Mineral Processing Technology
An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery (In SI/Metric Units)
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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.
Readership
For students of mineral processing, metallurgy and mining.
Table of Contents
- Introduction. Ore handling. Metallurgical accounting and control. Particle-size analysis. Comminution. Crushers. Grinding mills. Industrial screening. Classification. Gravity concentration. Heavy medium separation (HMS). Froth flotation. Magnetic and high-tension separation. Ore sorting. Dewatering. Tailings disposal. Appendices: Metallic ore minerals. Common non-metallic ores. BASIC computer programs. Index.
Product details
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Pergamon 1987
- Published: December 1, 1987
- Imprint: Pergamon
- eBook ISBN: 9781483286679
About the Editor
D. W. Hopkins
Affiliations and Expertise
University College of Swansea, UK
About the Author
Barry A. Wills
Affiliations and Expertise
Senior Partner, MEI, Cornwall, UK