Role of feed moisture in high-pressure roll mill comminution

The application of high-pressure roll mills (HPRM) for industrial comminution has been growing, particularly because of its energy efficiency. Many aspects of HPRM comminution have not been fully characterized because the performance of the machine is affected by numerous parameters that still need to be investigated and optimized. The present paper is concerned with the effect of feed moisture on HPRM performance. The comminution of minus 8-mesh dolomite feed at several different moisture levels was conducted with a laboratory HPRM to delineate the effect of feed moisture on product characteristics, specific energy consumption, and such mill operating parameters as applied load, roll gap and roll speed. The results showed definite effects of moisture on these parameters and the product size distribution, most likely because of lubrication of the particles in the compacting bed as they pass through the roll gap.     

Analysis of the gold recovery profile through a cyanidation plant

Leaching in the grinding circuit is currently practiced in plants that process gold ores with low content of cyanide consuming minerals. The high gold recovery observed in the grinding–classification section of the plant is commonly explained by the inherent high initial dissolution rate of gold observed in gold ore cyanidation, or by the intense agitation prevailing in grinding mills. For understanding this leaching behavior of gold ores, the grinding, classification and leaching sections of a gold processing plant are analyzed through reconciliation of operating data. It is found that gold circulation in the grinding circuit is quite different from the flow behavior of other species due to the strong gold separation effect in the hydrocyclones, which produces quite large residence time for gold-rich particles. The results presented in this study demonstrate that the residence time of these particles in the grinding circuit can be as long as in the leaching tanks and might be the dominant factor in explaining the high dissolution of gold in this section.     

Effects of process parameters on the comminution capability of high pressure water jet mill

To improve comminution efficiency, the effects of several process parameters on the comminution capability of high pressure water jet mill were investigated. Fractal dimension of particle size distribution, as an index of water jet mill comminution capability, was used for describing the fineness of the comminution product. Nine process parameters including the pump pressure, the mixing tube length and diameter, the coal particle mass flow rate, the diameter of feed material particle, the standoff distance, loading times, hardness of the target and the impact angle were investigated individually. The results obtained from this study provide deeper insight into the high pressure water jet comminution technology and a basis for process parameters optimization. We also show that the fractal dimension of particle size distribution can be used to monitor the comminution capability and estimate the degree of particle comminution.     

Some breakage characteristics of ultra-fine wet grinding with a centrifugal mill

A centrifugal mill is a high-power intensity media mill that can be used for ultra-fine grinding, employing centrifugal forces generated by gyration of the axis of the mill tube in a circle. The mill charge motion is quite different depending on the ratio of the gyration diameter to the mill diameter (G / D ratio), varying from a motion similar to that of a conventional tumbling media mill to that of a vibration mill. In this study, a centrifugal mill was constructed with an arrangement where the gyration diameter could be readily adjusted. The batch grinding characteristics of three different minerals (limestone, talc and illite) in water with dispersing agent were investigated at various G / D ratios. It was found that the optimum G / D ratio in terms of the specific energy consumption to give a desired fineness of product was different for the three minerals. This was due to their different reactions to the breakage mechanisms provided by the mill charge motion at varying G / D ratios. The size distributions became progressively narrower at increased grinding times, and particles finer than about 0.1 μm were not detected even for prolonged grinding times. Measurement of specific surface areas indicated that this was not due to an artifact of the size measurements by laser diffractometry. This implies that there is a limitation in which particles finer than 0.1 μm are not produced under the conditions tested in this type of mill, but further investigation is needed for experimental verification of this limit of comminution.     

Scale up of lifters in ball mills

Liner design and lifter geometry in tumbling mills are very important in comminution kinetics and energy consumption. In terms of the parameters of the batch grinding model, the breakage rate function decreases as lifter size increases while the breakage distribution function is independent of the lifter size. However, the specific energy consumption is not a function of lifter size. Reducing the lifter height from 2.54 cm to 0.32 cm increases the production from this mill by 37%. When the mill is operated without any lifters, the charge apparently slips inside the shell resulting in lower breakage kinetics and higher energy consumption.     

Study on mechanochemical effect of silica for short grinding period

Silica was ground in an oscillating mill at various grinding period to study the mechanochemical effect in fine grinding process. The ground particles exhibited massive size reduction where the volume moment diameter of 5.56 μm was reached within 600 s. Aggregation of fine particles was very pronounced when it was ground for 600 s due to high surface energy. Aggregation of fine particles caused the ground particles to exhibit poly-modal particle size distribution. Line broadening and reduction of diffractogram peak intensity were observed. Amorphization rate up to 16.9% was exhibited by the particle ground for 600 s. Preferential breakage of plane was observed where (101) and (111) was easily distorted compared to (110) and (200). Rapid reduction of crystallite size was observed at early stage of grinding until it reached a plateau at 5 nm at 600 s whilst the change in lattice strain was 0.5%.     

湖北省矿产资源与经济可持续发展

湖北省矿产资源丰富,具有矿产种类多、规模大、分布相对集中、供（伴）生矿多、部分大宗能源和急需矿产资源不足的特点。其中探明储量丰富,能满足经济发展需要,保证程度高的矿产资源有磷矿、岩盐、石膏、石灰岩、饰面石材等;储量较多,多经济发展需求大,保证程度不高的矿产资源为铁、铜等;储量少,保证程度差,社会发展需求量大的是煤、石油、天然气等能源资源,矿业经济已在湖北省经济发展中起着重要。同时,矿业活动也带来了     

鞍钢弓长岭三矿区三种矿石类型的工艺矿物学研究

１　矿石的物质组成１－１　矿石的化学成分及矿物组成三矿区矿石的化学成分较简单,碱性系数很低,在０－０３％以下;矿石为高硅、贫铁,低ＣａＯ、ＭｇＯ、Ａｌ２Ｏ３,且有害杂质ＳＯ２、Ｐ２Ｏ５含量低于工业允许值（０－５％）的酸性矿石。随着矿石中ＦｅＯ含量的降低,ＣａＯ、ＭｇＯ、Ｋ２Ｏ含量有依次降低的趋势,Ｐ２Ｏ５及ＣＯ２也随ＦｅＯ降低而逐渐降低。矿石的矿物成分以赤铁矿、磁铁矿和石英为主,其它矿物成分很少,矿石类型不同,主要矿物含量也有差异。根据矿石的化学全分析及电子探针分析结果计算的矿石定量组成见表１。…     

Mineral processing characteristics of natural zeolites from the Aritayn Formation of northeast Jordan

The inferior grade of natural zeolite ores in comparison to their synthetic counterparts has been identified as a possible factor responsible for the relatively small market share of the former. This paper describes the results of laboratory-scale mineral processing trials carried out on relatively low-grade natural zeolite ores from the Aritayn Formation of northeast Jordan to improve their purity through removal of unwanted gangue constituents. Appropriate sample preparation and mineral processing methods were selected which utilised contrasts in texture, particle-size, hardness, specific gravity and magnetic susceptibility between gangue and target constituents to achieve beneficiation. Sample preparation by autogenous comminution was able to selectively liberate zeolite minerals from the surface of pyroclasts and therefore was an effective method of pre-concentration. Subsequently, using widely-available magnetic and gravity separation equipment, a high-grade concentrate containing 89% zeolite was produced at a recovery of 37% from a lapilli tuff of 47% head grade.     

Environmental effects on grinding

The effect of surface-active agents in improving the grinding efficiency for haematite, expressed as a measure of reduction ratio, has been studied. Drying of the feed before grinding has been found to improve the grinding efficiency. The effect of surfactant additions on hardness, microhardness, crushing strength and wet grinding of haematite has shown that dispersants are better than flocculants, and each dispersant has a critical concentration at which the grinding efficiency is maximum.     

助磨剂的试验研究

在磨矿中加入助磨剂是有效提高磨矿效率的一个重要途径，但在我国的研究还很少。对吉林某金矿的磨矿进行了助磨剂的试验研究，试验表明：在选定的条件下，选用二氧化锰、乙醇作为助磨剂可以使磨矿时间由120min缩短到90min左右，磨矿效率提高20%左右，而且环境污染小。本试验对其它矿山的磨矿作业也有很大的参考价值。     

我国微米级无机多孔非金属矿及其应用

无机多孔非金属矿,按孔径及其应用特点可划分为纳米级(1～100nm )、微米级（0.1～100μm)及毫米级（0.1～1mm)等三种类型。微米级多孔非金属矿主要有硅藻土、轻质蛋白石、多孔凝灰岩、多孔硅质岩等,大都分布于地台活化区内,为后地台稳定条件下形成。它们的物相主要为蛋白石、微晶石英或流纹质玻屑等;化学成分上具有高硅、低铝铁等特征;孔隙结构除具有孔径相似、孔形态丰富、孔隙率大、堆密度小及多开孔等相似性外,在微米级孔径范围内（0.1～100μm）,孔隙的大小、形状及抗压强度等方面也具有相异性。因此它们具有与纳米级和毫米级多孔非金属矿不同的应用领域。     

中国金属镁工业的环境效应与可持续发展

中国的优质白云岩、菱镁矿资源丰富,为发展金属镁工业提供了良好条件。20世纪90年代末,以相对浪费能源、资源和牺牲区域环境质量为代价,依赖皮江法炼镁技术,中国发展成为世界上金属镁生产和出口的第一大国。现今中国社会和经济发展面临的能源、资源和环境挑战,决定了必须对皮江法炼镁技术进行变革,以实现金属镁工业的清洁生产和节约发展。以优质白云岩为原料,经煅烧和钙镁分离,生产轻质碳酸钙和氧化镁,进而采用碳热还原法提取金属镁的技术,较之传统的皮江法具有资源利用率高、节能高效、且可完全实现清洁生产等优势。这一创新技术体系,将在现今中国国情背景下,引导金属镁工业步入可持续发展之路,符合建立资源节约型、环境友好型国家的要求。     

Evolution of the mineral liberation characteristics of an iron ore undergoing grinding

The main objective of this experimental study was to investigate the evolution of the mineral liberation characteristics of an ore undergoing grinding. Six samples of an iron ore containing hematite, magnetite and quartz have been tested. Mineral grade and liberation measurements have been performed with an image analyser on polished sections of particles from several discrete size intervals.For each product, the grade in iron oxides was increasing greatly with the fineness of the particles. Moreover, in each size interval down to 270 mesh, it was slightly decreasing as grinding proceeded. These behaviors are due to the fact that iron oxides were ground more easily than the siliceous gangue. The degree of liberation of the valuable minerals was evidently increasing with the particle fineness. Moreover, for each size interval coarser than 48 mesh, it has also shown a slight decrease with grinding. For finer sizes however, it appeared in practice invariant and independent of the grade or of the degree of grinding. These observations are of interest when considering that the grinding products tested were very different in fineness while corresponding to various modes of fragmentation.(jaw crushing, roll crushing and ball milling) and to an ore with a high tendency to break along the mineral grain boundaries.     

加强富锰矿勘查工作,促进锰业发展

我国现有锰矿资源状况，不能满足钢铁工业发展的需要。寻找低磷低铁低硅富锰矿，是解决锰矿资源短缺的重要途径。城口锰矿具有较大的找矿前景，锰矿层产出稳定，锰含量高，铁含量低，烧失量大。加强城口矿区勘查，扩大矿床规模，可望成为我国锰矿的重要生产基地。     

Influence of shape characteristics of talc mineral on the column flotation behavior

Column flotation, which is a very effective process in mineral processing especially for easily floatable minerals, is one of the most important new developments to emerge in mineral processing technology in the last years. In this study, the flotation behavior of talc products having different particle shapes produced by different grinding mills (ball and rod mill) was determined by using column flotation process. Shape characteristics of the particles were investigated by the two dimensional measuring technique based on the particle projections obtained from the SEM microphotographs using a COREL Draw 10.0 program. The results showed that particles possessing higher elongation and flatness properties were recovered better during column flotation, whilst roundness and relative width had a negative effect on the flotation behavior of the talc mineral studied. Consequently, as the shape of the particles produced by the mill deviated from the ideal sphere, their floatability was increased.     

Production of carbonate and silica nano-particles in stirred bead milling

This paper presents the experimental results of the mechanical production of silica and carbonate colloidal particles below 100 nm using two types of stirred bead mills (i.e., DCP Superflow 12 and PML H/V). It is shown that the stirred bead mill with very small beads can be used as an efficient equipment for the production of the colloidal particles in nanoscale from the feed materials of several microns in sizes at high energy consumptions. The DCP Superflow mill with high power densities is superior for the effective size reduction and production rate, compared to the conventional PML H/V mill with lower power densities. The smaller particles could be produced by the DCP Superflow mill at the same level of high energy inputs as from the PML H/V mill. The “grinding limit” for the processes in the mills has been discussed.     

A theoretical analysis and control study of open-circuit grinding

Regrinding is an essential step in many mineral processing flowsheets as a final preparatory step for mineral separation. It is normally carried out in open-circuit ball mills or rod mills. Wide fluctuations occurring in the hardness and size distribution of feed materials to regrinding mills result in a nonuniform product fineness and processing inefficiency. Using a previously developed regrinding model, this paper presents the dynamic analysis and design considerations of a control system for open-circuit grinding, using the traditional P-, PI-, and PID-control algorithms. This study shows the utility of simple analysis techniques in designing a mineral process control system with special attention given to the effect of sampling and analysis time on control system performance.     

河南吉家洼金矿床矿石特征及金的赋存状态

通过对吉家洼金矿床矿石特征及金的赋存状态的研究,讨论了该矿床的矿石类型、结构构造、物质组成、矿物成分、金的赋存状态等.研究表明,该矿床矿石类型以氧化矿石为主,深部原生矿石逐渐增多.矿石中矿物种类多样,主要金属矿物为黄铁矿,脉石矿物以石英、斜长石、绢云母为主.金矿物主要为自然金,在矿石中分布极不均匀,以粒间金和裂隙金为主要赋存形式,粒度介于0.005~0.1 mm之间,金矿物的成色变化具有阶段性和分带性特征,受成矿温度控制明显.     

安徽省产业结构变化和技术进步对用水效率影响测度与分析——基于完全分解模型

水资源短缺为掣肘安徽省经济社会可持续发展约束因素之一,提高水资源利用效率是破解其关键。运用完全分解模型,就技术进步、结构变动因素对安徽省单位GDP水耗贡献份额进行了测度,结果表明:(1)2001~2014年,技术进步导致安徽省单位GDP用水年均下降31.91m3,是提高水资源利用效率关键因素,贡献率高达88.69%,三次产业技术进步贡献率分别为45.19%、38.59%、4.91%;(2)产业结构调整对安徽省单位GDP用水强度下降贡献率为11.31%,三次产业变动贡献率分别为-4.98%、0.62%、15.66%。提高安徽省水资源利用效率核心在于:依靠科技创新,促进一、二产业技术水平提升,调整、优化产业结构,大力提高第三产业比重。研究结果,可为安徽省制定水资源利用效率的政策提供决策参考。