Strength
Classification
Strength range
MPa
Typical Rock types
Very weak
10-20
Weathered and weakly- compacted sedimentary rocks
Weak
20-40
Weakly cemented sedimentary rocks
Medium
40-80
Competent sedimentary rocks and some igneous rocks
Strong
80-160
Competent igneous rocks, some metamorphic rock
Very Strong
160-320
Quartzite family
Separation Techniques
Ebrahim Hosseini (PhD)
Mineral Characteristics
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Density
Size
Colour
Magnetic and electrostatic
Physico-chemical
Chemical
Melting point
Liberation
Colour-Based Separation
Colour-Based Separation
1: Material feed
2: Vibratory feeder
3: Free fall acceleration 4: Line scan camera(s)
5: Data processing
6: Air pressure valves
7:Accept & Reject stream 8: central control
Density based Separation Techniques
• It is used to separate many different minerals from gangues such as iron ore, gold, tungsten, coal, tin and almost all larger size minerals.
• This method is simple and cheaper.
• In most cases, there is at least one stage of concentration by gravity method in each processing plant. • It is applied to broad range of particle size.
Separation Criterion
• In order for separation to be effective, there must be a marked difference in densities between valuable and non-valuable minerals. The separation criteria will give an idea as to the effectiveness of the separation:
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