Wills / Hopkins Mineral Processing Technology

An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery (In SI/Metric Units)
4. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-8667-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 804 Seiten, Web PDF

Provides practising engineers and students of mineral processing, metallurgy and mining with a review of the common ore-processing techniques utilized in modern installations. Each chapter encompasses all the recent technical developments within each field, and discusses new equipment and process routes. This latest edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include important new sections on economics, use of computers and developments in froth flotation. A further feature is a valuable collection of microcomputer programs, written in ANSI BASIC, for the solution of numerical mineral processing problems. The work is fully referenced up to 1987, indexed, and SI units are used throughout.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wills, Barry A.

Hopkins, D. W.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Mineral Processing Technology: An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;18
5;Dedication;6
6;PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION;8
7;PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION;9
8;PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION;11
9;PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION;12
10;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;14
11;CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION;20
11.1;Minerals and Ores;20
11.2;Mineral Processing Methods;31
11.3;Efficiency of Mineral Processing Operations;41
11.4;References;70
12;CHAPTER 2. ORE HANDLING;72
12.1;Introduction;72
12.2;The Removal of Harmful Materials;73
12.3;Ore Transportation;77
12.4;Ore Storage;83
12.5;Feeding;85
12.6;References;89
13;CHAPTER 3. METALLURGICAL ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL;90
13.1;Introduction;90
13.2;Sampling and Weighing the Ore;90
13.3;Slurry Streams;112
13.4;Automatic Control in Mineral Processing;121
13.5;Mass Balancing Methods;133
13.6;Introduction to Mass Balances on Complex Circuits;157
13.7;Reconciliation of Excess Data;170
13.8;References;181
14;CHAPTER 4. PARTICLE-SIZE ANALYSIS;185
14.1;Introduction;185
14.2;Particle Size and Shape;185
14.3;Sieve Analysis;187
14.4;Sub-sieve Techniques;200
14.5;References;217
15;CHAPTER 5. COMMINUTION;219
15.1;Introduction;219
15.2;Principles of Comminution;220
15.3;Comminution Theory;223
15.4;Grindability;225
15.5;References;230
16;CHAPTER 6. CRUSHERS;232
16.1;Introduction;232
16.2;Primary Crushers;235
16.3;Secondary Crushers;248
16.4;References;270
17;CHAPTER 7. GRINDING MILLS;272
17.1;Introduction;272
17.2;The Motion of the Charge in a Tumbling Mill;275
17.3;Tumbling Mills;278
17.4;Grinding Circuits;307
17.5;References;325
18;CHAPTER 8. INDUSTRIAL SCREENING;328
18.1;Introduction;328
18.2;Performance of Screens;329
18.3;Screen Types;334
18.4;References;352
19;CHAPTER 9. CLASSIFICATION;354
19.1;Introduction;354
19.2;Principles of Classification;354
19.3;Types of Classifier;362
19.4;References;394
20;CHAPTER 10. GRAVITY CONCENTRATION;396
20.1;Introduction;396
20.2;Principles of Gravity Concentration;397
20.3;Gravity Separators;398
20.4;References;435
21;CHAPTER 11. HEAVY MEDIUM SEPARATION (HMS);439
21.1;Introduction;439
21.2;The Heavy Medium;441
21.3;Separating Vessels;444
21.4;HMS Circuits;455
21.5;References;474
22;CHAPTER 12. FROTH FLOTATION;476
22.1;Introduction;476
22.2;Principles of Flotation;476
22.3;Laboratory Flotation Testing;508
22.4;Basic Flotation Circuits;515
22.5;Flotation Machines;538
22.6;Flotation Plant Practice;556
22.7;Control of Flotation Plants;564
22.8;Typical Flotation Separations;575
22.9;References;607
23;CHAPTER 13. MAGNETIC AND HIGH-TENSION SEPARATION;615
23.1;Introduction;615
23.2;Magnetic Separation;615
23.3;Magnetic Separators;620
23.4;High-tension Separation;640
23.5;References;652
24;CHAPTER 14. ORE SORTING;654
24.1;Introduction;654
24.2;Electronic Sorting;654
24.3;References;662
25;CHAPTER 15. DEWATERING;663
25.1;Introduction;663
25.2;Sedimentation;664
25.3;Filtration;688
25.4;Drying;701
25.5;References;702
26;CHAPTER 16. TAILINGS DISPOSAL;705
26.1;Introduction;705
26.2;Methods of Disposal of Tailings;705
26.3;References;715
27;APPENDIX I: METALLIC ORE MINERALS;717
28;APPENDIX II: COMMON NON-METALLIC ORES;739
29;APPENDIX III: BASIC COMPUTER PROGRAMS;749
30;INDEX;792