Mineral Desliming, Concentrating And Separating Apparatus

Author:  Duesling, C. L.
Source:  US Patent 3,010,579
Doc ID:  1961004
Year of Publication:  1961
Abstract:  
This invention relates to mineral desliming, concentrating and separating apparatus. It has for its main object a mineral desliming, concentrating and separating apparatus which is applicable to most ores in which the specific gravity of the mineral is heavier than that of the host rock containing it and which will provide for a reasonably high yield of mineral even in the case of those which are extremely finely ground to liberate them from the rock. The invention employs centrifugal force as one main factor in separation, centripetal force combined with controlled gravity discharge of slimes as another, a tangential natural discharge of minerals, and a splitting means disposed substantially tangentially to the path of the flow of the mineral, capable of effecting a fine degree of separation as to achieve overall a mineral recovery of high order and which preferably includes a secondary splitting step.