Introduction to minerals processing

Content

 FlowroxTM valves and pumps

 Mining value chain
 FlowroxTM valves and pumps applications

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FlowroxTM valves
For demanding slurry shut-off and control applications

 High performance pinch & slurry knife gate valves

 Excellent wear and corrosion resistance
 No jamming or clogging
 Self-cleaning
 Trouble-free operation
 Longer service intervals

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Flowrox pinch valves
PV and PVE

Technical Features
 Full bore
 Only the sleeve is in contact with the medium
 Centreline closing
 100% TIGHT

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Flowrox pinch valves
PVEG and PVG

Technical Features
 Full bore
 Only the sleeve is in contact with the medium
 Single side pinch
 100 % TIGHT

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Flowrox knife gate valves
SKW, SKF and SKH

SKW SKF SKH

Wafer knife Flanged knife High pressure

gate valves gate valves knife gate valves

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Flowrox peristaltic pumps
LPP-T and LPP-D

Flowrox design features

 No friction in hose compression
 No over compressing of the hose
 No over heating  less glycerine needed
 Hose change takes half a time comparing
to conventional hose pumps
 Higher flow capacity per revolution
 No need for shimming

• Longest Hose Life

• Simple Maintenance
• Lowest TCO

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Mining value chain
From To
rock metal
Flowrox products
Exploration Studies Mining Comminution Classification Concentration Refining
• Geophysical • Mineral Resource • Mine planning and • Crushing – dry • Screens • Flotation, gravity • Hydrometallurgy -
measurements modeling development process • Hydrocyclones separation, leaching
• Drilling for • Selecting a mining • Underground or • Grinding – wet (or magnetic • Pyrometallurgy –
• Hydrosizer
method open cut mining dry) process separation extreme
samples • Spiral
• Scoping and • Dewatering – temperatures
• Evaluating size
feasibility studies thickening, • Acid plants
and shape of the filtration
mineralization • National • Gas plants
Instrument NI • Tailings
• JORC Code - management
43-101 (Canada)
Australasian
Standards of • Slurry transfer
standard for
Disclosure for • Water treatment
reporting of
Mineral Projects
exploration results

Years: 5–10+ 3–5 Construction: 2 Production: 10 –30+

Mineral Resources = concentration of material of economic interest in or on the earth’s

crust
Ore Reserves = the parts of a Mineral Resource that can be economically mined

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Concentrator

Process stages:
Thickeners
 Comminution & classification
 Flotation
Process
 Dewatering analysers
 Tailing's transfer
Hydrocyclones
Auxiliary processes:
 Chemical mixing and dosing
 Water treatment

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Flotation
Physio-chemical process

Functions of a flotation machine

• Separation of mineral particles to
concentrate and tailings
• Keeping slurry in suspension and
dispersing small air bubbles evenly
in slurry

Functions of flotation chemicals

• Modifying surface properties of certain
minerals to hydrophobic
• Froth formation
• Activation and depression of minerals for
enhancing the separation efficiency

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Flowsheet with key areas for Neles and Flowrox valves

Key target areas:

Neles products
Flowrox products

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Hydrocyclones
Classification of fines and coarse particles

 Separation is based on
centrifugal force and weight
of particles
 Fines with liquid in overflow
 Coarse in high density
underflow Hydrocyclones

Comminution

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Hydrocyclone
Classification of fines and coarse particles

 Tangetial feed into the cylindrical feed chamber Overflow -

Fines
 Segregation cone Vortex
– Decending vortex with coarse and heavy particles finder
– Acending vortex with fines and liquid
 Monitoring performance Feed Feed
chamber
– Feed pressure
– Underflow discharge cone angle
Segregation cone
– Sampling products

Spigot – Apex
Underflow -
Coarse

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Flowrox valves in hydrocyclones
Isolation valves

 Pinch valves – PVE and PV

– No jamming, zero leak, high wear
resistant design, easy to operate

 Pinch valves – PVEG

– Same as above + light to carry and
install, cost effective, very simple
maintenance

 Knife gate valves

– Fits in a small space, positive isolation

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Process analysers
Eyes of the process

 Purpose
– Measure performance of the process by
analysing element contents in each
process stream
 Functions
– Daily sampling for metallurgical
accounting
– Sample transfer - pumps
– Isolation of flows - valves
 Technologies
– Based on XRF elemental analyses

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Analyser sample transfer
LPP-T50 peristaltic pump

 Eccentric rolling design hose pumps do not generate

friction or heat, providing longer hose life and simple
maintenance
 Typical pump size LPP-T50:
– 54 rpm, 4–9 m3/h, pressure 4–6 bar

 Recommended auxiliaries:
– Expulse pulsation dampener
– Variable Speed Drive

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Flowrox pump service provides performance through the life cycle
Spare parts and repair services

 Installation support
 Quick and reliable spare parts supplies near the customer
 Customer training and consultation
 Repair services and overhauls near customers
 Customer relationship development

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Thickeners

Thickeners Tailings thickener

 Solid particles settle on the bottom
of the thickener
 Overflow is nearly particle free
liquid that is circulated back to
process

Flocculation
Concentrate
 Flocculants are used to aggregate Concentrate thickener
the suspended particles and thickener
improve separation of the solids
from the aqueous suspending
medium

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Flowrox valves – Thickeners

 Pinch valves – PVE and PV

– No jamming, zero leak, high wear resistant design, easy to operate

 Knife gate valves – SKW and SKF

– Reliable high performance slurry valve for pump isolation

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Flowrox pumps – Thickeners

 High density slurry even paste

 Highest capacity pump on the market
for 24/7 high pressure applications
 Reliable, easy maintenance, longest hose life

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Slurry transfer lines
LPP-T pumps up to 100 m3/h

 Slurry transfer for concentrates and tailings

 100 m3/h and 10 bar 24/7
 Longest hose life
 Lowest TCO
 Thickeners can extract more water cheaper
 Cost benefits, energy savings

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Slurry transfer lines
Pinch valves up to 100 bar

 Pinch valves offer zero leakage and reliable operation

 Long service interval
 Remote monitoring
 Up to 100 bar
 Full bore
 Only sleeve is in contact with medium

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