Abstract
ABSTRACT Spiral concentrators (“spirals”) are commonly used to separate valuable heavy minerals from light gangue minerals by gravity. This paper examines the classification of particles as they flow down a spiral concentrator and relates the results to the number of turns. The tests show the possibility of reproducing the performance of industrial spirals with a spiral operating in a closed circuit in a laboratory. Results show that knowing the mineral size distributions in the spiral feed is necessary to forecast spiral performance. Further, in the case of iron ore processing, the separation process is practically complete after four turns, with wash water affecting the process rate of recovery. This observation is readily explained by considering the mineral size distribution.
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