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UNDERGROUND ORE-DRESSING AS A RADICAL MEANS OF REDUCING THE COST OF RARE METALS AND A RATIONAL WAY OF PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Alexander Brodt1; Ran Maimon2
1Metal-Tech, Tel Aviv, Israel; 2Metal-Tech, Neot Hovav, Israel

PAPER: 425/Mineral/Regular (Oral) OS
SCHEDULED: 17:50/Wed. 23 Oct. 2024/Lida

ABSTRACT:

The basis of this enrichment process is the difference in the densities of the minerals that make up the original raw material.

When such a mechanical mixture is immersed in a liquid with an intermediate density, the waste rock floats, while the metal-containing minerals, being heavier, sink.

Hence, the main emphasis in the development of such a high-precision enrichment process was placed on finding the optimal formulation of such a water-based working medium in close connection with the justification of a simple and energy-efficient procedure for its complete regeneration from the enrichment products and its return to the head of the process