Amaminerali e-gravity adlala indima ebalulekile embonini yokucubungula amaminerali, ikakhulukazi ekukhipheni amatshe namaminerali anenani elikhulu emgodini. Isimiso sokuhlukanisa nge-gravity sisebenzisa umehluko ekuminyeni kwamaminerali ukuze kuhlanganiswe amaminerali acatshangelwayo kusuka ku-gangue noma izinto ezingenasidingo. Le ndlela ibaluleke kakhulu kumaminerali anezinhlamvu ezinhle, ezivame ukuba nezinselele ezihlukile ngenxa yobukhulu bazo obuncane kanye nokuhlangana okuyinkimbinkimbi. Izixazululo eziphumelelayo zamaminerali e-gravity zivumela imisebenzi yokumba ukuthi ikwazi ukukhulisa amazinga okubuyisa ngenkathi inciphisa izindleko zokusebenza kanye nomthelela emvelweni. Izinkampani ezifana ne-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ziye zavula ubuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe bokuhlukanisa nge-gravity obuklanyelwe ukubhekana nalezi zinselele ngempumelelo.

Ukucubungula amaminerali e-gravity kubalulekile ekukhiqizeni amatshe ayigugu afana negolide, ithini, ne-tungsten, kanye namaminerali ezimboni afana ne-hematite ne-magnetite. Izindlela ze-gravity zithandwa ngobulula bazo, ukonga izindleko, nendlela enobungani nemvelo uma kuqhathaniswa nezinqubo zokukhiqiza ezisekelwe emakhemikhali. Emashumini eminyaka adlule, izinto ezintsha kwezobuchwepheshe bamaminerali e-gravity ziye zathuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa, ikakhulukazi kumafayibha amancane izindlela zakudala ezilwa nokuthola. Lesi sihloko sihluza uhlobo lwamaminerali anezinhlamvu ezinhle, indima ye-gravity ekucubunguleni, izindlela ezinobungani nemvelo, izicelo zangempela, kanye nezimo zesikhathi esizayo eziguqula indawo yokucubungula amaminerali.

Amaminerali amahle ancishisiwe abhekisa kumafutha amaminerali amancane kuno-0.1 millimeters ubukhulu. Lawa maminerali avame ukubonisa izici eziyinkimbinkimbi zemaminerali nezokwakheka okwenza kube nzima ukuwahlukanisa emgqomeni we-ore. Usayizi omncane wezinhlayiya uholela ezinkingeni ezifana nokwanda kwendawo engaphezulu, okwandisa ukunamathela kwezinto ezingafuneki futhi kwenze kube nzima ukubuyisa okusekelwe emandleni adonsela phansi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinhlayiya ezinhle zivame ukulahleka emadoti, okuholela ekunciphisweni kokusebenza kahle kokubuyisa.

Izinselelo ekuhlukaniseni amaminerali amahle zidinga ukuthi abacubunguli bamaminerali basebenzise izinto zokusebenza namasu akhethekile. Izinto zokusebenza ezijwayelekile zokuhlukanisa ngamandla omkhathi, njengama-jigs nama-sluices, avame ukungasebenzi kahle lapho kucutshungulwa lezi zingxenye ezincane. Amaminerali amahle adinga izindlela eziqiniswe ngamandla omkhathi ezikwazi ukuhlukanisa ngokunembayo ubukhulu futhi zilungise kahle ukuhamba kwamanzi ukuze kufezeke ukuhlukaniswa okuphumelelayo. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology ithuthukise imiklamo ye-spiral chute enelungelo lobunikazi ethuthukisa ukutholwa kwezingxenye ezincane ngokunemba okuphezulu nokukhiqiza okwengeziwe, okumele kube yintuthuko enkulu embonini.

Izinqubo zokuhlukanisa ngeGravity zisebenzisa umehluko wegravity ethile phakathi kwezimayini ezibalulekile ne-gangue. Empeleni, izindlela zokugxila kwegravity ezifana nezikhala ezijikelezayo, amatafula aphakanyisiwe, kanye nezikhala ezijikayo zisebenzisa amandla ukuze zihlukanise izinto ngokwezingxenye zazo. Kwezimayini ezincane, izindlela zegravity kumele zihlolwe ngokucophelela ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ama-particles ahlukaniswa futhi ahlukaniswe kahle ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amanzi amaningi noma amandla amaningi.

Izigxilisi zika-Alicoco, isibonelo, zakhiwe ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukugeleza kwezinto kanye nezinga lokuhlala, okwenza zisebenze kakhulu ekutholeni amaminerali amancane anesisindo. Lezi zigxilisi zinikeza amazinga aphezulu okuthola izinto ngokunciphisa ubunzima bokusebenza. Ukucubungula ngesisindo nakho kunikeza izinzuzo zemvelo ngokunciphisa isidingo sezinto zamakhemikhali, ezingalimaza imvelo. Ukufaka izixazululo zamaminerali anesisindo emigqeni yokucubungula amaminerali akugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa inzuzo yezezimali kodwa futhi kusekela izindlela zokumba ezisimeme.

Ukucubungula kwezimayini kulezi zinsuku kugcizelela kakhulu ukuqhubeka nokuziphatha okuhambisana nemvelo. Ukucubungula kwezimayini ngokudonsa kuhambisana kahle nalezi zinhloso ngokunikeza izindlela ezingasebenzisi amakhemikhali ezinciphisa ukungcola futhi zinciphise umthelela wekhabhoni emisebenzini yezimayini. Ukusetshenziswa kwemishini esekwe ekudonseni kunciphisa ubungozi bokungcola kwamanzi futhi kunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kukadoti oyingozi.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited izibophezele ekuhlinzekeni ngezixazululo zokuhlukanisa amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba (gravity separation) ezinganqamuli imvelo. Izishutha zayo ezine-patent zenzelwe ukusebenza ngamanzi namandla amancane kakhulu, okwenza zibe ukukhetha okuhambisana nemvelo kumakhasimende agxile ezimayini eziluhlaza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukucubungula amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba kusiza ukuthola amaminerali emadwaleni aphansi kanye nemfucumfucu, kukhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kahle kwezinsiza futhi kunciphisa isidingo samaphrojekthi amasha ezimayini. Le ndlela isekela izimiso zomnotho oyindilinga ngokucubungula kabusha imfucumfucu yezimayini ibe imikhiqizo ebalulekile.

Imisebenzi eminingi yokumba izimbiwa ibonise ukusebenza kahle kwezixazululo zamaminerali ezisekelwe emandleni omfutho (gravity mineral solutions) ekutholeni amaminerali amahle. Ngokwesibonelo, emisebenzini yokumba igolide, izinto zokuhlanganisa amaminerali ezisekelwe emandleni omfutho ziye zavumela ukutholwa kahle kwezinhlayiya zegolide ezincane ezingatholakalanga ngenye indlela ngesikhathi sokuhlanganisa (flotation) noma izinqubo ze-cyanidation. Izinto zokuhlanganisa amaminerali ze-Alicoco ezisekelwe emandleni omfutho ziye zasetshenziswa ngempumelelo emisebenzini yokumba i-hematite ne-cobalt, zafinyelela amazinga okuthola aphezulu futhi zathuthukisa umnotho wonkana wokukhipha amaminerali.

Lezi zifundo zibonisa ukuthi ukuhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe bokuhlukanisa ngamandla omkhathi kungaxazulula izinselele eziyinkimbinkimbi ekucubunguleni amaminerali. Imiphumela eningiliziwe yephrojekthi iyatholakala kumakhasi angu-Amaphrojekthi , elikhombisa izibonelo zangempela kanye nezinzuzo zezomnotho. Ukusetshenziswa okusebenzayo kobuchwepheshe bamaminerali ngamandla omkhathi akugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ukubuyiswa kodwa futhi kunciphisa imithelela yemvelo kanye nezindleko zokusebenza, okwenza kube isixazululo esikhethwayo embonini yezimayela zesimanje.

Ikusasa lokucubungula imayini ye-gravity ligxile ekwakheni nasekuthuthukiseni ubuchwepheshe obukhona ukuze kubhekwe izinsalela ezincane kakhulu nezinsimbi eziyinkimbinkimbi. Intuthuko emkhakheni wezokusebenza kwe-fluid dynamics kanye nezobunjiniyela bezinto ikhokhela ekuthuthukisweni kwezikhala ezisebenza kahle kakhulu nezinsiza ezisebenza ngokuqhubekayo. Ukuzenzakalela nokubhekwa kwesikhathi sangempela nakho kuyahlanganiswa ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza nokunciphisa isikhathi sokungasebenzi.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology iyaqhubeka nokutshala imali ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni ukuze iqhube imikhawulo yokuhlukaniswa kwe-gravity. Izinto zabo ezithuthukayo zihloselwe ukuthuthukisa izinga lokubuyiswa, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla, nokuthuthukisa ukuhlala kwezimayini zokucubungula. Ukuhlanganiswa kobuchwepheshe bedijithali kanye nezinsiza ezihlakaniphile kuzokwenza kube lula ukuhlukaniswa kwemayini ngokunembile, kuqinisekisa ukuthi izixazululo ze-gravity mineral zihlala phambili ekuthuthukisweni komkhakha.

Ukucubungula amaminerali ngamandla omfutho womhlaba kunikeza indlela eqinile, engabizi kakhulu, futhi enobungani nemvelo yokuthola amaminerali anezinhlayiya ezinhle. Ngokusebenzisa umehluko wamandla omfutho womhlaba, imisebenzi yokumba ingakwazi ukukhulisa ukuthola kahle ngenkathi inciphisa umthelela emvelweni kanye nezindleko zokusebenza. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ibonisa ubuholi kule ndawo ngobuchwepheshe bayo obunelungelo lobunikazi be-spiral chute, iletha izixazululo ezenziwe ngendlela efanele ezihlangabezana nezidingo zabacubunguli bamaminerali besimanje.

Amabhizinisi afuna ukuthuthukisa izinqubo zawo zokuthola amaminerali angazuza kakhulu ngokwamukela izindlela ezithuthukisiwe zokuhlukanisa ngamandla omfutho womhlaba. Ngeminye imininingwane ngemikhiqizo nezixazululo ezintsha, vakashela i-Ikhaya kanye Imikhiqizo. Labo abanezicelo ezithile noma izidingo zephrojekthi bangathintana nekhasimu elithiOxhumana Nabo-1 ikhasi lokwesekwa okunembile. Ukubamba izixazululo zezimayini zegravity kuyisinqumo esihlelekile esisekela ukuhweba okungaguquguquki kanye nempumelelo yezezimali yesikhathi eside.