Emkhakheni wokucubungula amaminerali, ukusebenza kahle nokusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa amaminerali abalulekile ku-ore kubaluleke kakhulu. Enye yezingxenye ezibaluleke kakhulu kule nqubo ukusetshenziswa kwe Izinsiza Zokuhlukanisa Zemagnetic . Lobu buchwepheshe budlala indima ebalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi izimbiwa phansi zicutshungulwa ngendlela eyongayo nenebungani nemvelo. Njengoba izimboni zilwela ukusetshenziswa okungcono kwezinsiza kanye nomthelela omncane kwezemvelo, ukuqonda ukubaluleka kokuhlukana kazibuthe kubaluleka kakhulu.
Ukuhlukaniswa kwamagnetic kuyindlela esebenzisa umehluko wezakhiwo kazibuthe zamaminerali ahlukahlukene. Ngokusebenzisa inkambu kazibuthe, izinto zokwakha zingahlukaniswa ngokusekelwe ekuthintekeni kwazo kazibuthe. Le nqubo ibalulekile ekucutshungulweni kwezimbiwa ukuze kuhlukaniswe amaminerali kazibuthe kwalawo angewona ama-magnetic, ngaleyo ndlela yenze ukuba kukhishwe izinsimbi ezibalulekile futhi kunciphise ukungcola.
Izinto ezisetshenziswayo ekuhlukaniseni kazibuthe ziyahlukahluka, kodwa zonke zisebenzisa inhloso yokuhlukanisa izinto zikazibuthe kwezingezona kazibuthe. Izinhlobo ezijwayelekile zifaka:
Umgomo oyisisekelo wokuhlukaniswa kazibuthe usekelwe eqinisweni lokuthi izinto ezibonakalayo zibonisa izimpendulo ezihlukene kazibuthe. Izinto zokwakha ze-Ferromagnetic zikhangwa kakhulu odonsa, izinto ze-paramagnetic zikhangwa kancane, futhi izinto ze-diamagnetic ziyaxoshwa. Ngokusizakala ngalo mehluko, Izisetshenziswa Zokuhlukanisa ZikaMazibuthe zingahlunga futhi zihlukanise ngokuphumelelayo izinto, okuholela ekuhlanzekeni okwengeziwe kwamaminerali akhishiwe.
Indima yokuhlukaniswa kazibuthe ekucutshungulweni kwezimbiwa ayikwazi ukweqiwa. Kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile ekuzuzweni kwezimbiwa phansi, okuholela ekukhiqizweni kwe-concentrate yezinga eliphezulu. Ukubaluleka kuqokonyiswa ezindaweni ezimbalwa ezibalulekile:
Ngokususa ukungcola nezinto ezisansimbi ezingafunwa, izihlukanisi kazibuthe zithuthukisa ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo wokugcina. Lokhu kuhlanzwa kubalulekile, ikakhulukazi ekukhiqizeni izinsimbi ezifana nensimbi, i-nickel, ne-cobalt, lapho ukuba khona kokungcola kungathinta kakhulu izakhiwo zensimbi kanye nenani lemakethe.
Ukuhlukaniswa kwamagnetic kuqondisa ukuhamba komsebenzi wokucubungula izimbiwa. Ngokuhlukanisa ngokuphumelelayo izinto ezisetshenziswayo ezigabeni zokuqala, kunciphisa umthwalo ezinqubweni ezansi nomfula njengokugaya, ukuntanta, nokucwilisa. Lokhu kusebenza kahle kuhumusha ukwehlisa izindleko zokusebenza kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamandla.
Ukusebenzisa imishini yokuhlukanisa kazibuthe kunomthelela ekongiweni kwemvelo. Ngokwandisa ukutholwa kwezinsiza kanye nokunciphisa ukumoshwa, kunciphisa umkhondo wemvelo wokusebenza kwezimayini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ubuchwepheshe buvame ukuqeda isidingo samakhemikhali ezinkambisweni zokuhlukanisa, ngaleyo ndlela kuvimbele ukungcoliswa kwemvelo okungenzeka.
Iminyaka yakamuva ibone intuthuko enkulu kubuchwepheshe bokuhlukanisa kazibuthe, obuqhutshwa isidingo sezindlela ezisebenza kahle nezisimeme zokucubungula amaminerali.
Ubuchwepheshe be-HGMS buvumela ukuhlukaniswa kwezinhlayiya ezinozibuthe ezibuthakathaka, obekuyinselele phambilini. Lo mshini ukhiqiza inkambu kazibuthe enamandla kakhulu, evumela ukwahlukaniswa okuphumelelayo kwamaminerali acolisekileyo kanye nama-paramagnetic, ngaleyo ndlela kukhuphule izinga lokululama lilonke.
I-WHIMS iklanyelwe ukuhlukaniswa kwama-iron ores namanye amaminerali ngendlela ye-slurry. Zinikeza izinga eliphezulu lokuthola kabusha izinhlayiya ezinhle futhi zibalulekile ekucubunguleni amaminerali anokuthambekela okuphansi kazibuthe.
Imishini yesimanje yokuhlukanisa kazibuthe ivamise ukufaka izinhlelo ezishintshayo nezilawulayo eziyinkimbinkimbi. Lezi zinhlelo zithuthukisa inqubo yokuhlukanisa ngokulungisa amapharamitha okusebenza ngesikhathi sangempela, okuholela ekwengezeni ukusebenza kahle nokuvumelana.
Izibonelo ezimbalwa zomhlaba wangempela zibonisa indima ebalulekile yemishini yokuhlukanisa kazibuthe ekucutshungulweni kwezimbiwa.
Izinkampani zezimayini zase-Australia zamukele kakhulu ukwehlukaniswa kazibuthe ukuze kuzuze insimbi yensimbi. Ngokusebenzisa izihlukanisi ezinozibuthe ezinamandla aphezulu, bathola amazinga aphezulu okuhlanzeka futhi babuyise insimbi eningi ensimbi, okuthuthukisa inzuzo futhi kunciphise imfucuza.
Ekucutshungulweni kwamalahle, ukuhlukaniswa kazibuthe kusetshenziselwa ukususa i-pyritic sulfur, enciphisa kakhulu ukukhishwa kwe-sulfur dioxide ngesikhathi sokuvutha kwamalahle. Le nqubo ayigcini nje ngokuthuthukisa izinga lamalahle kodwa futhi ifaka isandla emizamweni yokuvikela imvelo.
Imishini yokuhlukanisa kazibuthe ibalulekile ekusebenzeni kabusha kokuhlukanisa izinsimbi eziyinsimbi kokungeyona insimbi. Lokhu kuhlukaniswa kusiza ukugaywa kabusha kwezinsimbi futhi kunciphisa umthamo wemfucuza ethunyelwa ezindaweni zokulahla imfucumfucu.
Nakuba ukuhlukaniswa kazibuthe kunikeza izinzuzo eziningi, kunezinselele nezici okufanele zicatshangelwe ukuze kusetshenziswe ngempumelelo.
Ukuphumelela kokuhlukaniswa kazibuthe kuncike kakhulu ezintweni kazibuthe zamaminerali ahilelekile. Ukuqonda ukuthambekela kukazibuthe kanye nokusatshalaliswa kosayizi wezinto ezibalulekile kubalulekile ekukhetheni okokusebenza okufanele kanye nokuzuza ukuhlukana okuhle.
Izindleko zokutshala izimali zokuqala nezokusebenza zingaba nkulu. Ngakho-ke, ukuhlaziywa kwezindleko zenzuzo kubalulekile ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ukuqaliswa kwemishini yokuhlukanisa kazibuthe kuyasebenza ngokwezomnotho esikhathini eside.
Ukunakekelwa okuvamile kuyadingeka ukuze kugcinwe imishini isebenza kahle. Ukuguga nokudabuka okuvela ezintweni ezihugayo kungathinta odonsa kanye nezingxenye zemishini, ngakho-ke ukwakhiwa okuhlala isikhathi eside kanye nezinhlelo zokunakekela ezifanele kubalulekile.
Ikusasa lokuhlukaniswa kazibuthe ekucutshungulweni kwezimbiwa liqondiswe ekusunguleni izinto ezintsha kanye nokusimama.
Intuthuko ku-nanotechnology iholela ekuthuthukisweni koketshezi kazibuthe nama-nanoparticles angathuthukisa izinqubo zokuhlukanisa, ikakhulukazi izinhlayiya ezinhle kakhulu okunzima ukuzihlukanisa kusetshenziswa izindlela zendabuko.
Ukuhlanganisa ukuhlukaniswa kazibuthe nobunye ubuchwepheshe, njengokuhlela okusekelwe kunzwa kanye nokuhlukaniswa kwamandla adonsela phansi, kungaholela ekucutshungulweni kwama-flowsheet. Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kukhulisa izilinganiso zokutholwa futhi kunciphisa izikhathi zokucubungula.
Kukhona ukugxila okukhulayo emikhubeni yezimayini esimeme. Imishini yokuhlukanisa kazibuthe ewonga ugesi futhi enciphisa umthelela wendawo izoba seqhulwini ekuthuthukisweni kwemboni.
Imishini yokuhlukanisa kazibuthe idlala indima ebalulekile ekucutshungulweni kwezimbiwa. Ikhono layo lokuhlukanisa kahle amaminerali abalulekile kuma-ore liholela ekuthuthukisweni kwekhwalithi yomkhiqizo, ukwanda kokusebenza kahle kokucubungula, kanye nezinzuzo ezibalulekile zemvelo. Njengoba imboni ithuthuka, ukuqhubeka nokuqamba okusha kubuchwepheshe bokuhlukanisa kazibuthe kuzobaluleka ukubhekana nezinselele zokucutshungulwa kwezimbiwa zesimanje. Ukutshala imali kokuthuthukile Izinsiza Zokuhlukanisa ZikaMazibuthe akusona nje isinqumo sesu lokwenza umsebenzi oncomekayo kodwa futhi nokuzibophezela ezinkambisweni zezimayini ezisimeme nezinesibopho.