While many consider mining to be the act of extracting materials from the earth, there is much more to mining than meets the eye. The mining industry covers everything from the initial excavation, to separating the material from the ore in which it lies, and even the processing of material for use. The mining industry Read More…
When it comes to agglomerating a material, people are often faced with the decision of choosing between a rotary drum agglomerator and a disc pelletizer. Though the choice may seem overwhelming at first, there are many things to take into account that will help you make the right decision for your material. Material Specific Considerations Read More…
Heap leaching, a process by which base metals such as gold, silver, nickel, uranium, and copper are recovered from ore, has been in long been the method of choice for ore beneficiation. While this process has proven to be an efficient process, often chosen for its cost-effectiveness, the efficiency of the heap leaching process relies Read More…
The following piece is an excerpt from an article was written by Charles R. Harbison and presented at the 10th Annual Bulk Material Handling Seminar in 1977. It has since been edited and condensed for the purpose of this article. Continued from Part 2 Continued from Part 1 Feed material preparation is quite critical to Read More…
The following piece is an excerpt from an article written by Charles R. Harbison and presented at the 10th Annual Bulk Material Handling Seminar in 1977. It has since been edited and condensed for the purpose of this article. Continued from Part 1 The techniques of balling, pelletizing, micro-pelletizing, conditioning, and granulation are all accomplished Read More…
The following piece is an excerpt from an article written by Charles R. Harbison and presented at the 10th Annual Bulk Material Handling Seminar in 1977. It has since been edited and condensed for the purpose of this article. ABSTRACT Agglomeration is an old technique. Awareness of its value is just beginning to be realized Read More…
Customer: An International Energy Company (Confidential) Plant Location: Namibia, SouthEast Africa Industry: Mining Major Equipment: Three (3) 4.6 m (15-1”) diameter by 14 m (46’-0”) long rotary drum agglomerators Material Handled: Precious Metal Engineer: Process: FEECO’s agglomeration drums are used to process the low grade ore.As the ore is mined it is crushed to size Read More…
