feeder motor will operate on
any 110 or 220 volt lighting circuit. Unit is mounted on a
31"x42" steel shelf. Size of packing case 21"~33x48".
1
Machine
Size
Inches
i- Size
Feed
*Ca~acitv
Sire Tons 1
Pr d u c t Per Hour1 L
Dimensions
W H
i I -
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,
"Capacity figures are based on medium hard material and uniform feed.
Denver ( ~ o t a r y ) ~ab~rrtory
~ r y c c used to determine control
factors for production purposes LABORATORY FEEDER, ORE, Denver Belt
in continuous test plants operating on chemical or industrial
products requiring drying or heating.
Three main types of Denver (Rotary) Laboratory Dryers FEEDING ore at the rate of
can be supplied. The direct heat unit is used when it is 100 to ZM Ibs. per hour re-
permissible for the drying gases to come in direct contact I quires very careful control
for uniform results in continu-
with the material being dried. Partition plates are pro-
vided which increase the heating surface. Drying may be
by hot air or exhaust gases from other operations. If this
II
' ous laboratory test work. Be-
cause of its accuracy the Den-
drying gas has a deleterious effect on the product, then an , ver Laboratory Belt Ore Feed-
indirect heat type dryer can be supplied. A further deriva- I e r-~
is ideal for this a~nlication.
tion is the Denver-Tedrow (Rotary) Laboratory Dryer in D o v e r Laboratow Bell Ore Feeder
The step pone puiiey drive
which steam is used as the drying medium. means of changing
belt speed.. .skirt boards may
; be spaced any distance desired from center to edge of belt
DENVER INDIRECT HEAT T Y P E
. . . depth of material may be varied as spread on the belt.
1
These three adjustments provide an easy means of regulating
' the feed rate to cover the normal capacity range required.
Higher speed sheaves available to provide greater capacity.
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1
Machine Speeds with A w r o x . Ship.
24"dxl5'1
24"dx20'1
36"dx20'1
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38
21'0"
21'0"
11'9"
12'3
" ;7
8'0"
8'6"
7%
1~:O~o
13.000
14,400 -
Size
Ft. Per H r .
Motor
H.P.
-
Wt.. Lbs.
Belt ~otor
31'0" 12'9" 9'4" 5 5 17.000 6"xW
36"dx30'1 55 9x9' % 340 460
IZ"x12' % 570 615
*Capacity based on l o ? moisture wet weight in material fed to 15"xIS' % 950 980
dryer. and 3 26 poundso of moist&
cubic Ioot of volume of main cylinder.
evaporated per hour for each
**Customer furnishes and erects the brickwork setting for the dryer
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I8"x
'Range c
sheI
~f
driving I
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g vari 3
1150
1300
1250
1400
I
fed. Drives for higher belt speeds can be provided to in-
Machine Capacity Dimmrionr Motor Approx.Ship.Wt..Lbr. crease capacity. Pressed-steel head and tail pulleys, and
Sire
No. I
Hopper.
Cu. Ft.
0'25
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H.P.
6
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babbitted bearings ensure reliable, continuous operation.
On motor driven feeder the fractional horsepower sleeve-
bearing motor and speed reducer may be mounted on the
top, side or bottom of the unit.
LABORATORY FEEDER, ORE, Denver Hopper
THIS all steel Denver Laboratory Hopper Ore Feeder is
particularly designed for use with the No. 5 and No. 7 Denver
"Sub-A" Continuous Laboratory Flotation Test Plants
It is of welded steel construction with speed reducer and
motor on a single base.
As the hopper for feeding
the ore is directly over the
conveyor belt, it is often fur-
nished as a single unit. The
hopper is equipped with an
adjustable gate to regulate the
amount of ore fed to the belt.
The h o p ~ e rfeeder and can-
veyor belt as a ningle unit i9
compact and casily portable
and therefore may be readily
moved to change direction of
feed whenever desired.
Let us make recornmen&-
Denver Laboratory Homer Dre Feedl
~ p v i p ~ ewith
d Conveyor
tiolis for your feeder installa- Reliable Denver Ore Tests insure your
tion.
mining investment.
.ABORATORY FEEDER, REAGENT, DRY, LABORATORY FEEDER, REAGENT, WET, Denver
Denver (Cone Type)
DENVER Lahratorv W o t
IENVER (Cone Type) Laboratory Dry Reagent Feeder is
he most conmonly used feeder for dry reagents except for
hose that absorb moisture readily and tend to become
umpy or sticky. This feeder is lower in cost than the belt
ype and is compact and easy to install ahead of ball mill,
wer a conditioner or in any part of a test plant circuit.
Three adjustments are provided for varying rate of feed-
ep-cone pulley drive permits speed change; an adjustable
lllar on hopper bottom allows full range of feed rate a t
~ c hd ~ i v espeed: and the scraper may be spt to cut any L I
tinuous test plant grinding or
.sired width of reagent from the rotating disk. 12" ~ ~ ~~b~~~~~~~
n r W~a t circuit as required.
~ flotation
A coarse screen across the Reagent Feeder with 'corer Removed
The Denver Laboratorv Wet
top of the hopper prevents Reagent Feeder is eq;ipped
lumps entering when filling with a revolving disc, carrying
and stirring rod attached to a variable number of cups
the rotating disk insures a around its outer rim. Micrrj-
smooth gravity flow onto the meter adjustment is easily and
disk. A rib or scraper on the quickly made with a con-
underside of the rotating disk venient handwheel w h i c h
moves reagent falling into pan moves the drip trough in or
"nder disk out to spout. out to Increase or decrease
The Denver (Cone Type) the amount of reagent caught
Laboratorv Drv Reagent Feed- in the trough, giving accurate
er is of ail metal c&truction control of reagent feed. The
12" DunIaX Denver Laboratory w e t
rigidly mounted on a steel Reagent Feadar
speed of the disc may be
base. Rotating disk is mounted varied if desired and a float
,mar (Cone T Y P ~ Labarator).
) Dry on a totally enclosed vertical valve is provided to maintain
Reagent ~ e e d t r speed reducer which is driven constant level of reagent ir1 the tank. Adjustments have
by a motor and step-cone been reduced to a minimum to simplify control. Covers for
tanks are furnished to keep reagent clean.
ulley drive. Standard motor driven unit is equipped with a
i H.P. single phase, 60 cycle, 110 or 120 volt 1800 r.p.m.
e w e bearing motor. This durable construction assures de- Maxlmurn Capacity i n
endable, trouble free operation with a minimum of attention.
Val. Per
f.p.m. f.p.m. f.p.m. f.p.m. Each Disc
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* A l l feeders are furnished as standard f o r operatio,, at t h i s spRd
unless otherwise specified.
* B e l t driven u n i t furnished w i t h speed reducer b u t w i t h o u t d r i v e pulley. " N u m b e r o f c u p s furnished as standard.
N O T E : Data required t o determine sire and t y p e feeder: tept plant
mnage per 24 hours n a m e o f reagent a m o u n t fed i n Ibs. per t o n
l a m feed or solution.' and t y p e o f drive' with electrical characteristics. No. o f Overall Approximate
Machine C a m p a r t - Dimensions Motor Shipping
Size ments - H.P. W e i g h t Lbs.
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No. 12 / ----I I
Simplex
Duplex
18"
18" it"
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1
Belt Motor
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What can we do to help you? N O T E : Data required t o determine size and t y p e feeder: test plant
tonn:Ee per 24 h o u r s , n a m e o f reagent. a m o u n t fed i n Ibs. per t o n
plant feed or solution, and t y p e o f d r i v e w i t h electrical characteristics.
246
LABORATORY FEEDER, REAGENT, WET, Denver 1 LABORATORY FILTER. Denver Disc
(Special Bent Tube Type)
THE Denver (Special a n t
I DENVER L a b o r a t o r y D i s c
Filter is an alteri~ate to the
Tube Type) Laboratory Wet Denver Laboratory Rotary
Reagent Feeder is a very Drum Filter and is primarily
accurate feeder for wet re- (01. use in continuous .testing
agents in quantities as low a s plants. However, it also has
one drop per minute. I t is splendid application in com-
ideal for applications where mercial plants for testing and
it is essential to have very determining filtering capacity
edacting control of minute or selection of filtering media,
amounts of reagents. etc., for continuous operation.
This unit was developed in It consists of one or more
the Denver Ore Testing Labo- dkcs rotating in a iank, on a
ratory and is available as a common shaft. 'The discs are
Denver (special Bent T U T~Y W~)
Laboraton wet Raapent Feeder feeder, or a s an at- divided into segments and
tachment :or converting any covered with 3 suitable filter
medium and are connected
of the Denver disc type feeder mechanisms to this type through an appropriate valve
feeder by removal of the cups and attachment of the diu Two Dim Denver Laboratory Disc
assembly to a vacuum svstem
tube. The complete unit consists of a 1/20 H.P., 110 volt: t 111er d - -
I causmg- the proper segments'
single phase, 60 cycle, sleeve bearing motor direct comectec to be under suction at the
with a speed reducer with a disc mounted on the speel-l right time. The exclusive gravity drainage feature of this
reducer shaft. Three dip tubes for attachment to disc an filter gives the driest possible product. All filtrate drains
provided with each unit. Capacity of these tubes is varied by gravity down the grooves in the disc segment to the
by distance of inlet hole above bottom tip of tube. Tubes drainage pipe and out the valve, before discharge of the
have capacities varying respectively from 1 to 3, 3 to 6, and filter cake. The adjustable valve mechanism permits accurate
6 to 10 drops per minute. A 20 gauge riveted and soldered setting of valve position to suit operating conditions. Over-
steel tank, supported on the end of the base by hooks so it size filter parts and piping provide rapid removal of filtrates.
is easily detached, stores the reagent. This simple, inexpen- The steel filter tank is of double welded construction. The
sive unit is ideal for use in continuous testwork such as tanks for two or three disc units may be furnished with
with a No. 5 or No. 7 Denver Continuous .Test Plant. partitions for filtering several products simultaneoust,.
Approximate As the capacity of a filter depends largely on the nature
- *Dimensions
I-
Range of Shipping
Machine Feed Rate M~~~~
Size Drops Per H.P. pa;k
Quarts
Wt. Lbs. of the material to be filtered, particularly the amount of
fine material and slimes and the percent solids. preliminary
Minute L W H 1 Belt Motor
trsts should always be made.
No. 1 1-10 1/20 3.92 22%" 14" 8%" 30 45
Without With
/ Shipping
Wt.. Lbs.
Filter Size
Sq. Ft
:;;'Gallons
,icy; Dimensions
Motor
H.P.
Approx. Ship.
w t . , Lbs.
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1 - - - L W H
--- Belt Motor
L w H E a u ~ p . Equip. Belt Motor Z'xZ' Simplex
3'=3' Simple.
2'xZ' Duplex
4 47
o
8
a0
60
35"
4 7
66"
34::
45
34"
32::
I
32::
1
1
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810 1010
3 k 3 ' Duplex 18 75 93" 45" 41 2 I060 124)
*Capaclttes based on filtenng 300 Ibs. per square loot in 24 hours without
thickener. For pyritic gold, pyrite. or zinc concentrates, assume 400
lhs orr sanare foot. w i t h a thickener, capacities 50 to 100% greater
be obtained
LABORATORY FILTER, Denver
LABORATORY FILTER, Denver Pressure (Counter-Balanced) Pressure
WITH the Denver Laboratory
Pressure Filter i t is possible to THE Denver (Counter-Balanced) Laboratory Pressure
dewater a great number of Filter is designed to handle bucket samples of mill pulps.
mill samples every day. The ! Due to the counter-balanced mechanism it can be operated
quantity of pulp to be filtered as easily and quickly as the smaller sizes.
at each operation will deter- While the filter is being filled, the cover is held back
J
mine the size best suited for by the weight of the counter-balance. During filtering, the
your requirements. yoke holds the filter medium tightly in place forming a
Because of an ingenious ar- complete seal. Safety is assured by the "Quick 'as a Wink"
rangement of the yoke, it is pressure coupling which must be disconnected before the
impossible to open the filter filter can be opened.
without first releasing the air For removal of the filter
pressure. The yoke cannot be
removed until the "Quick as a cake, the cylinder is revolved
D~~~~~ ~ . b ~ ~ d l o w~ r e w r e Fhlter
Wink" connection has been to the side and the filter cake
severed. This safety pressure is completely exposed. This
type of filter is essential for use in universities, schools, and unit can also be used as a
test plant laboratories. It can be used as either a vacuum or vacuum filter.
pressure filter. The ease and rapidity of
1
I filtering samples with this
Avvror~mate unit allows time for the
Mechine
slrc
~ i l t c rArea
sq, rnche.
Volume,
--I LDimensions
G ~ I O ~ S Shivpin%Wt.. Lbs. handling of a large number
_ _ _ _ _ - - - -
W - of mill samples every day. This
6" '28 '27 1 12 1 - compact, efficient filter is
8' 50 26 2 40 15"
13" 13" 28" 167 Danrer (Counlar-Balanced) Labora. part'cu1ar1y needed lor use
10" 78 54 4 18
18" 28" 300 tory P T ~ S I U I ~ F , I ~ C ~ on samples where removal of
12" 113 10 5 95 20"
moisture IS difficult and slow
speed 1s deslred
2
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Sq 1nchc;
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allo on;
5 5
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Sh~ppmgW t . Lb..
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Avvrar~mstc
" 460
1 1 1 L"1 1.1 1
ratory Flotation Cell is that
it is designed to incorporate
Machine
Size
Area.
Sq. Inches
Capacity
Volume. - ---
~mcnsions Approx~matc
Shippcng Wt.. Lbs.
the same basic principles of
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12"rIZ"
72
72
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16" 14"
y"
14"
73
98
operation which have made
the commercial size Denver
"Sub-A" Flotation Machine
SO successful. Gravity flow is
sOO. lorn. and 2000 Gram Denver
"Sub-A" Laborator). Flotation cells utilized, positive feed to the
receded disk impeller with
diffuser is obtained.
Variable speed is provided by a standard variable speed
motor with V-belt drive. Thus slow speed can be obtained
LABORATORY FLOTATION CELL, Denver for conditioning and high speed for flotation. Adjustment
"Sub-A" 50 Gram of speed while machine is operating is made by simply mov-
ing a convenient lever arm.
QUALITATIVE flotation re- Bearings are totally enclosed in a one-piece ball bearing
s e a r c h-testing is efficiently
conducted with the 50 gram shaft assembly. This assures trouble-free operation.
Denver "Sub-A" Laboratory All corners are rounded to prevent salting and tank in-
Flotation Cell. General char- terior has baked enamel finish. Spigot is provided on s ~ d eof
acter of the ore, effect of cell for withdrawing pulp sample during operation. Glass
various reagents, pulp density, side can be furnished to permit observation of froth condi-
alkalinity, and other conditions tion during testing.
affecting larger scale :esting With each orde; of one or more laboratory flotation cells
can be studied. This machine is is included a set of sample reagents, Denver Vanning Plaque,
also useful in testing small and a Denver Alkacid Tester.
~ a m p l e ssuch 3s concentrates More complete information can be obtained by writing
obtained from other testing, any Denvcr Equipment Companv office
mill products, and chemical
50 Gram Denver "Sub-A" Labarator). by-products.
Flotation Cell with Extra Tank
The 50 gram Denver "Sub-
A " 1,aboratorv
.- ~-~ Flotation Cell is
equipped with a single phase, 60 cycle, 116 volt motor in-
cluding two-speed switch. An extra enameled tank is
iurnished with each unit for convenience.
Additional data gladly furnished upon request.
LABORATORY FLOTATION C E L L
I I
Volume
NO.5 7"
No. 7 ZOO 24-26 4%" 9%"
Approx.
Cell Overall Dimensions Ship. Wt..
Belt Motor
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LABORATORY FURNACE, ASSAY, Denver
N ~5 , 17-
No.7 22"
I
zi#,iW 26'.
30%'' 32"
I
~ 1 0 y z 1'9!,<" 2'17.61'
9' 05:" 2'6%" 2'7%'' /
I
r/4
5:
I
220
450
260
500 (Muffle Type, Gasoline)
*Motor driven m a c h i n s have each cell quipped with individual motor THE Denver (Muffle Type
drive which provides a maximum of flexibility for laboratory or pilot
plant use. Gasoline) Laboratory AW;
Furnace is ideal where a light,
easily portable, and compact
LABORATORY FURNACE, ASSAY, Denver furnace is desired. Type 481
(Electric) in this series is the lightest
axsay furnace with which
THE Denver (Electric) Labo- dependable results are ob-
ratory .4ssay Furnace pro- tainable. Stand and clay-lined
vides absolute, constant Con- pipe have been omitted on this
trol of temperature, a s well type t o reduce weight to a
as positive control, of atmos- minimum f o r prospecting.
pheric conditions. It is eco- Each of the other units is
nomical, clean, noiseless and furnished with stand, burner,
no muffles are required. Off- tank, pipe and fitting, one
peak power is frequently used, clay-lined pipe and a muffle.
resulting in low operating cost. The Denver Gasoline Burn-
Heating elements a r e U- e r which is supplied with this
shaped bars of nickel chro- furnace is of the double injec-
mium, connected in series by tor type and gives the quick-
nickel strips and iron clips est and highest possible heat.
for good contact. With the The air pump on the gasoline
autoniatic c o n t r o l provided, tank is built inside the tank
Denver (Electric) Laboratory Army there is no dangbr of over- which makes a strong and
Furnace compact unit. All tanks ex-
heatiie or burning out parts.
cept the small one sudplied
No muffle is required as the furnace is of t h e o p e n type. with Type 481, are equipped
Crucibles and cupels are supported on a crucible hearth of with pressure gauges.
extremely high thermal conductivity. Low sides and back Complete data and estimates
wall protect the bottom heating elements in case of spills. on assay and test e a u i ~ m e n t
Furnace lining is composed of specially designed refrac- Slde Vier of Denver ( M U ~ I I C T Y . ~
will be gladly f u r n & e i l ~let
tory blocks, enclosed in a jacket of high-temperature insu- Gasoline) Laboratory Assay ~ u r n n ~ ; US make for
lating brick 4%" thick. This, in turn, is surrounded by a your proposed installation.
thick layer of low-temperature insulation and steel jacket.
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28 885
*Type
No.
Of
Cu- I 1
Number Cru-
Size
c i b i e ~ Grams L
Dimensions
1 1
cible Heating Chamber
con.
sum~tion
Floor
Space
,
Inch; 1 **
Approx.
1 he
LABORATORY INDICATOR, pH, Denver
THE control of pH 1s recog-
nlzed as an important ;actor
in both batch nnd continuous
laboratory testwork.
Color~metricDH control 1s
Block-L
RoUhttd
Utility-L
I '22 /
20 0.2-13.6
0.?5l3.4
0.2-13.6
O.2OpH
0.1OpH
0.25pH
/ Daylight
I-. hlazda
Inc. Mazda
I 8"
26'
13"
2" 5%"
2 6 " 16"
13" 8"
LABORATORY INDICATOR, pH, Denver Alkacid ment and recording for continuous or pilot test plants, which
are simulating operation of commercial plant.
1 DENVER Alkacld Laboratory Units are furnished with operating instructions and var-
yIi Indicator gives a quick, ious accessory materials such as 100 milliliters of saturated
simple measurement of pH potasslum chlor~desolution and 1pint of concentrated buffer
of liquids within a range of , soltltinn
. .
..- - - -..
pH 2 to pH 10 with an accu- 1 This indicator is widely used in ore dressing, chemical,
racy of +- 1 pH. The indi- and all types of industrial laboratories. Let us make definite
cator consists of a spool of %L recommendations as to the equipment required for your
inch test paper enclosed in a specific laboratory problems.
transparent plastic cover 2%
inches in diameter. Mounted
on the cover is a color chart
showing the five distinct color
......
-.-. changes that the paper under-
goes at the various pH ranges.
The unit is supplied filled wlth one fiftren Iaot roll of lfsl
paper, and rolls for refill are readily avallab!e.
I
Charge
P
...e
Speed
R.P M.
spar which can be treated
economically in jigs handling
Sires Inches GallonsI , Lbs. Gals. Lbr very coarse feeds; either to
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.
Sample 80-100 make a high grade concen-
5.2
Abco 5.75 80-90 trate or to discard a coarse,
Trojan 60-70
8.75
40-50 clean tailing. The Denver
Aiax 12.5
40-50 (Harz Type) Laboratory Jig
Jar "A" 13.0
40-45
Jar "B" 14.75 accurately tests the possibili-
Jar"C" 40-50
11.13
30-40 ties of such an ore.
J a r "D" 22.5 The entire screen compart-
No. 1 Eureka 17.72 40-45
No. 2 Eureka 17.72 40-45 ment is removable at the e d
30-40
No. 3 Eureka 22.5
30-40 of a test, and has a glass s i t e
No. 4 Eureka 24.0
through which the bedding cad
I
.
I
be observed. Bv removinu
--- - - ~ - - the
*Either sand or pebbles may be used as a grinding medium and pulp glass, it is easy to separate
capacity shown is in additibn to quantity of whichever grinding the concentrate, middling and tailing layers for analysis. 'rhe
medium is desired.
speed and the length of'the plunger stroke are adjustable
through an eccentric and a 4-itep cone pulley.
LABORATORY JAR MILL, Denver
THE Denver Laboratory Jar Mill is ideal for use in pulveriz-
ing, mixing of dry and wet materials, and agitation of all
types of ~ u l p s .Two large bottles or as many a s six small
267
(Continued from previous page)
LABORATORY JIG, Denver (Selective)
Mineral No. 1 M
W
DENVER Laboratory (Selec-
tive) Mineral Jig, No. lM, is
a laboratory unit built in the I
same manner as Ihe com-
LABORATO& JIG. ~ e n v i r(Selective)
mercial Denver (Selective) Mineral 4"x6"
Mineral Jig. The rotating wa-
ter valve, timed to admit wa- DENVER 1.nboratory ( s t + ~ -
ter oniy on the plunger up- t i w ) Mlrlerill Jig, stzo 4"x6", is
stroke, is on the end of the bt.1 wcl*n 1ht. commt~rcial biz(>
eccentric shaft. The shaft is 8 x12" Simplt,x Dt,nver (St,-
mounted
~ - . on two adiustable
--.--
~
l t k v t . ) Mineral Jig and the
No. I M Denver Labontow (Selective) bearing stands with bronze No. 1M Denver Laboratory
Mineral J i g (Low Dilutmon T y o d with bushkd bearings and the ec- (Selective) Mineral Jig due
~ x t mH O O ~ W
centric itself is adjustable. to it.; applicability to ' both
A sturdily constructed walking beam mechanism actuates commercial and test work.
.he plunger which is sealed with a rubber diaphragm. Althougll thr. 4"xG" Denver
Labor:ttory (St~lective) Min-
The construction of the screen compartment differs from eral Jig i . ~ideal for many uses
:hat of the commercial unit in that the entire top part of in commercial work. tt ;~lsohas
.he jig is removable, which makes for ease of cleaning in con>idcr;lble tnrrlt as a unit
.he laboratory. Two wing nuts hold the compartment in Tor use I I I pilot mill operation
,lace and allow its quick removal, while a gasket makes ;tnd i n larar batch leboretorv
.he seal watertight. or%. Denver Laboratory (selective) tests. It issuited for non-me;
The hutch cdmpartment is c a t iron, which is sand blasted Mineral Jig (Low Dilution T n e l talliC or open-circuit work
md finished with baked enamel so that no crevices or pock- in the laboratory, especially
:ts will remain to salt the next test. Two removable screen where a large quantity of concentrate must be obtained.
:ompartments are furnished, each with a different sized This size jig is most desirable for trial installation in large
creen and the necessary bedding material. The spare com- tonnage mills to determine the desirability of a jig in the
)artment is shown in the foreground of the illustration. circuit, as it can operate on small quantities of material
The
-
~ concentrates fall into a detachable glass jar which of the same size as that handled by the commercial size jig.
;crews against another gasket. This feature is of great The 4"xti" Denver Laboratory (Selective) Mineral Jig has
tssistance as the type of product is readily inspected as it a single hutch compartment and a reversible screen com-
lccumulates and the necessary adjustments can be made partment constructed of cast iron so that cyanide solutions
~ i t h o u tthe necessity of re-running the sample. The possi- can be fed to the unit instead of water when it is desired.
~ i l i t yof salting at this point is eliminated by the opening The rotating water valve is timed to admit water only on
n the bottom of the hutch extending through t h e ga;ket the plunger up-stroke and is located on the end of the ec-
nto the neck of the jar. To release entrapped air from centric shaft. The eccentric shaft is mounted in a ball-bearing
inder the diaphragm at the beginning of each run, a small double-pillow-block type bearing. An adjustable eccentric is
tir cock is provided. A siphon arrangement is provided used for varying the movement of the rubber diaphragm.
The upper trash screen consists of a four mesh woven-wire
~y which the water remaining in the hutch can be drained cloth. Two lower wedge-bar screens are furnished with each
o a level below the neck of the jar. Thus the jar can be jig, one with 2 millimeter openings and the other with 5
.emoved without spilling. The jig has a screen size of l'/z" millimeter openings.
)y 2%" and it is designed for use with batch samples as When the jig is used on continuous tests a steel stand is
mall as 2,000 grams. A sample of this size can be jigged recommended for mounting of the jig. The steel stand is ar-
vith a resulting pulp which will require additional dilution ranged with a shelf for holding a glass jar which accumulates
or subsequent flotation test. Thus no dewatering will be the jig concentrate as it discharges from the hutch. The jar
lecessary between these two tests. Since cast iron is used allows the inspection of jig product during test.
hroughout, cyanide solution can be fed to the unit instead I I I
1 W H
2;
-__-Belt
::: /
Motor
LABORATORY MAGNET, Denver Alnico
Horseshoe
LABORATORY MAGNET, ( Pulley or Suspended
THE Denver Alnico Horseshoe
Type) Laboratory Magnet is a small
MAGNETS of the suspended or e x t r e m e l y p o w e r f u l hand
magnetic pulley type are often magnet It 1s an alloy of
advisable for use with contin- alummum, nickel and cobalt,
uous pilot test plants as the and 1s many times stronger
occurrence of such foreign than the ordmary horseshoe
materials as tramp iron are magnet It LS extremely re-
not unusual in ore being tested sistant to demagnetization and
on a large scale. The use of 1s affected only slightly by
magnets will frequently pre- shock or temperatures a s high
vent otherwise expensive and
troublesome breakage in the
Dmvar A I ~ I C O ~ ~ H~~~~~~~~
b
as 1200°F. This maenet c
vides
~ an ~ invaluable
~
- tool
t
~ r-o -
for~ ~
crusher or damage to crushing ~mnat the assayer, mineralogist, and
(Pulley T m e l Laboratory Magnet with resultant
and loss of testing time. test plant operator. Minerals that are even moderately mag-
The (Suspended Type) Laboratory Magnet is usually netic may be separated from non-magnetic material with
placed above the ore conveyor preceding the jaw crusher. this magnet and it is small and light enough to carry about
Width of conveyor belt, depth of ore being conveyed and in your pocket.
average percent of foreign material to be eliminated deter- I
mine the size of magnet required. This type magnet is
furnished either circular or rectangular. Size I
The high intensity (Pulley Type) Laboratory Magnet is
one of the most practical, satisfactory, and economical
magnets in use today. Used as the head pulley of a con-
veyor, the shaft of the magnetic pulley can very often be
made to correspond with the shaft of the original pulley.
It is only necessary then to place the magnetic pulley into
the existing bearings. Magnetic pulleys are wound for either
110 or 220 volts and are furnished for direct current only.
Rectifiers are available to enable use of alternating current.
Let us make recommendations for your continuous labo-
ratory or pilot test plant.
27 1
LABORATORY MAGNETIC SEPARATOR. Dings-
Davis Tube Tester LABORATORY MICROSCOPE, Denver
THE Dings-Davis Laboratory Magnetic Tube Tester Sep- QUICK determination of a
arator has been accepted as standard for determinations of sample can often be made
magnetic content of ores and by means of a microscope.
for checking efficiencies of wet Over-all losses can be reduced
separators. It is applicable to even in a flotation circuit by
highly magnetic material such examining the various test
as vagnetite, powdered iron, plant products with a micro-
flue dust and ferro-silicon. scope without waiting ior the
The grade of concentrate that return of assays.
can be produced at any mesh The general purpose micro-
size is quickly determined scope is also being extensively
with this apparatus. used to determine the associa-
The tube tester consists of tion of minerals by examining
Dins$-Dark Laboratow Tube Tcatcr an electro-magnet, betweed the polished surface made with
M a l l l l e l l ~Separator the poles of which a glass tube a Denver Laboratory Specimen
is set at an angle of approx- and Rock Cutter. Denver
imately 45". The tube is supported by an agitating mechanism Equipment Company carries a
which is agitated by a small universal electric motor. The oenrar Laboratarr Mmoreooe for line of practical, inexpensive
tube is simultaneously rotated and agitated between the Preliminary ln~osctionr and M i l l Use miCroscopes to the
magnetic poles when the apparatus is in operation. needs of mill laboratories and
Let our engineers make recommendations.for the type and prospectors. These simple microscopes are available with
size magnetic separator units best suited to your problems. magnifications rangine from 30 to 300 diameters. Fitted for
Direct Current
W a t t s Required
---
1 - -
A p p r o x i m a t e Shibping
W t . , Lbs.
examining either opaque or transparent objects, types with
or without stages and stands may be obtained.
By eliminating accessories such as iris diaphragms, Abbe
210 I 500
condensers, and fine focusing adjustments, these microscopes
are made obtainable at very low cost although built along
the lines of larger microscones r--.
LABORATORY MAGNETIC SEPARATOR, Stearns Inspection m&oscopes are also available for examination
(Ring Type) of surfaces, cutting edges, and cut s e c t i r ~ sof m ~ t a l s .
LABORATORY MICROSCOPE, Denver Binocular
THE Stearns (Ring Type)
Laboratory Magnetic Sepa-
rator differs materially from THE Denver Binocular Labo-
the cross belt type; a steel ratory Microscope, because of
take-off ring is enlployed in its depth of focus and wide
place of belts, to carry the fie!d, clearly brings into
magnetic material beyond the prominent view features not
cbnveyor belt to final delivery. otherwise observed with the
Thc laboratory unit is popular ordinary monocular micro-
in many types 'of ore testing scope. It is for this reason
for treating small quantities of the binocular microscope is
material for the recovery of considered s t a n d a r d equip-
f e e b 1 y magnetic minerals. ment in mill control and ore
Standard accessories include dressing research laboratories.
rheoztat, ammeter and switch, This microscope has a re-
all mounted on a switch panel. movable glass stage and the
arm may be lowered to a point
where: with the glass stage
removed, ~t may focus on any
portion of a large area which
the instrument is laced nnon- ---.
D~~~~~ B ~ ~ ~ ~ micro.
~ b It~ may
~ ~ be~ I eqiipped
~ ~ twith ~ ~
reom wit11 vcrtaeal BO~Y paired eye pieces and objec-
tives to obtain magnifications
273
' from 3.6 u p to 210.0 times. LABORATORY PULVERIZER, Denver-McCool
Magnifications of 39.1 and
115.6 are recommended and in THE Denver-McCool Laboratory Pulverizer is an economical
general will fill the require- slmple, durable, and amazingly rapid and efficient disc typE'
ments of the average labora- grinder. It is designed for grinding virtually any material and
torv invest la at in^: mlnerals and
miil -
will produce a fine mesh sample in one oneration . . ~ .Thiq
. !#nit
' I n locations where a bright
is pnrt~cularlyadapted for use
by assay officrs and mrtal-
lieht is not available a micro-
s&e lamp, as shown in the lurgical, chemlral, and indus-
illustration, is recommended. trial laborator~es.
The lamp uses a 100 watt, This pulverizrr IS the onlv
115 volt bulb and condensing n
self-c o t a i h e d laboratory
lenses project the light a s a
brilliant spot onto the micro-
E;~H?;;;O~ ,,~:~p;;t~;;~ P;:;,i'
Mechanism S w u n g 0.8" to show
grinder which has both a ver,
tical and a horizontal D ~ P -
! scope field. The size and in- ~ r i n d i n p Discs tary movement. Thus the . ro-
.
: tensity of the spot of light 'is tating disc always has the
,, controlled by moving lamp in
s!ideway and by a diaphragm.
proper angular curvature with relation to the stationary disc.
This feature is particularly desirable due to the greatly
lengthened life of wearing parts and the unusual uniformity
of the final product.
The revolving disc is attached by a ball-and-socket joint
with spring tension. This enables the disc to automatically
--I --
A_- .--- align itself with the stationary disc. The constant contact of
2%" 2 " 7%"6"12" 13.5
the two discs tends to perfect the crushing efficiency as
6.OX-39.lX evidenced by uniformity of product and high capacity of
this pulverizing unit.
*Furnished with vert~cal binocular body-indinocular body available. The main shaft is hollow. Located eccentrically within it is
**Model No. 55 same as No. 56 except that unit is equipped with base, the disc driving shaft which, through the range of gearing
inclination joint and mirror which are easily removable. Add 4 " to has a much greater speed than the pulley speed. The resultan;
height for bare.
high speed of the rotary disc accounts in a large measure for
the exceptional capacity end fineness of product of the Den-
ver-McCool Laboratory Pulverizer.
A self-locking device hplds the hinged grinding chamber
LABORATORY MINERALIGHT in place and affords easy and quick access to the chamber
for removing ground samples and cleaniqg. The adjustment
-See MINERALIGHT of the grinding discs to each other is automatic and positive
and various settings can be made while the machine is in
operation.
When ordering advise the kind of material to be pulverized
as well as the desired fineness of the h i s h e d product, a4
there are three types of grinding discs.
LABORATORY PAN, Denver Vanning Plaque
THE Denver Vanning P h q u e
Laboratory Pan was originally
designed by Professor Richards
and has found wide acceptance
for panning small amounts of
fine material. The surface is
white, with baked enamel
finish. This unit is especially
useful for laboratory work in Denver ~aboratory crurhsr.pu,rsr~zsr the high c a p a c i t y ' t ~ wwith a
studying the products from Unit with Motor D l l r s one-piece cast a l l o y iron
concentration tests. It is avail- frame and reversible mangan-
ese steel jaw and cheek plates.
Danrcrvannins Plaque Laboraton able in One size Only and
pan-while ~ a k a d ~ n a n e~~i n i r h shipping weight is one pound.
274
This crusher-pulverizer u n ~ tis a compact, efficient, portable
combination, ideal for use in any laboratory. tail slides toward the grinding chamber to compensate for
Let us make recommendations for the proper size crusher- disc wear. With this method the shaft is not drawn in or out
pulverizer combination to suit your sppcific requirements. of its bearings and exposure to dust and wear is avoided. The
DENVER-McCOOL LABORATORY PULVERIZER
9 diameter discs rotate at 800 R.P.M. and a t the same time
travel around their own axis at aX) R.P.M. inside an ec-
I I ! centric outer sleeve.
I A ~ ~ i a xShip.
.
I
Motor Dimensions Apprax.
'Capacity
Model No. Pounds speed M~~~~ Ship. Wt.. Lbs.
R.P.M. H . P .
per Hour
L W H
Without With
I Motor Motor
9 inch 160 45" IS' 31"
-- -
*%" feed of hard rack to 100 mesh. 800 2 825 930
I I 1 I 1
DENVER LABORATORY CRUSHER-PULVERIZER 'Y."feed of hard rock to 100 me&
**Approx.
*Capacity
Machine
Pounds * * ~ i Speed
~ ~ **Motor
~H.P.
~ -ship.
i - ~-w t~. Lbs.
~
size Per R. P . M . LABORATORY PUMP, D I A P H R A G M , Denver
--
tm ---- Belt Motor
Suction-Pressure
Z%"x3%" 50-I50 350-450 .. . ........
1
Crusher THE Denver Suction-Pressure
With Model Laboratory Diaphragm Pump
N o . 6%F 60 50" 40" 17" 250 758 1076
Pulverizer is widely used for the pump-
With Model ing and control of the dis-
No. 9 K K 120 50" 40" 22" 275 1000 1532 charge of thickened concen-
Pulverrrer trates, pulps, and hydroclassi-
*Figures on pulverizer capacity are based on 'A" feed of hard rack fier sands in continuou liib-
to 100 mash and are for pulverizer only, not combined unit. Figures
an crusher capacity based on 2%" feed of hard rock reduced to %".
oratory test plants. This pump
.*For combined unit.
is also applicable to commer-
cial installations where the
volume of material to be
LABORATORY PULVERIZER, Denver-McCool handled is small.
(Gearless Type) These Denver Suction-Pres-
sure Laboratory Diaphragm
THE Denver-McCool Labora- 'A" Dsnrer Suction-Pressure Pumps are available in 3/4"
tory Pulverizer (Ge a r 1e s s lab oral or^ Dialhragrn Pumo
for Belt DrivcNote Adlurt.
simplex or 1 %" simplex or
Type), as illustrated at left, able Eccentric duplex units. Belt or motor
has been designed to give % drive can be furnished.
more capacity with 'h less I
horsepower consumption than Range of Capacity per Min. at Max.
the previous models. It is an Stroke in - Stroke and 40 R.P.M.
ideal unit for grinding virtu- Inches - -
Cu. Ft.
ally any material and for pul- ~-
- Gallons
-
0-1" 0.31
verizing to any mesh in one 0.1%''
2.33
Dcwbr-MECOOI (Gearless Tyod 0.67 5.00
Laboratory Pulverizer easy operation. 0.1%" 1.34 10.00
Although using the time
proved gyratory motion of the original McCool, this unit has
Dirnemsions Apprax. Shipping
been designed to eliminate all gears and oil leakage. By the Sire Type Motor Wt. Lbs.
elimination of all unnecessary parts it is made quiet, H.P.
smooth running, and practically vibrationless and for this
reason requires only 113 the H.P. of the previous models. It
--~--
Simp!ex
L
I"/,"
W
0'8%"
H
0'10%" '
-
Belt Motor
%"
1%''
Simplex 8
%.% 60 140
is a self-contained unit with a micrometer adjustment near 1 ' 6 ' I x.1 280 475
1%" Duplex 1'8" 3'1%'' 1'3%" 1-2 480 725
the grinding chamber lock and handy to the operator for I I I I
changing the size of the product. The motor. the shaft assem-
bly and the housing move together as a sealed unit in dove- Denver Suction Pressure Pumps a r e available of stain-
(Contmued on next page) less steel and other metals for special applications.
LABORATORY PUMP, SAND, Denver Vertical LABORATORY PUMP, VACUUM-PRESSURE,
THE Denver Laboratory Ver- Denver (Non-Lubricated Cylinder)
tical Sand Pump is particu-
larly valuable in the continu- THE Denver (Non-Lubricated
ous test plant. The feed falls Cylinder) Laboratory Vacu-
directly onto the runner by um-Pressure Pump is recom-
gravity, requiring no intake mended for use in the chemi-
head.. This permits small vol- cal, food, brewing, distilling,
umes of heavy and coarse
sands as well as 'frothy pulps and other industries. This unit
to be pumped without exces- is ideal for any application re-
sive dilution. The wearing quiring a small compressor or
parts are of extra heavy ma- vacuum pump with a clean
terial and quickly replace- Denver (Non-Lubrieded Cylindsr) oil-free discharge.
able, while wear on the run- Laboratory Veauum-Prsarure The cylindor and crankcase
%A" Denver Laboratory Vertical Sand ner and follower is compen- Pum~ are contained in a single cast-
ruvtv
sated for by an adjusting ing, and the compressjon cyl-
screw. The upper and lower bearings are enclosed in a inder is separated from the crankcase by a cast-in wall with
single sealed bearing unit located above and away from the a special seal which prevents .oil from working along the
pulp and splash. Cone pulleys can be used to offer a choice crosshead.
of three speeds. The piston is of steel and incorporates a special three-
This pump can be direct connected if desired. piece carbon ring, with a metallic expansion ring between
the carbon ring and the piston for self-lubrication which
I
ensures trouble-free operation.
Machine
No.
---
5
NXI
NXI
V-NX5
( --
25'
25"
25"
25"
--
1 5
15"
15"
15"
16"
16"
16"
16" I 5
135
125
130
-1.;;
170
175
165
/ 9
10
9
10
DECO Equipment is Designed for "24 I I i
**Overall dimensions lor bareplate mounted units.
Hour Service." This is important be-
cause "one hour's delay means no
profit today" and with today's high
operating costs continuous service is A Denver Mineral Jig or Denver
more important than ever before. "Sub-A" Unit Flotation Cell In Your
Grinding Circuit Will Recover Mineral
As Soon As Free.
LABORATORY REAGENTS, Denver Flotation
LABORATORY PUMP. VACUUM-PRESSURE,
Denver (Piston Type) DENVER Laboratory Flota-
tion Reagents are furnished
THE Denver (Piston Type) in a handy wooden case which
Laboratory Vacuum-Pressure provides an excellent cabinet
Pump is recommended for for their storage. Forty of
laboratory use where more the most widely used flotation
free air displacement and reagents are included in this
continuous operation at higher compact case in quantities
sufficient for several tests em-
pressure and vacuum than ploying most types of labora-
shown elsewhere in this sec- tory batch flotation testwork.
tion are reauired. In addi- A Denver Vanning Plaque
Laboratory Pan and a Denver
Alkacid Laboratory pH Indi-
required in connection with cator are provided as part of
laboratory devices such a s air lifts, agitators, and also in the testing set. Net weight
cleaning crushing equipment. o i the reagents, case, and ac-
A pressure pump may be used in a laboratory for both cessory is 40 pounds.
items order
pressure and vacuum and details are available upon request . . With each
--- for one or
as to the most suitable way of making such an arrangement more Denver "Sub-A" Labor-
in your laboratory. atory Flotation Machines this set oi Denver Laboratory
, Flotation Reagents, including vanning plaque pan and pH
**Piston **Prer- **Vacuum
Inches
1 + M , ~ ~ , Size
H , ~ , Inlet
Size
Diseh.
indicator, is furnished free of charge.
LABORATORY ROD MILL, Denver
; Pipe Pipe
40
40
MANY grinding problems re-
40 I Z 1%'' 1%'' quiring a minimum amount of
I 1 1 1 I 1 fines can be solved by the
*Sire 3 ~ 2 % is sin& cylinder pump: all others are two cylinder pumps
Denver Laboratory Rod Mill
which assures a uniform prod-
uct without overgrinding. I t
can be used as a batch ball
ope-ated as a pressure pump, mill or as a continuous grind-
ing unit. The mill can be ro-
tated at any angle, being held
*Machine
n_nj
(With Motor)
1 Flat
I App-imte Shipping
Weight, Lbs.
.
Export
in position by the handwheel
clamp. If the mill is rotated
vertically, the entire charge
Size Denver Laboratow Rod Mill-Motor
can be emptied with a mini-
1 W H Belt Motor Belt Motor Drive With Steel Bars mum amount of washwater:
and a grate discharge holds'
back the rods or balls depending upon grinding medium.
The Denver Laboratory Rod Mill can either be mounted
on a steel frame (as shown in the illustration above) or
bolted to a laboratory bench. The grinding drum can) be
*Size 3x23/6 is single cylinder pump; all others are two cylinder pumps easily and thoroughly cleaned out as it is a single casting
as illustrated.
with round corners.
Approx.
Machine
Sire
1 Riffle
Width
1 L
Dimen310n3
W H
1 A~pmxShipping
W t . Lbs.
Model
1
Dimensmns I ~ p p r o xShip.
. Wt. Lbr.
Expafl
1
Volume
Domcst~c/Export Cu. Ft. Full-Height Sieve Half-Height Sieve
~ ~p
-
*The 8" diameter full-height o r half-height sieves will fit into the Denver
Laboratory Testing Sieve Shaker. Other sizes listed are for hand opera-
tion.
Recover Your Mineral As Soon As Free. LABORATORY TABLE, Deister Plat-0
Concentrating
THE Deister Plat-0 Labora-
tory Concentrating Table is
LABORATORY SIEVE, Tyler Standard ideally suited for treating
small quantities of ore in ex-
THE Tvler Standard Labora- perimental plants and ore-
tory sieve has as its base an testing laboratories, and for
opening of ,0029 inch which is use as a pilot table in large
the opening in the standard plants. The 28" wide x 62"
200 mesh testing sieve. The ,tug deck, actuated by a half-
opening increases in the ratio s n e Plat-0 self-oiling head
of the square root of 2 or 1.414 motion, will give results com-
on e a c h succeeding m e , oarable to those that can be
namely 150 100, 65 mesh, etc. obtained with a full size table.
H a l f - H e i g h t Tyler Standard Seraen These sievks are made with
Scale Laborato~ Sieve This laboratorv table is a
seamless
-~ ~~- brass
~- frames
-~~~ and simple, low cost, durably con-
with brass or bronze cloth. structed unit incorporating
The sieves may be nested together for convenience in mak- the latest design features.
ing a screen analysis and should always be provided with
bottom pan and top cnver to facilitate the sifting operation
and protect the fine wire cloth when not in use.
(Continued on next page)
Deck
Sire
- --
28 5 6 2 '
--
Wa*,
Gallons
Per Min.
1-6
'
I-
-
Speed
R.P.M.
300-375 1 1 Motor
H.P.
4
Approx.
Shipping
_Wt.
_ 780Lbs.
LABORATORY TEST PLANT. Denver Batch
LABORATORY TABLE, Denver-Wilfley
Concentrating
FOR running laboratory tests
on a small scale, a labo-
ratorv slze concentrating table
is a n indispensable unz. The
action of the Denver-Wilfley
L a b o r a t o r y Concentrating
Table duplicates that of the
commercial units and labora-
tory results can be accurately D~nvor Batch Laboratory Test 'lexity
Plant the Ore dressing
reproduced in commercial op- problems encountered.
eration. This laboratory table The Denver Batch Labora-
I ' I 1s also used extens~velv as a tory Test Plant makes it possible to conduct tests for flota-
1 Ipilot table to indicate the ef-
ficiency of a flotation circuit.
tion, gravity concentration, amalgamation, cynidation or any
combination of these processes. Batch laboratory Aachines
Denver-Wilflsy Laboratory Concen- hi^ table consists of a can be supplied to suit the customer's individual require-
trstms r a b l c B e l t Drirrn ments as necessity at various times dictates. Mining com-
single or double deck mounted
on a steel channel understruc- panies frequently install a nucleus of equipment to which
ture, with enclosed self-oiling head motion, improved draw various additions are made as the value of testwork becomes
bar, and a positive tilting device. For small scale pilot increasingly apparent.
plant operation the 50"x24 deck is recommended, and for Many mining schools throughout the world have practi-
batch test work the 4Wx18" with two decks (one for sands, cally standardized on Denver Batch Laboratory Equipment
the other for slimes) b most desirable. and have made complete installations of Denver Batch La-
For use in batch operations, a set of special product pans boratory Test Plants. This wide acceptance b due not only to
has been designed for catching the middlings, concentrates, dependable metallurgical results, but also to the fact that
and tailings. These contain small supplementary pans which Denver Laboratory Machines demonstrate the principles of
can be shifted for cutting samples. standard commercial machines. Government and private
Additional data gladly furnished upon request. testing laboratories use Denver Laboratory Machines because
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can I 1 I I they require units from which standard, accurate results
Tons can be obtained and rezults which can be duplicated in com-
Machine Per
Sire 24 mercial practice.
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-- Complete information on Denver Batch Laboratory Test
13A %-2
Plants, contained in Bulletin No. LG3-B5, "Laboratory Ore
138 ?&3 Dressing Equipment," available free on request. Let us engi-
I I 1 I n e w your proposed batch laboratory test plant installation.
*Length shown is for motor driven unit--deduct 1 3 " to o b t a i n length of
belt driven unit.
**Horsepower required for b e l t driven units is I)/, H.P.
DECO Equipment is Designed for "24
Hour Service." This is important be-
Denver Equipment Company publishes
cause "one hour's delay means no
DECO TREFOIL, a n exchange of help-
profit today" and with today's high
ful engineering information designed
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published every other month. If you are more important than ever before.
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LABORATORY TEST PLANT, Denver Continuous Usina as a basis the three -sizes
--. .. Denver "Sub-A" Labo-
of ~ --
ratory -Flotation Machines available, namely the NOS. 5, 7
THE installation and opera- and 8, these plants can be iurnished to fit each narticular
ation of a commercial plant requirement. The No. 5 has a capacity of 50 to 150 pounds
may involvp problen~s which an hour, the No. 7 of 200 to.500 pounds an hour, while the
should be studied under small No. 8 will handle 1,500 to 2.500 pounds an hour. These
s c a 1e continuous operating capacities depend, of course, on the material being treated.
conditions. The results se- Complete information on Denver Continuous Laboratory
cured from such study will Test Plants, contained in Bulletin No. LG3-B2, "Equipment
eliminati. the need for costly for Continuous Ore Testing Plants," available free on re-
experimentation with large quest. Let us engineer your proposed continuous laboratory
tonnages of ore when the test plant installation.
commercial plant is placed in LABORATORY TESTING SIEVE SHAKER, Denver
operation, and assures selec-
rwm t h n of the proper size and
THE Denver Laboratory Testing Sieve Shaker will quickly
type of equipment. The Den- and efficiently size laboratory products, thus allowing the
ver Continuous Laboratory Test Plant offers ample oppor- determination of various important treatment factors. Re-
tunity for the study of many complex problems and thou- sults of sizing tests and analyses of sized products will de-
sands of tests have been conducted on widely varying types
of materials and ores from customers throughout the world. mineral is heed from the gangue.
Following are examples: 2. Whether t a i 1i n g losses
1. The milling of ores by fine grinding and flotation re- occur i r coarser or finer
quiring the establishment of closed circuits where middling or fractions so that measures
unfinished products are returned to various p a n t s in the can be taken to reduce
flowsheet for additional treatment. tailing losses.
2. The treatment of complex ores by new processes or by 3. Fineness of grind secured
the use of new or unusual reagents in flotation. in thc milling circuit.
3. The milling of complex ores requiring the use of com- 4. Efficiency of classifier,
bined methods of treatment such as gravity concentration vibrating s c r e e n s, and
and flotation, or coarse flotation followed by slime flotation, other units in circuit.
or gravity and amalgamation followed by cyanidation. 5. Necessary steps to secure
4. The cyanidation process for the treatment of gold and
silver ores involving the continuous re-use of much of the higher recoveries or lower
cyanide solution after removal of the disslved gold or milling costs.
".
silver bv ~ r e e .
i~itation.
5. The treatment of tonnage lots of ores and industrial
6. Numerous other points of
value to the research en-
oenver Labaratow Testing sieve
materials by continuous pilot plant operation as a separat* Shahel' W i t h o u t sieves an6 with gineer and mill operator
Eight F u l l - H e i g h t Siavsa i n Placa for improving treatment
circuit or as part of a circuit in a commercial plant.
Recent advances in the art of flotation have broadened methods.
the scope of flotation testwork to include materials not pre- Efficient grinding and milling depend upon accurate
viously considered. Besides the .metallie minerals, industrial screen analysis. The actual screen operation is performed
materials and products are now being successfully treated. by this Denver Laboratory Testing Sieve Shaker with great-
Coal, cryolite, bauxite, ~hosphates,apatite, feldspars, syenite, est possible speed. The gyratory motion of the shaking mech-
ilmenite. 'and salt are-beina concentrated: also milkweed. angm is such that the-;ample passes through veryUrapidly
resms, and grain. while spring attachments tap the sides of the sieves to pre-
Denver Continuous Laboratory Test Plants are used ex- vent particles from adhering or agglomerating. The final
tensivelv bfiuniversities and aovernment bureaus for re- product is received in a bottom pan.which is firmly clamped
search in o;<drelressing, and by-mining companies to deter- into the machine. The high efficiency and low first cost of the
mine method of treatment and layout for new nroiects. With Denver Laboratory Testing Sieve Shaker make it indis-
the development of the No. 8 Denver "Sub-A" Laboratory pensable in any laboratory. Capacity of unit is eight full-
Flotation Machine, continuous testing in parallel with stand- height or sixteen half-height standard 8" Tyler Sieves, with
ard mill circuits has become mechanically practical. This cover and bottom pan.
allows changes in grinding, conditioning, emulsifying, and A time switch is available for stopping the mechanism at
reagents to be made under identical mill feeding and mill any predetermined time interval u p to thirty minutes. This
operating conditions Qithout interruptions or fluctuations in is essential when standardizing and making comparative
the main circuit. (c,,tlnued on next page1 screen analyses.
(Continued an next page)
29 1
Size
Sieve
Machine
6
Tank
1 ~1 Tank
D ~ p t h 1 O v e r a l l Dimensions
--
1 Motor
H.P.
Approximate
Shipping
W t . , Lbs.
Domestic E x p e r t
-
8" 4
510
00 450
575
810 895
*Including b o t t o m pan and cover. 893 975
1075 1210
I I I
* O v e r a l l height on 30" 36" a n d 48" diameter units i n c l u o s height of
steel leg-larger units'not f k s h e d w i t h lees.
N Q T E : T h e capacity of any thickener depends upon the settling rate of
LABORATORY THICKENER, Denver Spiral Rake the m a t e r i a l handled a n d is governed b y the physical characteristics of
the sohds. t h e method of feeding t h e pulp or I q u i d . a n d t h e chemical
n a t u r e and temperature of the liquor.
THE Denver Spiral Rake Lab-
oratory Thickener, for contin-
uous ore testing laboratories LABORATORY VACUUM EQUIPMENT, Denver
and ore dressing and indus-
trial pilot plants, is built as a THE handling of wet pulp
laboratory unit that embodies
the same principles and pro- samples presents a problem
duces the same results on a to every ore dressing and
small scale as the commercial metallurgical laboratory. The
size Denver S p i r a l R a k e use of proper size and type
Thickener. Various diameters. filters with required vacuum
from 3 feet up to commercial equipment will simply and
size units are available. Two efficiently eliminate many of
the difficulties.
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without dropping their load, due to the quiescent handling of a dense pulp containing an unusually
condition. The gangue material follows the pulp large percentage of coarse material, the sand relief
flow and is rejected at the discharge end of the opening aids in the machine operation. This open-
machine. ing removes from the lower part of the cell the
It is in the separation zone that effective aera- coarse fractions and passes them through the feed
tion is essential and this is assured in the Denver pipe to the impeller of each succeeding cell. The
"Sub-A" as the air is broken up into minute bubbles. sand relief openings assure the passage of slow float-
These fmely diffused bubbles are essential for carry- ing coarse mineral to each impeller and therefore
ing a maximum load of mineral. it is subject to the intensive mixing, aeration and
optimum flotation condition of each successive cell.
Concentration The finer pulp fraction passes over the weir or
The mineral-laden bubbles move from the separa- through the intermediate ports. The passage of the
tion zone to the pulp level and are carried forward coarse fractions through each impeller eliminates
to the overflow lip by the crowding action of suc- short circuiting and thus, both fine and coarse min-
ceeding bubbles. To facilitate the quick removal eral are subject to positive flotation.
of mineral-laden froth, Denver "Sub-A" Flotation
N o Choke Ups or Lost Time
Machines are equipped with froth paddles. Froth
removal can be further facilitated by the use of A Denver "Sub-A" cell will not choke up, even
crowding panels which create a positive movement when material as coarse as one quarter inch is cir-
of froth to the overflow. culated. Choking cannot occur as the feed to each
Concentrates produced by Denver "Sub-A"s are cell is to the top of the impeller. After a shut-
noted for their distinctive high grade and selective- down, it is not necessary to drain the machine as
ness. The spitzkasten built into Denver "Sub-A" the stationary hood with diffuser wearing plate
cells is partially responsible as it allows a quiescent protects the impeller and feed pipe from sanding-up.
zone just before froth removal in order that mid- Even though the flotation feed is finely ground,
dling fractions may fall back into the pulp flow. Zoarse material occasionally gets into the circuit
Machines are built with single overflow as standard, and if the flotation machine does not have the grav-
but double overflow can be supplied. ity flow feature, sanding and choke-ups will occur.
This gravity flow principle of pulp circulation has
Operating Advantages with Denver made possible the widespread phenomenal success
"Sub-A" of a flotation cell between the ball mill and classi-
fier. The recovery of mineral, as coarse and as
(1) Coarse material handled soon as possible, in a high grade concentrate is now
(2) No choke-ups or lost time considered a requisite to a maximum metallurgical
(3) Middling return without pumps efficiency and hence "Sub-A" operators value its
(4) Positive cell control "24-hour per day service" and freedom from shut-
These are several of the distinctive advantages ob- downs.
tained with the use of Denver "Sub-A" Flotation
Cells which are found in no other flotation machine. Middling Returns Without Pumps
The combination of these several advantages is nec- Middling products frqm Denver "Sub-A"s can be
essary to obtain successful flotation results. returned by gravity from any cell to any other cell
in the average flotation circuit. The flexibility is
Coarse Material Handled possible without the aid of pumps or elevators. The
Positive circulation of all pulp fractions from cell middling pulp flows to the required cell and by
to cell is assured by the distinctive gravity flow means of a return feed pipe, falls directly on top of
orinciple of the Denver "Sub-A". No short cir- the impeller, assuring positive treatment and are-
cuiting can occur through the machine; hence, every ation of the middling product without impairing the
particle is subject to positive treatment. In in- action of the cell. This feature, exclusive with Den-
stances where successful metallurgy demands the
ver "Sub-A", is of particular advantage in circuits Selective flotation with Denver "Sub-A" results in
where several cleaning steps are required to bring several major features, such as:
middling products to final grade. (1) Coarser grind possible
The initial feed can also enter into the front or (2) High Ratio of Concentration
back of any cell through the return feed pipe. (3) Coarse products more acceptable for dewater-
Positive Cell Control inn and smeltinn.
Denver "Sub-A" cells are under full control with (4) Low volume of middling for re-circulation
normal operating conditions. The pulp level is main- (5) Selectivity allows machine to do mechanically
- that w k i r h s frequently attempted with re-
tained at the desired place with adjustable weirs.
Aeration is controlled with flexible methods of air agents.
addition which allow variable aeration for different Recovery:
conditions. Any overloads or surges of coarse ma- Recovery in flotation is of prime importance. In
terial from the grinding circuit are effectively taken studying recoveries it is essential also to investigate
care of with the sand relief openings, ports or quickly thoroughly the intermediate products produced. It
adjustable weirs. With these control features the is a simple matter to make a high recovery or a low
operator has every opportunity to maintain his cir- tailing if no thought is given to the nature of the
cuit in balance. Pulp fluctuations can be minimized concentrate produced or circulating load. Denver
and absorbed due to the control features. "Sub-A" Flotation Cells will produce a high recov-
ery, coupled with a high grade concentrate, low
Metallurgical Advantages w i t h volume of middlinn. -, and a final concentrate most
Denver "Sub-A" acceptable for subsequent treatment. The overall
efficiency of this flotation machine will assure an
Selectivity equitable balance between recovery and nature of
Denver "Sub-A" Flotation Equipment is metal- products produced.
lurgically unsurpassed for the production of con-
Balanced Products Analysis
centrates most suitable for subsequent thickening,
filtering and smelting. Denver "Sub-A" Flotation Cells have demon-
The selectivity of Denver "Sub-A" through all strated that they alone produce products most ac-
mesh sizes is one of the outstanding features of t,his ceptable for economic efficiency. In competitive
flotation machine. Selectivity in Denver Cells is tests where all phases of the operation are studied
not by chance, but results from the basic principle in thorough detail, it has been proven time and
in design. The distinct gravitv flow feature, coupled again that Denver "Sub-A"s show metallurgical
with the individual cell construction, controlled in- advantages which contribute to the highest overall
dividually or in groups, and positive c&culation efficiency of an entire mining operation. Denver
through the machine, is to a large degree responsible "Sub-A" cells are:
for the recovery of coarse products by flotation. (1) More selective through all mesh sizes.
The advantage of positive circulation becomes ob- (2) Produce a coarser concentrate.
viously important with coarser grinds. A homo- (3) Produce a concentrate more acceptable to
geneous and thoroughly mixed pulp is circulated subsequent treatment.
at all times in each cell and there is no tendency (4) Produce equal or higher recovery in con-
towards classification and segregation. Thorough junction with a higher grade concentrate and
mixing and aeration gf all pulp fractions by positive higher ratio of concentration.
circulation is the only means of obtaining selective A comparison of product assays does not give true
flotation and metallurgical efficiency through all and complete information. with respect to the per-
mesh sizes. The absence of pulp stratification pre- formance of a flotation machine. Product assays
vents slime recovery from surface pulp or "drift" for two flotation machines operating in parallel could
of heavy granular fractions through the machine. quite conceivably be identical, yet the physical char
requires but six minute treatment, it is evident that
acteristics of the products recovered and discarded a machine of only half the capacity is necessary in
would be entirely dissimilar. Wide differences the last instance. Pulp density and specific gravity
which would be obvious in detailed investigation of dry solids control the cubic feet of pulp handled
might not be indicated by a cursory examination. by the flotation machine, so are determining factors
A detailed study of flotation concentrates shows in calculating the flotation contact period. The
that Denver "Sub-A"s recover the coarser more Denver "Sub-A" capacity recommendations are con-
granular sulphides which parallel machines lose in servative figures which ,are based on years of actual
the tailing. The higher recovery of coarse concen- field operation, treating many kinds of material.
trate has been the story in every instance where
Denver "Sub-A cells have been on a comparative ( 2 ) Volume:
basis. The use of Denver "Sub-A" cells is respon- The volume of the flotation cell must be known,
sible for the trend in concentration by flotation of as the volume in the flotation machine determines
coarse granular concentrates with minimum slimes. the time availabk for flotation of the values to take
Higher recoveries have been possible in many in- place. Therefore, the capacity of any flotation ma-
stances by changes in grinding and removal of coarse chine is dependent on the volume. All flotation
primary concentrates. Recovery at a coarser grind cells having the same volume will have approxi-
means a decreased amount of slime mineral in the mately the same capacity, with allowance made
pulp. Absence of slime in concentrates is reflected for horsepower, the efficiency of the impeller and
in the analysis of the insoluble fraction. Denver aeration. As the flotation contact period is very
"Sub-A" cells always show a lower percentage of important in any flotation machine, the actual cu-
slime in concentrate due to selectivity and this means bical content of any machine should be carefully
minimum refractories in subsequent treatment. checked as well as accurate determinations on aver-
Variations in tailing analvsis show the same dif- age pulp specifications.
ferences as those portrayed for concentrates. A ( 3 ) Results:
detailed study will show where the Denver "Sub- Metallurgical results required from the flotation
A" rejects slime to waste. machine will have considerable bearing on the in-
Screen analysis of products recovered and re- stalled capacity. Several stages of cleaning may
jected clearly demonstrate the absence of sanding be required to give a high grade concentrate and
and segregation in Denver "Sub-A" cells and the this can be accomplished by the Denver "Sub-*,
patented positive circulation principle assures bal- usually in one machine without resort to pumps
anced products. for middling return. Results with cells of equal
Capacities volume will not necessarily be equal because they
may not be equally efficient. It may be easy enough
The capacity of a flotation cell, treating any ore,
to pass pulp through a flotation machine but to have
depends upon facts and conditions which can best a machine give a high-grade concentrate, to retreat
be determined by experience and test work. The middlings, and to give a low tailing, is an advantage
pulp density and flotation contact period required obtained by use of Denver "Sub-A"s.
materially affect the capacity of a flotation machine.
The maximum results are obtained by the Den-
With these factors known from previous work or
test results, the size machine can be determined. ver "Sub-A" at minimum cost, as the "Sub-A" re-
covers the mineral at the critical size in a machine
Three conditions are factors in determining the
proper size machine and number of cells. protected fully against wear.
Under the table, problems are given to illustrate
( 1 ) Capacity: the methods of calculating the number of cells re-
Flotation contact time required for the ore is one quired. In order to secure the maximum positive
of the determining factors in calculating capacity. treatment of the mineral, and to produce a high
If an ore is slow floating and requires twelve minute grade concentrate, it is best to have the necessary
treatment time, and another ore is fast floating and
The location of the feed pipe and the stationary For export shipments all of the items for the flo-
hood over the rotating impeller account for the tation machine are packed, braced, and blocked
simplicity of the Denver "Sub-A" cell construction. inside of the steel tank so that minimum volume is
These parts eliminate swirling around the shaft and required. Safe delivery of parts without damage
top of the impeller, reduce power load, and improve is thus assured.
metallurgical results. Bearings and Housing
Improvements in construction of Denver "Sub-
A" cells during the last ten years have been grad- The shaft and bearings of the Denver "Sub-A"
ually made as a result of plant scale testing and are supported in an enclosed ball bearing housing
through suggestions from the mining fraternity. designed to properly carry and maintain the rota-
Today the Denver "Sub-A" is mechanically unex- ting impeller. Both the upper and lower heavy
celled with rugged construction, pressure cured duty, oversized, anti-friction bearings are seated
wearing parts, heavy duty, dependable drives. The in this housing, insuring perfect alignment and pro-
abrasive cell zone is protected with rubber bottom tection against dirt.
liners and hard iron or Decolloy side liners. The Bearings have grease seals to prevent grease or
heavy duty shafts are also rubber protected so the oil getting into the cells; lubrication is onlyneeded
entire abrasive zone is sheathed for protection about once in six months. Many thousands of these
against wear. standard bearings are in daily use on Denver "Sub-
The Denver "Sub-A", with its distinctive ad- A" cells, giving continuous service and low horse-
vantages, is moderately priced, due to standardiza- power.
tion and quantity production. There is a definite Stationary Hood
mechanical or metallurgical reason behind the con- The hood, which is located near the bottom of
struction of every part of the Denver "Sub-A" as the cell, is an important part of the assembly as
explained in the following specifications. it serves a number of purposes. The vanes.on this
All Steel Construction hood prevent swirling of the pulp in the cell, pro-
The tank for the Denver "Sub-A" Flotation Ma- ducing a quiet action in the central or separation
chine is made of heavy steel . . . joints are electric zone. The hood also supports the stationary stand-
welded both inside anil out. Partition plates are pipe and the hood wearing plate. Aeration of the
furnished with gaskets and arranged for bolting to pulp takes place in the impeller zone just below
partition channels so that if necessary all of the the stationary hood. The wearing plate is bolted
plates can be changed at any time in the field to to the bottom of the hood and prevents the im-
provide either a right or left hand machine. Right peller from being buried by pulp when the machine
hand machine is standard and will be furnished is shut down.
unless otherwise noted.
Long Life Wearing Parts
Denver "Sub-A" Flotation Machines are also avail-
able in wood tank construction especially suitable The maintenance cost of wearing parts in many
for corrosive circuits. These machines can be sup- large plants has been reduced to a minimum due
plied with modifications so that they are ideal for to the use of molded rubber parts, which are avail-
use in special applications. able for all sizes of Denver "Sub-A" Flotation Ma-
All cells are placed at a common floor level and chines.
due to the gravity flow principle of Denver "Sub-A" Data from large operations have shown that the
Flotation Machines almost any number of cells can life of rubber parts is from six to fifteen times
be used in any circuit at one elevation without the longer than the life of hard iron wearing parts. The
necessity of pumps or elevators to handle the flow slightly greater cost of these parts is therefore more
from one machine to the next. Operation and super- than offset by the longer life. The advantages
vision is thus simplified. gained not only in lower maintenance but also in
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Conical Disk Impellers
reduction in horsepower (because of the lower co-
efficient of friction when using molded rubber im- The conical disk impellers and wearing plates, as
pellers) make them most economical. Both re- illustrated, are obtainable for all sues of machines.
ceded disk and conical disk wearing parts are also The conical disk impellers .and wearing plates have
available in special hard alloy iron. been used in Denver "Sub-A" Flotation Machines
for many years but are rapidly being replaced by
Receded Disk Impellers the receded disk impellers and diffusers for general
Impellers for the Denver "Sub-A" Flotation Ma- purposes. Conical disk impellers are recommended
chine are built in two types with corresponding for Denver Unit Flotation Cells and applications
wearing plates: (1) Receded Disk Impellers and such as treatment of dense pulp and coarse ma-
Diffuser Wearing Plates (2) Conical Disk Impellers terial. Diameters of all impellers have a definite
and Wearing Plates. relationship to cell sizes, thus insuring uniform cir-
The receded disk impellers and diffuser wearing culation of the pulp.
plates have been proved in commercial installations
for many years and are one of the important de- Types of Drives
velopments made in the Denver "Sub-A" Flotation The Denver "Sub-A" was the first flotation ma-
Machine. The receded disk impellers and diffuser chine to use the Multi-V-Belt Horizontal Drive,
wearing plates are furnished with all machines un- which has proved so successful. Denver "Sub-A"
less otherwise specified. The advantages of these Flotation Cells have been carefully designed to be
parts are as follows: driven either by a motor and V-belts or by V-belts to
(1) Have permitted the increased speed of the a main drive shaft. In the motor driven type the
impeller without any increase in horsepower. impeller shafts are driven by V-belts, sheaves, and
(2) Give more aeGation with an accompanying vertical ball bearing motor. This type of motor
greater diffusion of air. drive is much more economical and desirable than
(3) At higher speeds the air is in a more finely a direct motor driven unit because it makes any
divided state as the bubbles are smaller, and the speed range available and does not require a spe-
added aeration results in a deeper froth column. cial motor shaft assembly.
(4)Requires less operating attention, particularly The standard drive on all flotation machines of
toward the end of the machine with a uniform an even number of cells is one motor driving two
active cell. cells through V-belt drives. If an odd number of
Agitation is intense in the agitation zone but cells is ordered, a drive which will prove most eco-
elsewhere it is held at a minimum and a t the same nomical in first cost and provide the greatest oper-
time the air is finely dispersed throughout the pulp ating efficiency will be furnished. Adjustment of
so that the cell surface presents the appearance of belt tension is provided for in the motor mounting.
a smooth and quiet blanket of froth, conducive tr Paddleshaft Drive
good flotation. Molded rubber parts are recom-
mended due to their lighter weight, perfect balance, The paddleshaft drive is taken generally from the
and longer life. last impeller shaft by means of V-belt drive to a
In keeping with a long established policy, it is speed reducer, which in turn drives the paddleshaft
possible to use these parts on any Denver "Sub-A" at slow speed. The No. 30 Denver paddleshaft drive
Flotation Machin'e irrespective of age, without the is from a gear motor., The quick removal of the
necessity of making any major changes, thus ad- mineral froth, in the form of a concentrate, increases
hering to the standard Denver policy of "No yearly the recovery; quick removal of this mineral froth
models but continually improving." is very important and when a high grade concen-
trate is desired, the rotating paddles can be regu-
lated as desired.
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Positive Pulp Level Control
Every Denver "Sub-A" Cell is actually an indi-
vidual flotation machine with its own pulp level,
controlled by its weir overflow. Correct overfloy
normally requires this positive pulp level control
in each cell even though this adjustment when once
made is infrequently changed. There are three
methods of regulating pulp level:
Weir Blocks, as illustrated, slide easily into place
at the weir, and consist of wood slats held down by
means of a steel wearing bar. On the smaller ma-
chines, especially, adjustment by this means is easy
as the weir is readily accessible. Actual plant prac-
tice shows in the normal circuit that it is not neces-
sary to change the pulp level frequently.
Handwheel operated weir gates can he provided,
as illustrated, so that changes in pulp level in each
individual cell can be accomplished by turning the
handwheel which is located far above the froth level.
Changes in level can be made quickly and easily
with minimum effort.
Gear driven handwheel gates, as illustrated, can INTERIOR OF DENVER "SUB-A" CELL
be provided and are especially useful on large size
flotation machines. This arrangement brings the
control of the pulp level out to the front of the
machine making it unnecessary to reach over the
froth lip. The use of a gear box with handwheel
control reduces the effort required for raising or
lowering the gate, and provides a method of quick
and easy adjustment.
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This policy of continual improvement is the aim
for advancement of the Denver "Sub-A". Experi- weir casting with plate and partition plate. The
ences gained in field studies have shown the factor hood assembly is turned through 180 degrees and
of safety to use on shafting, bearings, and other the feed liner is changed with the liner in the oppo-
operating parts. site segment.
Denver Equipment Company pioneered and de-
veloped the method of producing molded rubber
wearing parts in 1932. Experience in handling prac-
tically all types of abrasive pulps, and in circuits
with various types of flotation reagents, and oils,
have facilitated the development of suitable rubber
compounds to meet all conditions. The use of
Denver "Sub-A" Flotation with molded rubber
wearing parts is extremely valuable to the operator,
with the assurance of the lowest possible mainte-
nance cost. Denver molded rubber wearing pafls
are still the leaders in the field, giving trouble-free
service for much longer periods than any other make
impeller. Denver molded rubber impellers have
handled some very large tonnages and records of
4 and 5 years continuous operation are common.
Rubber bottom cell liners, rubber sand relief
bushings, rubber shaft sleeves and alloy iron hoods
and feed pipes are all features of Denver "Sub-A".
These features, combined with the sturdy con-
struction of the cells, oversize bearings, heavy duty
shafting and rugged cell liners, are showing average
maintenance costs including labor for installation of
less than $0.001 per ton in many cases. Even under
the most adverse conditions Denver "Sub-A" Cells
rarely show total repair cost in excess of $0.003 per
ton
Special Features
Each Denver "Sub-A" Cell is provided with an
air bonnet on the shaft assembly so that low pres-
sure air may be connected if desired. To assure
complete diffusion of air in the pulp an automatic
seal is built in each weir casting.
When desired, a discharge may be taken at par-
titions on Denver "Sub-A" Flotation Machines by
reversing the weir casting and providing a special
weir d a t e .
Feed may enter any cell of a Denver "Sub-A" Flo-
Above photo shows the removal of a Denver "Sub-A"
tation Machine, through the front or back. impeller assembly. Renewal of wearing parts is both
The hand of the Denver "Sub-A" may be easily simple and quick.
changed in the field by reversing the position of the
"HAND OF MACHINE"
Hand of machine designates the position of
drive, direction of rotation or direction of
flow.
I-land ol Machine must hc specified for many
units. Standard designations for the hand of Denver
Equipnient Company Machines are illustrate~l in
this 1)ulletin.
Right hand n ~ a c h i n e sare supl~lietias standard
unless otherwise specified.
IL'e want to emphasize yonr us? of sketches t o
clearly illustrate the location of dri\ e in relationship
to Ired, concentrate discharge, and tailing lliscl~arge
of an? pirce of equipment, a l ~ o u twhich there may
I)e a q~iestinn.
hluc11 time and possil~le exllcnse can Ilc savetl
by making sure that we undcr>tand exactly the way
you want your eq~iipmentto 11e manufactured.
Detailed specificaticms, engineering advice, and
cleiration drawings of any Denver Equipment Com-
pany hlachines will he gladly snpplietl to help you
in the proper lay-out ant1 tiesign o l your mill.
FLOTATION E N
Denver Spiral Classifiers are right hand when Denver Rake Classifiers are right hand when
the drive is on the right and feed is o n the left as drive is o n the right and feed is on t h e left as you
yon stand facing the slime overflow. stand facing the slime overflow.
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DENVER CRUSHERS DENVER BELT O R E FEEDERS
I ) e i ~ \ c r~ I I I ~ J I T I I \ Iarz
~ ~ ~ Type l i is~ right band D e n v e r . \ d j ~ ~ s t a h lSr t r o k e 1 ) i a l ) h r a p n P u m p s a r e
\r-hcn t h e (lo\\- i h Iroln lvit to r i g h t whcn stantling r i g h t hantl when t h e (11-ive is o n t h e right as you
u n t h r ~ ; l u n g c riiclc f x c i ~ ythe jig. s t a n d in back ui t h e puml) (opl)osite t h e discharge)
facing t h e pump.
I.eit h:~n(l jig is w h e n flow i.-.il-om right t o left
w l ~ r n.;t:~n(linx 0 1 1 t h c 1)111ngcl- side facing t h e jig
DENVER S R L S A N D PUMPS DENVER VERTICAL CENTRIFUGAL
S A N D PUMPS
FEED FEED
DENVER THICKENERS A Solution tokour Milling Problem . . .
HOW DENVER EQUIPMENT
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COMPANY CAN HELP
PLAN YOUR MILL
With over 25 years' experience in testing
ores from all parts of the world and plan-
ning complete milling plants in every
country a wealth of information and expe-
rience is available at Denver Equipment
, Company to help you in planning your mill.
I For your guidance and assistance we
present the information and data in this
section of the DECO ENGINEERS HAND-
BOOK to help in the preliminary plans for
; your mill. We welcome the opportunity to
:! work with you and you are invited to con-
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sult with us without charge or obligation.
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In this section you will find information
I INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING
! A MILL
I LABORATORY TESTING OF ORE
DESIGNING THE FLOWSHEET
ESTIMATING EQUIPMENT COSTS
I)en\ cr 'l'hickcncr- a r c fcr~ti.llctl \\.ith \ ' - l ~ l t ESTIMATING MILL CONSTRUC-
drive to iacksllnft a n d V-belt (lrivc from jackshaft t o
w o r m s h a f t a s stantlartl. If a t l i n p l ~ r ? z ~ npt1ml1 i s TION COSTS
fur~iislietiby 11s. superstrttctttre i s e x t e n d r d t o s t t ~ -
port p u m p , a n d p~1ii1)c a n 1~ drivcn from thickener TABLES AND CHARTS
drive jackshaft with flat-l~elt.
If drsirrtl. p a r m o t o r and cilain and sprocket UNDIVIDED RESPONSIBILTY FOR
drive 'at1 be supplied.
N o t e : \\'ootl t a n k s a r e measured outside t h e COMPLETE MILL SERVICE FROM ORE
sta\.c3s. Steel t a n k s are measured inside TEST TO MILL INSTALLATION
t h e t:ink.
r
YOU NEED THE COMPLETE DENVER
SERVICE of Undivided Responsibility ...
from Ore Test to Mill Installation IF you are
INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING A MILL planning:-
Complete information is available in the (A) New Mill
follow&g section for planning your milling
flowsheet and installation. Careful plan- (B) Expanded Production
ning is, of course, necessary starting with (C) Changed or Improved Operation
the mine. its ore reserves and in obtaining
a representative sample of the ore for test- These specialized Deco Services will
ing. The assembly of this information pro- .
save you time and money.. help you
vides the basis for establishing the flow- develop a profit-making operation and
sheet and size of equipment necessary for eliminate the hazards of divided re-
effectively handling your ore. sponsibility.
Typical flowsheets are given for a few of LABORATORY ORE TESTING SERVICE
the many ores which are now being suc-
cessfully treated in various plants through- Comprehensive tests conducted in the
out the world. Both metallics and non-me- Denver Ore Testing Laboratory are the
tallics are covered as well as coal fines. basis for flowsheets-whether technically
de-inking of paper pulp and various indus- simple or involved. Design of milling
trial products where Denver "Sub-A" Flo- plants based on recommended flowsheets
tation is performing a n important job. assures desired metallurgical results and
Approximate prices are given for all economic recovery.
basic items of equipment: for estimating the During the past 5 years the Denver Ore
cost of a plant after the flowsheet is estab- Testing Laboratory has successfully com-
lished and equipment sizes selected. In- pleted more than 1,000 tests on 85 different
formation is also provided to estimate the ores from 40 countries. Results of DECO
cost of designing the mill after the mill tests are reflected in hundreds of successful
site is selected. Estimating and factual in- installations. An important fact is the du-
formation is also given to arrive at the in- plication of DECO Ore Test Data in full-
stalled cost of a mill ready to operate. scale mill operation.
Tables and data are presented which are Denver Ore Testing Laboratory provides
useful in every-day plant and engineering
work. Much of this information has come to (A) Complete batch or continuous Test
us from mill operators, designers, engineers Data
and other valuable and important sources.
(B) Recommended flowsheet consid- While 100 pounds of ore is usually suffi-
ering local conditions. cient for comprehensive batch laboratory
(C) Description and size of equipment testing. a sample of this size should be cut
to produce desired tonnage and down from several tons, reducing the size
economical metallurgy. of the pieces a s the sample is cut smaller
until the final portion consists of crushed
TESTING THE ORE IS THE ONLY WAY ore of 1" or smaller.
TO ASSURE MAXIMUM PROFIT CRUSHING TO PROPER SIZE
Every ore presents a different milling The ore must be crushed fine enough to
problem. A process which provides good assure thorough mixing to obtain a repre-
metallurgy on one ore may not be success- sentative sample. However, for testing pur-
ful on another. apparently similar ore. poses it is essential to have freshly crushed
Even if identical ores were found, local ore. To best meet both of these require-
transportation. water and market condi- ments it has been found that one inch ma-
tions would possibly dictate different meth- terial is most satisfactory. This permits
ods of treatment. crushing in the laboratory just prior to test
Only through comprehensive ore tests work.
can the necessary data be obtained to es- PACKING
tablish the flowsheet and equipment re-
quired to assure maximum net profit on After the proper sample has been ob-
milling a particular ore. tained care should be taken in packing the
ore for shipment. In many cases sacks
(preferably double) or boxes are satis-
OBTAINING A REPRESENTATIVE factory: providing however, that they are
SAMPLE sufficiently strong to prevent breakage in
The first important step in determining transit. When shipping concentrates or
the best method of treating any ore is the freshly mined sulphides, tightly closed cans
preparation of the sample to be tested. This are better as oxidation will be held to a
work should be carefully done by a com- minimum.
petent engineer or mining man. The sample IDENTIFICATION
must represent a s closely a s possible the
actual ore to be milled, if the results ob- Whatever method of packing is used.
tained in the laboratory are to be equalled samples should be carefully marked with
in a large scale plant. tags. both INSIDE a n d OUTSIDE OF THE
PACKAGE. This is because outside tags
The object of sampling is to obtain a por- sometimes become destroyed or illegible in
tion which will represent the average ore transit. Inside tags should be placed in
with reference to both character and grade. heavy envelope for added protection.
f o r convenience in shipment of samples. DENVER LABORATORY
the Denver Equipment Company will be ORE T E S T I N G
pleased to furnish both sample tags en-
'
i
S - ; ~ w c t ~ ~ g r a pqualitative
liic ior a n y metal . . ~ ~ .2.00
.
L'o~iil~lc~tc. (Jualitati\.e Spectrographic An;il> sis
including iicigcr Counter Test ............... 7.50
Today's Ore Test- tion of these concentrates into four (4) separate
products.
Tomorrow's Flowsheet Although flotation has made profitable the bene-
ficiation of many low grade ores both metallic and
Intelligent ore testing can be the difference be- non-metallic, it is not always true t h a t flotation will
tween a sound business investment in a mining op- give the greatest economic retdrn. For instance, in
eration and a highly speculative "venture!' many cases, cyanidation of gold ores either direct
Ore Testing takes the guesswork out of answer- or as part of a composite method of treatment may
ing the question of "can this ore be milled profit- be the answer to the question of, "what treatment
ably." I t also gives conclusive answers to the sub- will give the greatest dollar value return on the mill
ordinate questions of "what type of flowsheet will investment ?"
give the greatest net return on this operation, and Ore testing gives definite and conclusive answers
can increased value and/or increased mill capacity to the following type of metallurgical question.
be obtained by the addition or substitution of equip- An ore sample was received at the Denver Equip-
ment in the mill?" ment Laboratory of a character which would ordi-
I n other words, ore testing is the key t o the basic narily respond to the counter-current decantation
question of the economic possibility of a mining method of cyanidation for extracting gold. Samples
operation. I t gives the answer to this question at a of the same ore gave results concurring with test
minimum of expense without making a costly in- work by others but this method was not recom-
vestment in equipment to learn it the hard way. mended due to settling difficulties encountered.
Work was not stopped here, however. Eventually.
Selection of Treatment Process a successful method for treating this ore was found
The results obtained through ore testing and the by sacrificing a small loss in slime. Figure 3 shows
intelligent interpretation of the results very often the final flowsheet evolved with recoveries indicated
lead to a simple method of treatment giving good which made profitable installation of a reasonable
cost plant, overcoming the difficulty arising from
profits, where some other treatment might mean the physical characteristics of the ore.
less profit or an actual deficit. Fig. 1 shown gives
a good illustration of what proper selection of treat- Increasing Profits i n Operating Mills
ment methods based on ore testing can result in. Very often it is possible to improve recoveries
Test results give you facts. in a mill which is already operating, by instituting
Data from ore testing not only allows determina- new techniques or altering the flowsheet. There are
tion of the proper method of treatment, but gives many passibilities of such improvement.
a sound basis for the selection of the proper equip- Change of reagents in a flotation circuit may give
ment to be included in the flowsheet. higher recovery, a better grade of concentrates or
T h e Denver Equipment Ore Testing Laboratory both. A Denver "Sub-A" Unit Flotation Cell in-
stalled in the grinding circuit may permit an in-
is continually being confronted with and solving
crease in tonnage milled, a decreased loss in slimes
such problems. Very often situations arise where and a better overall recovery.
the most common methods of treatment may not be
successful but little known and ingenious methods Denver Mineral Jigs installed in the grinding cir-
may be applied. The flowsheet in Figure 2 shows cuit in cyanide mills have proved very successful in
the results obtained from testing a complex lead- increasing recovery. I t is always advisable t o recover
zinc-copper-iron ore containing values in gold. Ex- your mineral values as soon and a s coarse a s pos-
ceptionally high grade and recovery were obtained sible.
in this instance. Utilizing a patented process special Net return of an operation may be increased by
reagents made profitable production of lead-copper production of bullion a t the mine instead of ship-
and zinc-iron concentrates and subsequent separa- ping ore, or by the treatment of concentrates.
F ~ ~ ~ ~ n a v -C sOsNc -mR ~ ~
AND CYANIMTAON. FWWJUEET
3 59
ing operation on hand which contained much silver
Free Milling Gold Ores
in t h e form of fine beads.
M a n y problems on free milling gold ores have T h e Denver Equipment O r e Testing Laboratory
been solved by t h e Deco T e s t i n g Laboratory. O n e was called upon t o a t t e m p t a solution t o the re-
free milling gold ore received for testing t h e appli-
covery of this silver. T e s t work indicated t h a t t h e
cation of t h e Denver Mineral J i g in the Ball Mill
Classifier circuit gave the following results: material could be crushed. ground and then treated
with t h e Denver Mineral Jig. A high recovery of
Head Ore, 0.65 oz. Go!d per ton (Assayed) this silver in a concentrate assaying over 50°/, sil-
0.643 oz. Gold per ton (Calculated)
ver was found possible.
Amalgam from Amalgamation of J i g c o n c e n t r a t e :
0.471 oz. Gold from one ton head ore, o r Similar methods can often be used in recovering
73.3% of Gold f r o m the original heads. valuable metals from old retorts and crucibles. Val-
Residue after Amalgamation: uable minerals contained in floor sweepings in
10.14 oz. Gold per ton of residne, or industrial plants can often be profitably recovered
16.1% of t h e Gold from the original heads. using standard ore dressing equipment. In their
Ratio of Concentration: 98: 1 Jig Tailing : work the engineers in t h e O r e T e s t i n g Division keep
0.07 oz. Gold per ton tailing or constantly before them not only t h e question of
10.6% of the Gold in t h e heads. "can t h e metallurgical results be obtained," but "can
they be obtained in a manner t h a t will make a pro-
O n this ore, t h e Denver Mineral Jig, with i t s se-
lective action. recovered 89.4% of the 'gold in the fitable operation?"
ore, producing a t the rate of only one ton of concen- Such work has not been confined t o ores from the
trates from every 98 tons of ore. Calculations from United States alone. T h e O r e Testing Division of
these results. based on gold payment of $31.81 per the Denver Equipment Company has on file reports
oz. at a smelter, and $35.00 per oz. a t t h e mint, de- on samples from all parts of t h e w o r l d ; tin ;ram
ducting a minimum smelter treatment charge of Bolivia. China and the Malay S t a t e s ; gold and
$4.00 per ton of concentrates, s h o w s that the jig copper from Mexico, Africa and South America;
concentrates shipped without amalgamation would silver and manganese from the E a s t I n d i e s ; com-
return $18.40 per ton of head o r e ; whereas shipping
plex ores from Australia and New Zealand; gold
bullion to the mint and amalgamation residue t o a
and silver ores from Alaska; potash from France
smelter would r e t u r n $19.70 per ton of head ore, or
a difference of $1.30 per ton of ore in favor of amal- and many other ores from Bolivia. Yugoslavia. Can-
gamation. A t a lower ratio of concentration, t e s t s ada. S o u t h America, Alaska, Central America. T u r -
showed t h a t the recovery could be increased t o a s key, Mexico, Australia, the E a s t Indies a n d else-
high a s 94% of the gol.', in t h e ore. where.
More and more t h e desirability, a n d t h e actual
Industrial Applications
necessity, of conducting exhaustive test work on
More and more Industrial operations a r e t ~ ~ r n i n g ores and industrial products a t t h e very beginning
to reclamation of products formerly considered of such operations is becoming recognized. I t is for
waste, and manufacture of additional by-products. this purpose and also a s a service t o t h e O r e Dress-
T e s t work on such problems is continually going ing and other Industries, t h a t t h e Denver Equip-
forward. ment Company O r e T e s t i n g Laboratory is main-
One company which uses a large a m o u n t of silver tained. T h e charges for this test work are very nom-
w a s reclaiming a considerable portion of this val- inal. J u s t sufficient t o cover the actual operating
uable metal f r o m waste product by smelting. Re- costs i n c l u d ~ n gthe analysis and assay (both iire
covery by this method w a s relatively good b u t there and chemical) of the test products made.
was a large quantity of slag from the original smelt-
Continuous Tests
FLOWSHEETS
Inasmuch as the Denver Equipment Company
has facilities available for continuous flotation test- From the many hundreds of flowsheets
ing of ore, consideration should be given to the pos- prepared by Denver Equipment Company
sibility of following up batch test work with contin-
uous testing, and in thk case a sample of approx- based on test work a n d from operating
imately five tons should be prepared. Such testing plants throughout the world. we present a
provides an intermediate, or pilot plant step, be- few of the more typical ones for your in-
tween batch testing and large scale operations to formation a n d guidance.
further insure successful commercial milling.
Write to any one of conveniently located Denver Many of these flowsheets are in use in
Equipment offices for further details on this con- various plants a n d others present a com-
tinuous testinp. service. posite of the good features of many suc-
cessful installations.
Typical flowsheets are shown for both
metallics a n d non-metallics a s well as in-
dustrial products, wastes. etc. De-inking of
waste paper by flotation. for example. is
coming into prominence with Denver "Sub-
A Flotation as it is now possible to recover
for the paper industry a useful a n d usable
product on a much more attractive basis
than in the past.
Your flowsheet should be designed with-
out "bottlenecks" or weak links which pre-
Comprehensive tests conducted in the Deco O r e Testing Laboratory sent problems that can seriously effect op-
are the basis for flowsheets ond solutions to many difficult treotmenl
The care and accuracy used on eoch test mokes pssible
erating efficiency. The old saying of "one
test report, and recommendotionl tho! con be duplicate in full- hour's delay means no profit today" is
scole operations.
more true today than ever before due to
CHARGES FOR TEST WORK see page 351 higher operating costs. This adage empha-
sizes the importance of having your flow-
Charges for testing your ore are main- sheet designed efficiently and tailored for
tained at a very minimum by The Denver
Equipment Company. These test charges your specific operation, and the need for
are based on the actual cost of doing this selecting standard reliable equipment de-
work in order that the company can be of signed to give you continuous 24-hour
the greatest service to the mining industry service.
in providing not only the best and proper
equipment, but also the best metallurgy
that can be obtained.
FLOWSHEETS
The flowsheets shown on the following can be circulated in the Denver "Sub-A"
pages are based on actual data obtained Flotation Machine without sanding or
from successful operating plants. Metal- choke-ups and with high metallurgical
lurgical data are shown in these flowsheets efficiency.
which incorporate Denver "Sub-A" Flota- Denver "Sub-A Flotation Machines
tion Machines, Denver Unit Flotation Cells. have the gravity flow principle and flexi-
and Denver Selective Mineral Jigs a s well bility that has made possible the develop-
a s other standard Denver milling equip- ment and application of many of these flow-
ment. sheets. In fact, the elimination of pumps in
The Denver "Sub-A Flotation Machine. handlihg concentrates for cleaning and re-
the Denver Selective Mineral Jig and the cleaning has simplified flowsheets and re-
Denver Unit Flotation Cell have revolution- duced operating expenses to the operator's
ized flowsheet design and have made it advantage and profit. It should be pointed
possible for both small and large plants to out that it is not only the cost of pump wear-
increase recoveries and economical return. ing parts but the time lost in shut-down for
The Denver "Sub-A Unit Flotation Cell pump repair that is important in profitable
and the Denver Selective Mineral Jig have mill operation.
been perfected to meet the most important The basic principles illustrated and de-
..
principle in ore dressing. "Recover Your scribed here can well serve as basis for
Mineral As Soon As Free!" To recover this other ideas that will increase recovery or
free mineral. either the Unit Flotation Cell add to the simplicity of mill operation.
or Jig or both can be installed in the grind-
ing 'circuit without auxiliary equipment
,such a s pumps or elevators. and for success-
ful operation do not usually require more
water than necessary for classifier dilution,
These flowsheets also show some other
more important arrangements made pos-
sible with standard Denver Machines.
This book is designed td help you. There
Many of the flowsheets given here have
may be other ways that we may help you.
been made possible because oi the fact that
and if so, please let us know because it is
a coarse pulp--particles a s coarse a s %"- our sincere desire to be of service.
FLOWSHEET,
FLOWSHEET NO. F-1 SELECTIVE FLOTATION
DESCRIPTION s e l e c t i v e n o t a t i o n f l o w s h r r t of
t w o or m o r e p r o d u c t s . Ry utilizine splpctive Rota.
tion. tn.0 or m o r e millerals in a n o r e :lrr s r p a r a t r l l
inlo i n < l i r i d n a I h i r h p r a d r products.
ORE TREATED T h e m o s t r o m m o n of o r e s
t r r a t e r l ill t h i s 1llannc.r a r e learl zinc-iroll. i:opprr-
zlllc.-irol~, c o p p r r - n i c k e l , hut a p p l i c a t i o n m a y h e
m a d e to o t h e r t a n o r t h r w m i n r r a l s e ~ j a r a t i o l l s .
T h i s flowshec't, wilhout n D e n v e r I:nit F l o t a t i o n
('ell or a D r n \ . r r Xlinewl .Tie. i s e p p l i c a b l r to o r r s
w h r r e t h v~a l n r s a r e in t h e h a s r tnvtals alone.
T h e s n l l ~ h i d riron n l i n e r a l s vnntainrrl in p r a r t i c -
a l l y ail base m e t a l ores. m a y he rrr<t\.ereil fronl
t h e t a i l i n g s w h e r e t h e ~ ~ r o d r c~acnt Irr nlarketed f o r
t h e s u l p h u r o r w h r r r p r e r l o w m e t a l s a r e closely
associated w i t h these m i n ~ r a l s :a n :idditional r u n -
d i t i o n e r a n d flotatinn m a c h i n e m a k e t h i - s t ~ p
feasible. A s m a n y a s fire i n d i v i d u a l rrrncentrater
a r e h e i n s p r o d ~ ~ c r fro111
d a s i n e l e o r ? In a r t u a l
milling p r a c t i c e .
original feed.
Sueeessful milling plants use proved methods All of t h e s e f l o w s h e e t s proved in the field
FLOWSHEET,
FLOWSHEET NO.F-3 COARSE FLOTATION
DESCRIPTION C o a r s e flotation followed by
r e g r i n d of coarse r o u g h e r c o n c e n t r a t e a n d selective
flotation o r cleaning.
O w TREATED Ores w h e r e i n t h e m i n e r a l s r a n
be f r e e d f r o m t h e g a n g u e a t a c o a r s e m e s h a n d sub-
Seqllently s e p a r a t e d f r o m each o t h e r a f t e r finer
grinding.
C 0 M MENT S T h i s p r o c e d n r e m a k e s possible
t h e production of t h e m a x i m u m a m o u n t of finished
h i g h - g r a d e r o n c e n t r a t e a n d i m p r o v e s recovery. I t
also p e r l n l t s r o a r s e r g r i n d i n g i n t h r p r i m a r y c i r -
c u i t , i n r r e a s i n g mill rapacity. a n d confines fine
g r i n d l n g t o onlp I h r f i ~ a r t i o n a lp a r t of t b e o r e o n
w h ~ c l l t h i s i s a r t u a l l y r e q u i r r d . S r e FI.OWSIIEF.T
No. F-3.
Successful milling plants use proved methods 1111 of t h e s e f l o w s h e e t s proved in the field
FLOWSH EET,
FLOWSHEET No. F-5 FLOTATION AND TABLING
DESCRIPTION F l o t a t i o n following t a b l e con-
Feed
? e n t r a t i o n , open c i r c u i t g r i n d i n g .
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ORE TREATED When t h e mineral in a n ore i s
Sreed a t a coarse m e s h , t h i s flowsheet gives h i g h D E N V E R ROD M I L L
recovery a n d h i g h capacity. T h e practice i s l i m i t e d OR BALL MILL
i n scope. a s on o r e s r e q u i r i n g fine g r i n d i n g , rlosed
r i r c u i t i s preferable, a n d on o r e s w h e r e i n t h e gold
is free, amalgamation or cyanidation alone or with
flotation, m a y give b e t t e r resnlts.
ADVANTAGES In t h i s p a r t i r u l a r case. o n e
product is d e s i r e d in a gond g r a d e c o n c e n t r a t e
c o n t a ~ n i n gt h ~gold a n d s i l v e r v a l u e s which can
be m a r k e t e d profitably.
T h e npen c i r c ~ l i tg r i n d i n g a l l o w s m a x i m u m ton-
n a g e t h r n o g h t h e g r i n d i n g m i l l , a n d t h e t a h l e follow-
i n g r e m o v e s rnal'se h e a v y m i n e r a l . D i l u t i o n in t h e
flotation marlline m a y he h i r h h u t efficiency can
he sarrificed in o r d e r to IlandlP t h e l a r g e r t o n n a g e
D E N V E R SUB+
~ ~ ( ~ s s i bwliet h t h i s f l n w s l ~ e e t . I n cases w h e r e i n FLOTATION
flotation nevessitntes a d e n s e r pulp, a drmwtering
clevirr s u r h a s a t h i c k e n e r or s a n d cone could be
installed a h e a d of f l w flotation m a r h i n e .
C 0M M E N T S T h e flotation m a c h i n e i s r e -
quired t o h a n d l e a coarse Ired. a n d for t h i s reason.
t h e Denver "Snh-.k" h a s been used a s i t i s t h e only
m a c h i n e capahle of t h i s d u t y , y e t r e t a i n i n g t h e
ahility t o give I ~ i g hrecovery, gnod g r a d e of cnncen-
t r a t e , low o p e r a t i n g a n d m a i n t e n a n c e costs.
T h e Ilse (rt a Denver Mineral J i g i n plaee of t h e
tahle a h e a d n f t h e f l ~ j t a t i o nm a c h i n e s b o ~ ~ lbe
d n
g r e a t a d v a n t a g e s i n r e v e r y little w a t e r i s needed
for t h e J i g o p r r a t i o n .
Fee J
DESCRIPTION v l u t a t i t ~ n followed by c y a n i d a -
I I C I I I of Hrltation r o n c e n t r a t e s . I n t h i s flowsheet
t h e flo(ation ronci.ntrates lrrwlocrd a r e reground DENVER
AMALGAMATION
a n d t r r a t e t l 11.v r y a n i d a t i o n .
DENVER
MILL CLASSIFIER
ORE TREATED s u l p h i d e o r e s w h e r e i n hase
niPtnl r a l ~ l e sa r e i l e ~ l i e i l ~(s1lr.h
l~ as Ilyrlte) but
wllh g o ~ gold l a n d silver values, o r i n r a s e s w h e r e
increased r e t u r l l s c a n Ile secured fronl t h e m a r k e t .
i n g of a gold nod s i l r p r h r ~ l l i i ~<over n a n d above the
r e t n r n s t h a t c w l r l IF sr(,11re#1Tlwnr n l a r l i r t i n g the
flolation r u n c e n t r a t e .
Successful milling plants use proved melhods All of t h e s e f l o w a h e e t s proved i n the field
FLOWSH EET, FLOTATION
FLOWSHEET NO. F-7 A N D CYANIDATION
DESCRIPTION Is.lo1ario11 wilh v y a ~ ~ i ~ l a t iof
ol~ Feed
flnt:ltirin tailings.
AIMALGAMATION
DENVER SUBA
FLOTATION
MACHINE
conrenhfe