Emkhakheni oshintshayo wokukhipha izimbiwa nokucubungula, ukusimama kuye kwaba insika eyinhloko yentuthuko yomkhakha. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited isemgqeni phambili kulo mkhuba, ihlinzeka ngemishini yokucubungula izimbiwa esezingeni eliphezulu eyenzelwe ukuhambisana nemikhuba enobungani nemvelo. Njengomholi owaziwayo kwezobuchwepheshe bokuhlukanisa izimbiwa ngamandla omfutho, i-Alicoco izibophezele ekuthuthukiseni izixazululo ezisimeme ezibhekana nezinselelo zokuhlukanisa izimbiwa ezinhle kakhulu ngenkathi kuncishiswa umthelela emvelweni.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited, enekomkhulu layo eGuangzhou, China, igxile ekukhiqizeni imishini esezingeni eliphezulu yokucubungula amaminerali. Selokhu yasungulwa ngo-2015, i-Alicoco yakhe idumela ngokukhiqiza izishutha ezinelungelo lobunikazi kanye nemishini yokumba yamasele okuhlanganisa amaminerali enikeza ukutholwa kwamaminerali okusebenzayo ngokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla. Ukuzinikela kwenkampani ekucubunguleni okuhambisana nemvelo kuvela emgomeni wayo wokusekela izindlela zokumba ezisimeme ezilondoloza izinsiza zemvelo futhi zinciphise udoti.

Ithimba lethu lobunjiniyela ligxila ekwakheni imishini ehlangabezana nemithetho yezemvelo kanye nezidingo zokusebenza zezinkampani zezimayini zesimanje. Ukuhlanganiswa kwezindlela ezicabangela imvelo kulo lonke uhlelo lokuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo kuqinisekisa ukuthi izixazululo zemishini yokucubungula amaminerali ye-Alicoco private limited zihlala zisesikhathini sobuchwepheshe obuluhlaza.

Ukucubungula amaminerali ngokwesintu kuvame ukubandakanya izinqubo ezisebenzisa amandla amaningi kanye nokwelashwa ngamakhemikhali okungaba nemiphumela emibi kwezemvelo. Ukuguqukela ezintweni zokucubungula amaminerali ezinobungani nemvelo kuxazulula lezi zinkinga ngokugcizelela ukusimama ngobuchwepheshe. Ukusebenzisa izinto ezinjalo kunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi namandla, kunciphisa imfucuza, futhi kulawula ukukhishwa komoya kuyo yonke inqubo yokuhlanza.

Ezinkampanini zezimayini, ukwamukela izindlela ezisimeme akugcini nje ngokugcwalisa izidingo zomthetho kodwa futhi kuthuthukisa izithombe zomthwalo wenkampani futhi kunciphisa izindleko zokusebenza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Izinto ezinobungani nemvelo nazo zisiza ukunciphisa ubungozi obuhlobene nemfucuza yezimayini kanye nokungcola, ukuvikela imvelo kanye nempilo yomphakathi ezindaweni zezimayini.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindlela zokucubungula amaminerali ezihambisana nemvelo zithuthukisa amazinga okuthola amaminerali amahle, okunzima ukuwahlukanisa ngezindlela zakudala. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kokusebenza kuguqulela ekusetshenzisweni okungcono kwezinsiza kanye nokuphazamiseka okuncane kwemvelo.

Iphothifoliyo yemikhiqizo ye-Alicoco ihlanganisa izisetshenziswa ezithuthukisiwe zokucubungula amaminerali njengama-spiral concentrators anelungelo lobunikazi kanye namaseli okuntanta akhelwe ngokukhethekile ukuhlukanisa amaminerali amancane. Lezi zinto ezintsha zisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokuhlukanisa obunembayo ngamandla adonsela phansi kanye nobuchwepheshe bokuntanta ukuze kufezeke amazinga aphezulu okuthola ngenkathi kusebenzisa amandla amancane.

Ngokwesibonelo, izinhlelo zokumbiwa kwezinto zokucubungula ze-Alicoco zihlanganisa izinqubo ezithuthukisiwe zokungenisa umoya nokuxuba ezithuthukisa ukunamathiselwa kwezinhlayiya zamaminerali ngaphandle kokusebenzisa kakhulu amakhemikhali. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, izihlanganisi eziyindilinga zakhelwe ukubhekana nezimbiwa eziyinkimbinkimbi, zinikeza ukusebenza okuzinzile nokunemba okuhle kakhulu kokuhlukanisa.

Lezi zinto ezintsha zemishini zinegalelo ekwehliseni umthelela wezemvelo ezitshalweni zokucubungula izimbiwa ngokwehlisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi, ukunciphisa izidingo zamandla, nokunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kukadoti. Ukugxila ekwakhiweni okusimeme kuqinisekisa ukuhambisana namazinga esimanje emvelo kanye nezidingo zamakhasimende ezobuchwepheshe obuluhlaza.

Imisebenzi eminingi yokumba emhlabeni wonke izuze inzuzo ezintweni zokucubungula amaminerali ezinganaki umonakalo emvelweni zakwa-Alicoco. Enye indaba evelele ibandakanya iphrojekthi yokuthola igolide eyasebenzisa izinto zokuhlukanisa ezijikelezayo ukuhlukanisa kahle izinhlayiya zegolide ezincane ezivela emadwaleni ayinqaba ngokusebenzisa amanzi amancane. Leli phrojekthi libonise ukwanda okukhulu kwezinga lokuthola izinto kanye nokuncipha komthamo wezinto ezingadingeki, kubonisa izinzuzo zemvelo nezomnotho.

Enye indaba igqamisa ukusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe bokumba obusebenzisa izinto zokuhlanganisa amaminerali emayini yethusi, lapho izinhlelo zakwa-Alicoco zithuthukise ukuthola amaminerali ngenkathi kuncishiswa ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali ngo-20%. Impumelelo yale miprojekthi iqinisekisa isikhundla sakwa-Alicoco njengomnikezi wezixazululo ezingokoqobo, eziphephile zemvelo zokucubungula amaminerali.

Imininingwane ephelele yale miprojekthi nezinye ingatholakala ku-Izindaba ikhasi, ibonisa izinzuzo ezibonakalayo zokwamukela ubuchwepheshe bakwa-Alicoco.

Impendulo evela kumakhasimende ethu abalulekile igcizelela ukusebenza nokwethenjwa kwemishini yokucubungula amaminerali ye-Alicoco. Amakhasimende ayayibonga indlela imikhiqizo yethu eyenza ngayo ibhalansi phakathi kokusebenza nokusimama, aqaphela ukuthuthukiswa ekusebenzeni kokucubungula okuhlanganiswe nomthelela omncane kwemvelo.

Ikhasimende elilodwa elisebenza emayini ye-hematite ladumisa izihlukanisi zethu ze-spiral ngokuba lula kokuzihlanganisa ezitshalweni ezikhona kanye negalelo lazo ekwehliseni izindleko zokusebenza. Elinye ikhasimende emkhakheni wezimayini ze-cobalt ligcizelele ukuqina nokusetshenziswa kwamandla okuphansi kwemishini yethu yokumba yama-flotation cell, ligcizelela ukuthi lezi zici zisekelani izinhloso zokukhiqiza ezisimeme.

Ubufakazi obunjalo abuqinisekisi ubuchwepheshe bethu kuphela kodwa futhi bugqugquzela ukuqanjwa kwezinto ezintsha ekuhlinzekeni izixazululo zokucubungula amaminerali ezinobungani nemvelo. Abafundi abanesithakazelo bangahlola okunye okuhlangenwe nakho kwamakhasimende ku-Izindaba ikhasi.

Ukukhetha i-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited kusho ukubambisana nenkampani ezibophezele ekuthuthukiseni izixazululo zemishini yokucubungula amaminerali ehlonipha imvelo. Ubuchwepheshe bethu obusha buvumela ukuhlukaniswa kahle kwamaminerali amancane ngenkathi kuhlangatshezwana nezidingo zemvelo zemisebenzi yezimayini yesimanje.

Ngokuhlanganisa izindlela ezisimeme ngama-spiral chutes ethu anelungelo lobunikazi, amaselula okuhlanganisa, neminye imishini ekhethekile yokucubungula amaminerali, izinkampani zezimayini zingafinyelela amazinga aphezulu okuthola, kuncishiswe ukusetshenziswa kwamandla namanzi, futhi kuncishiswe umthelela wezemvelo. Ukuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco kukhwalithi nokwaneliseka kwamakhasimende kuqinisekisa ukuthi amaklayenti ethu athola hhayi kuphela imikhiqizo esezingeni eliphezulu kodwa futhi nokwesekwa okuphelele okuhambisana nezidingo zawo ezihlukile.

Simema ochwepheshe bezimayini kanye namabhizinisi anentshisekelo ekucubunguleni amaminerali ngendlela esimeme ukuthi bafunde kabanzi ngalokho esikunikezayo nokuthi singabasiza kanjani ukuthi bathuthukise imisebenzi yabo. Ukuze uthole imibuzo kanye nolwazi oluningiliziwe, sicela uvakashele ikhasi lethu le-Xhumana Nathi-1 bese uxhuma nethimba lethu lochwepheshe.