Mineral Processing

the science and art of converting a run-of-mine (R-O-M) ore into a salable product by means that do not destroy the physical and chemical identity of the minerals

• Chalcopyrite - CuFeS2
• Galena - PbS
• Sphalerite - ZnS
• Francolite (altered apatite) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl)

• -Materials Handling:
• Conveyors†
• Hydraulic Transport
• -Comminution (size reduction):
• Crushing†
• Grinding
• -Sizing†:
• Screening†
• Hydrocycloning†
• Elutriation
• -Solid-Solid Separation (Concentration):
• †Froth Flotation†
• Gravity Separation†
• Electrostatic Separation†
• Magnetic Separation
• -Solid-Liquid Separation†:
• Thickening†
• Filtration†
• Drying