Embonisweni yezimayini yanamuhla, isidingo sokusebenza okuzinzile nokuhlonipha imvelo senyuke kakhulu. Imishini yokucubungula amaminerali enobungani nemvelo iyimpumelelo ebalulekile ekufezeni lezi zinhloso. Le ubuchwepheshe igxila ekunciphiseni umthelela omubi emvelweni ngenkathi igcina noma ithuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokutholwa kwe-ore. Ukucubungula izimayini eziyinselele, ikakhulukazi amaminerali anezinhlamvu ezinhle, kwethula izinselelo ezihlukile ezidinga izixazululo ezintsha, eziluhlaza. Izinkampani ezifana ne-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited zihamba phambili, zithuthukisa imishini ehambisana nokusebenza okuphezulu nokulondolozwa kwezemvelo, ngaleyo ndlela zisekele umkhakha wezimayini ekuguqukeleni ekuzinzeni.

Izinto ezithinta imvelo manje sezibumba lonke uhambo lokucubungula amaminerali — kusukela ekukhishweni kwemithambeka kuya ekwenziweni kwayo kube yinto ewusizo. Imishini enobungani nemvelo ayisishintshi kuphela ukukhishwa kwezinto ezilimazayo kanye nemfucuza kodwa futhi yenza kahle ukusetshenziswa kwamandla namanzi. Le ndlela ehlanganisiwe ibalulekile ekubhekaneni nemithambeka eyinkimbinkimbi okunzima ukuyicubungula ngezindlela zakudala. Njengoba imisebenzi yokumba amaminerali ibhekana nemithetho eqinile kanye nokulindela komphakathi okukhulayo, ukwamukela ubuchwepheshe obunjalo akubona nje inzuzo kodwa kuyimpoqo empumelelweni yesikhathi eside kanye nokwamukelwa komphakathi.

Imikhuba yokumba ezimayini esimeme isiyabaluleke kakhulu ngenxa yokukhathazeka okukhulayo ngemvelo kanye nokuphela kwezinsiza-maminerali. Imishini yokucubungula amaminerali enobungani nemvelo ixazulula izindaba ezibalulekile njengokunciphisa udoti, ukulawula ukungcola, nokusebenza kahle kwezinsiza. Ngokuhlanganisa lezi zibuchwepheshe eziluhlaza, imisebenzi yokumba inganciphisa kakhulu ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni yayo futhi inciphise imiphumela emibi kwezemvelo.

Enye yezinto eziyinhloko ezishukumisa ukwamukelwa kwemishini enobungani nemvelo ukuthobela imithetho, njengoba ohulumeni bephoqa amazinga angqongqothelayo emvelweni emhlabeni wonke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abatyali zimali nabathengi bafuna ukucaca nokuziphendulela ezinkampanini zezimayini, bevuzwa labo ababeka phambili ukuzinza. Imishini enobungani nemvelo nayo ivame ukuhola ukonga izindleko zokusebenza ngokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwamandla nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi. Le nzuzo ephindwe kabili yokuvikelwa kwemvelo nokusebenza komnotho kubalulekile ezinkampanini zezimayini zesimanje.

Ukucubungula amaminerali kwesimanje kusebenzisa imishini ehlukahlukene eyenzelwe ukuthuthukisa amazinga okutholwa ngenkathi kuncishiswa umthelela kwezemvelo. Phakathi kwalezi, ubuchwepheshe bokumba obusebenzisa amaseli okuntanta buhlukanisa njengendlela ephumelelayo yokuhlukanisa amaminerali anenani kusuka emadwaleni anzima. Amaseli athuthukisiwe okuntanta asebenzisa izindlela ezithuthukisiwe zokungenisa umoya kanye nokulawula izinto ezithile ukuze kukhuliswe ukukhetha futhi kuncishiswe ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali, okufaka isandla ekwenzeni inqubo ihlanzeke.

Ezinye izinto zokusebenza ezintsha zihlanganisa izimbazo ezine-patent kanye namadivayisi okuhlukanisa ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba (gravity separation devices) ahlinzeka ngezindlela ezisebenza kahle, ezisebenzisa amandla amancane kunezimiso ezivamile. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited igxile kulezi zixazululo, ihlinzeka nge-spiral concentrators ezisebenza kakhulu futhi ezihambisana nemvelo. Lezi zinjini zithola amazinga aphezulu okuphumelela emamineralini amahle, okuyinto ngokuvamile enzima ukuyicubungula, ngenkathi zisebenzisa amanzi namandla amancane uma ziqhathaniswa nezinto zokusebenza ezivamile.

Amaphrojekthi amaningi ezimayini emhlabeni wonke ahlanganise ngempumelelo ubuchwepheshe bezimayini obunobungani nemvelo, okukhombisa izinzuzo zawo ezisebenzayo. Ngokwesibonelo, izishutha zika-Alicoco ezine-patent ziye zasetshenziswa emisebenzini yezimayini zegolide neze-hematite, zithuthukisa kakhulu ukutholwa kwezimayini futhi zinciphise umthelela omubi emvelweni. Lezi zifundo zokubhekisisa zigcizelela ikhono lemishini ethuthukisiwe yokubhekana nezimayini eziyinkimbinkimbi kahle ngenkathi kugcinwa izimiso zokusimama.

Kwenzeka okuthile okukhumbulekayo, ukusetshenziswa kwezikhala zokuhamba ezithuthukisiwe ezihlanganiswe nezinsiza zokuhlukanisa ze-Alicoco kwavumela inkampani yokumba ukuthi ifinyelele ezingeni eliphezulu lokugxila ngenkathi yehlisa ukusetshenziswa kwezithako namanzi. Imiphumela enjalo ayithuthukisi kuphela inzuzo kodwa futhi isekela ukuphathwa kwezinsiza ngokresponsible. Imiphumela yephrojekthi eningiliziwe nezindlela zingahlolwa ngokujulile ku-ALICOCO Cases page, enikeza ukuqonda okujulile kulezi zicelo eziphumelelayo.

Ukucubungula imikhakha emihle kudinga imishini ekhethekile engakwazi ukuhlukanisa kahle nokunciphisa umthelela wemvelo. Izindlela zendabuko zivame ukuwa phansi ekubuyiseni lezi ziqephu ezincane, okuholela ekulahlekelweni kwezinsiza nasekukhuleni kwemfucumfucu. Izixazululo ezihambisana nemvelo, ezifana nezikhala zokuhamba ezithuthukisiwe nezikhala zokugxila ezihlanganisiwe, zenzelwe ukubhekana nalezi zinselelo ngempumelelo.

Lezi zibuchwepheshe zithuthukisa ukukhululwa kwamaminerali anenani elikhulu ezimithaneni eziqinile ngokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwezinqubo zokuhlukanisa. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited inikeza imikhiqizo eyenzelwe ngokukhethekile ukuthuthukisa amaminerali amahle, isebenzisa imiklamo enamalungelo obunikazi ethuthukisa ukuhamba komoya futhi yehlise ukusetshenziswa kwamandla. Lokhu kugxilwa ekucubunguleni amaminerali aluhlaza kuqinisekisa ukuthi ngisho nezimithana ezinzima ukuzihlukanisa zingacutshungulwa ngendlela esimeme, kusekelwa imisebenzi yokumba ehlanzekile nokusetshenziswa okungcono kwezinsiza.

Ukwamukela imishini yokucubungula amaminerali enobungani nemvelo kunikeza izinzuzo eziningi, okubandakanya ukuthuthukisa ukutholwa kwezimbiwa eziyinselele, ukunciphisa umthelela omubi emvelweni, kanye nokuhambisana nemithetho eguqukayo. Izinto ezintsha ezifana nobuchwepheshe bokumba obusebenzisa amaseli okuhlanganisa (flotation cell mining technology) kanye ne-spiral chutes enelungelo lobunikazi yi-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited zinika izinkampani zezimbiwa amandla okucubungula amaminerali amahle ngendlela ephumelela kakhudlwana futhi esimeme. Lezi zithuthukisi zinegalelo ekushintsheni okuphelele komkhakha ngasezindleleni zokumba eziphethe umthwalo, ezivikela izinsiza zemvelo nemiphakathi.

Imisebenzi yokumba izimayela-mlilo efuna ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwayo kwezemvelo nokusebenza kahle iyakhuthazwa ukuthi ihlole lezi zixazululo ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Ngemininingwane eyengeziwe ngemikhiqizo ehlinzekwayo kanye nezindaba zempumelelo, abantu abathintekayo bangavakashela i-Ikhayaikhasi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, imibuzo ephathelene nezinto ezithile zokusebenza noma ukubonisana ngamaphrojekthi ingaqondiswa nge Xhumana Nathi-1 ikhasi. Ukwamukela ukucubungulwa kwezimayini okunobungani nemvelo akuyona nje isinqumo samasu ebhizinisi kodwa futhi kuyisinyathelo esidingekayo ukuya esikhathini esizayo sezimayini esisimeme.