Mineral beneficiation process

Mineral beneficiation
Mineral beneficiation is the process of
separating economically essential minerals
from their respective ores. For example,
aluminum is extracted from bauxite ore. Ores
are the aggregates of rocks from which the
desired minerals are extracted
 Steps in Mineral Beneficiation
Communication is made on dry material or
Communication slurries to reduce their size. Communication
involves either the crushing or grinding of
ores.

After crushing and grinding, the next step is

sizing these materials. As the name suggests,
Sizing sizing is the process of the separation of
particles based on their size. The equipment
involved in sizing is Bar Screens, Wedge Fire
Screens, Vibratory Screens, Flip Flop Screens
etc.

Concentration is increasing the percentage of

Concentration the desired mineral in a given ore.
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 Concentration
Gravity Concentration

• It may affect other forces such as centrifugal force, magnetic force,

buoyant force etc. we must know the suitability of the gravitational
concentration of specific ore before continuing with the process.

Magnetic Concentration

• This process involves separation using a magnetic force. Any susceptible

magnetic substance attracts the magnet (like in iron mining). These
magnets can either be ferromagnetic, diamagnetic or paramagnetic.

Froth Flotation

• In the froth flotation process, the desired minerals are separated by

inducing them to accumulate over the froth layer. The froth flotation
process involves the separation of hydrophobic minerals (minerals that
repel water) from hydrophilic (attracts towards the water) gangue.