Ama-spiral concentrator azuze indawo yawo njengelinye lamathuluzi athembekile futhi angabizi kakhulu ekucubunguleni amaminerali. Ancike kumgomo wokuhlukanisa nge-gravity ukuze ahlukanise izinhlayiya ngokuminyana ngaphandle kwezingxenye ezinyakazayo, okuwenza abe lula ngendlela emangalisayo futhi asebenzise amandla kancane. Embonini lapho izindleko zokusebenza kanye nemithetho yezemvelo ziqinisa njalo, i-spiral concentrator inikeza enye indlela esebenzisa amandla amancane, engenamakhemikhali esikhundleni se-flotation kanye ne-magnetic separation. Izindawo zokusebenza zamaminerali asindayo emhlabeni wonke, kuhlanganise nalezo ezithola igolide, ithini, i-chromite, kanye ne-iron ore, zisebenzisa amasekhethi e-spiral ukuze zithole amazinga aphezulu okuthola kabusha ngezindleko ezincane. Ukuqina kwalobu buchwepheshe kanye nokusebenza okungaguquguquki kwenze kwaba yithuluzi elijwayelekile ezitshalweni eziningi zesimanje zokucubungula amaminerali. Ngenxa yokuguquguquka kwayo, i-spiral concentrator isalokhu ingenye yezinto zokuqala ezikhethwayo emisebenzini yokuhlukanisa nge-gravity emhlabeni wonke.

Ngaphandle kwezinzuzo zezomnotho, ama-spiral concentrator anikeza imiphumela engaguquki kuzinhlobonhlobo zempahla yokufaka. Lawa mayunithi e-concentrator angakwazi ukuphatha ubukhulu bezinhlayiyana obusuka cishe ku-1.5 millimeters kuye phansi ku-75 microns, okubenza bafanelekele imisebenzi yokuhlukanisa okukhulu nokuncane. Indawo yawo encane ivumela amayunithi amaningi ukuthi afakwe ngokuhambisana, kwandiswe umthamo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi emikhulu yobunjiniyela bomhlaba. Ukungabi khona kwezingxenye ezinyakazayo kunciphisa kakhulu isikhathi sokuphazamiseka kanye nezindleko zokunakekela uma kuqhathaniswa nama-centrifuge noma ama-jig. Lokhu kulula kokusebenza futhi kusho ukuthi abasebenzi bezitshalo bangafunda ngokushesha ukuthi bangayenza kanjani ngcono futhi baxazulule izinkinga zesekethe ye-spiral, okuyinzuzo enkulu endaweni yokusebenza ematasa. Zonke lezi zici zinomthelela wembuyiselo eqinile yokutshalwa kwezimali abacubunguli bamaminerali abayilindele emishinini yabo yokuhlukanisa ngamandla adonsela phansi.

Indlela esebenza ngayo isihlukanisi esiyindilinga esine-spiral iyacacile futhi ilula, kodwa amandla e-fluid dynamics abandakanyekayo ayinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. I-slurry yensimbi egayiwe kahle namanzi ifakwa isuka ebhokisini lokusabalalisa ingene phezulu emseleni oyindilinga ohamba ngokwehla ngendlela egobile eqhubekayo. Njengoba i-pulp ihamba emseleni, amandla e-centrifugal ayisunduzela ngasodongeni olungaphandle kuyilapho amandla adonsela phansi adonsela konke phansi. Izinhlayiya zensimbi ezisindayo, njenge-hematite noma i-cassiterite, zihlala endaweni ephansi yokugeleza futhi zihamba zibheke emaphethelweni angaphakathi omselo. Amaminerali e-gangue alula ahlala engxenyeni ephezulu yamanzi futhi akhishwa aye emjikelezweni ongaphandle, okudala ukuhlangana kwemvelo kwezinto ezisindayo nezilula. Umphumela uwukuhlukaniswa ngamandla adonsela phansi okuhlukanisa ukudla kube yizingxenye zokugxilisa, i-middling, kanye ne-tailings ngaphandle kokungenelela komshini.

Ukusebenza kahle kwe-spiral concentrator kuncike ekusungulweni kokugeleza okuzinzile, okungaguquguquki okukhuthaza ukwahlukaniswa kwezinhlayiyana. Umzila womsele owakhiwe kahle udala umbhede we-fluidized eduze naphansi komsele, lapho izinhlayiyana zizihlela ngokwesisi esithile. Izinhlayiyana ezisinda kakhulu zithinta ingaphezulu lomsele futhi zihambe zibheke ngaphakathi, kuyilapho izinhlayiyana ezilula zihamba phezulu futhi zihambe zibheke ngaphandle ukuze zikhukhulwe. Ukuma kwe-spiral, okuhlanganisa i-pitch yayo, ububanzi, kanye nenani lamajika, kuthonya ngqo izindlela zokugeleza kanye nekhwalithi yokuhlukaniswa. Ngakho-ke imodeli ngayinye ye-spiral ilungiselelwe ukuminyana okuthile kwamaminerali kanye nokusabalalisa kosayizi wezinhlayiyana ukuze kwandiswe ukutholakala. Ukuqonda lezi zici kusiza abathengi ukuthi bakhethe i-spiral chute efanele ensimbi yabo ethile futhi bagweme imiphumela yemetallurgical edumazayo.

Ukuze uthole okuhle kakhulu kunoma yisiphi isihlukanisi esiyindilinga, abasebenzi basembonini kufanele balawule ngokucophelela isethi yamapharamitha okusebenza ahlobene. Ukuminyana kwe-pulp cishe iyinto ebaluleke kakhulu ngoba kuthinta i-viscosity ye-slurry kanye nesivinini sokuhla kwezinhlayiyana. Ezinhlelweni eziningi, ukugxila kwezinto eziqinile phakathi kuka-15 no-45 amaphesenti ngesisindo kunconywa, kodwa inani elilungile lincike ohlotsheni lwamaminerali nokusabalalisa kwalo kosayizi wezinhlayiyana. Izinga lokufaka kufanele ligcinwe lingaphakathi kwewindi elincane, ngoba ukuhamba ngokweqile kubangela ukugcwala nokudonswa kwezinhlayiyana kuyilapho ukugeleza okuphansi kwenza buthaka amandla e-centrifugal ashayela ukuhlukaniswa. Ukusetshenziswa kokuhlinzekwa okungaguquki nokufanayo kokufaka kubalulekile, yingakho ukususwa kwe-slime kanye nokulungiswa kokufaka kusemqoka kakhulu kumasekhethi okuhlukaniswa ngamandla adonsela phansi. Ukulungiswa okuncane kulezi zinto eziguquguqukayo kuvame ukukhiqiza izinguquko ezinkulu kukho kokubili izinga lokugxila kanye nezinga lokutholakala, ngakho isihlukanisi esiyindilinga esilungiswe kahle sidinga ukuqashwa njalo.

Ubukhulu bezinhlayiyana zokudla kukhonjiswa futhi izinga lokuhlukanisa elingafinyelelwa i-spiral concentrator. Izinhlayiyana ezinkulu zihlukanisa kalula ngoba isisindo sazo sizivumela ukuba zinqobe ukudonsa koketshezi, kuyilapho izinhlayiyana ezincane ezingaphansi kwama-micron angama-75 ziba nzima kakhulu ukuzithola. Izitshalo eziningi eziphumelelayo zihlukanisa ukudla zibe yizigaba zobukhulu ngaphambi kokungena ku-spiral bank, okunciphisa ukubekwa kabi futhi kuthuthukise ukutholakala okuphelele kweminerali ebalulekile. Ukwengezwa kwamanzi okugeza ezansi komsele kungathuthukisa futhi ukuhlanza ngokususa i-gangue ebanjiwe emgqeni we-concentrate. Ukuthathwa kwamasampula okuhleliwe njalo kanye nokuhlolwa kokulawula izinga kuvumela abasebenzi ukuthi balungise izilungiselelo futhi bagcine ukusebenza kwe-metallurgical okuhlosiwe. Ngokuhlonipha lezi zimo zokusebenza ezinhle kakhulu, isitshalo siqinisekisa ukuthi utshalomali lwayo lwe-spiral concentrator lunikeza inzuzo ephezulu kwezomnotho.

Enye yezinto eziningi ezinganakwa kakhulu kusekethe ye-spiral i-static distributor, ehlukanisa umfudlana owodwa wokuhlinzeka ube imifudlana eminingi elinganayo yeqembu lama-spiral. Ekufakweni okujwayelekile, i-spiral concentrator ngayinye kufanele ithole igeji efanayo yevolumu kanye nokuminyana kwe-pulp ukuze iyunithi ngayinye iziphathe ngendlela efanayo. I-static distributor eklanywe kahle isebenzisa ukuhlelwa okungaguquki kwamapayipi, ama-splash plate, namabhokisi okusabalalisa ukuze ihlukanise ukugeleza ngokulinganayo, ivimbele ukuthi amanye ama-spiral angagcwali kakhulu kuyilapho amanye ethola into encane kakhulu. Lokhu kulingana kubalulekile ngoba noma yikuphi ukungalingani ekusabalaliseni okuphakelayo kuhumusha ngokushesha ekungafanini kwamazinga e-concentrate kanye nokulahlekelwa kwensimbi. Ngakho-ke i-static distributor isebenza njengomgogodla we-hydraulic wakho konke ukufakwa kwama-spiral, futhi ukuklanywa kwayo kuthonya ngqo ukuzinza kwayo yonke inqubo. Akusona isixhumi esingasebenzi kodwa umnikeli osebenzayo ekuthembekeni kwesekethe kanye nokusebenza kahle kokubuyisela.

Izinhlelo zokusabalalisa ezingaklanywa kahle noma ezinganakekelwa kahle ziyimbangela evamile yokwehla kokusebenza ezitshalweni zokuhlukanisa nge-gravity. Lapho ukondliwa okungalingani kwenzeka, amanye ama-spiral chute akhiqiza i-concentrate yekhwalithi ephezulu kuyilapho amanye egxusha amaminerali ayigugu emhlane (tailings), okuholela ekulahlekelweni kwezinsimbi okunzima ukukuthola ngaphandle kocwaningo lwe-mass balance. Isabalalisi esimile esinobude obanele be-head height kanye nezindawo zokuphuma ezinosayizi ofanele singanciphisa lezi zinkinga ngokugcina i-hydraulic profile ezinzile kuzo zonke izindawo zokuthatha. Ukuhlolwa ngezikhathi ezithile kwangaphakathi kwesabalalisi ukuze kutholakale ukuguga nokuvinjwa kubalulekile, njengoba i-grit noma i-scale enqwabelene ingashintsha iphethini yokugeleza kungalindelekile. Abasebenzi abanaka kakhulu ukusabalalisa kokondliwayo bavame ukubona ukuthuthuka okusheshayo kukho kokubili i-concentrate grade kanye nezinga lokuthola (recovery rate). I-Alicoco ihlanganisa ubuchwepheshe bokusabalalisa obuqinile obumile emiklamweni yayo yezitshalo ukuze wonke ama-spiral concentrator asesekethe asebenze ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanayo, ezilungiselelwe kahle.

Ama-spiral concentrator awavamile ukusetshenziswa njengethuluzi elilodwa lokuhluza; esikhundleni salokho, ahlelwa abe amasekhethi anezigaba eziningi ezithuthukisa ngokuqhubekayo i-ore. Isigaba sokuqala, esibizwa ngama-spiral okuqala, sisebenza ngokuhluza i-run-of-mine feed futhi sikhiqize i-rougher concentrate kanye nomgudu wama-tailings. I-rougher concentrate ibe isidluliselwa kuma-spiral okuhlanza, ezizophinda zicubungule impahla ukuze zikhuphule izinga layo ngokususa ama-gangue engeziwe. Kuye ngohlobo lwe-ore, isitshalo singafaka izigaba eziningi zokuhlanza, ngasinye sinciphisa umthamo kuyilapho sikhuphula okuqukethwe kwensimbi emkhiqizweni. Le ndlela yezigaba iyadingeka ngoba ukuhluza kwe-spiral elilodwa kungafinyelela kuphela isilinganiso sokucebisa cishe izikhathi ezimbili kuya kwezinhlanu kunezinga le-feed. Ngakho-ke, ukwakhiwa kwamasekhethi okuqala nawokuhlanza kufanele kuhambisane ne-mineralogy ethile kanye nencazelo yomkhiqizo wokugcina ohlosiwe.

Ukuhlelwa kwama-spiral ayisisekelo nawe-cleaner kufanele kubhekele izici ze-ore kanye nezinjongo zokukhiqiza zesikhungo. Ezenzweni ezinomthamo ophezulu, amamodeli amaningi e-spiral concentrator afakwa ngokuhambisana ukuze anikeze indawo edingekayo yokuhlukanisa ngempumelelo. Imithwalo ejikelezayo ibuye ivamile emaseketsheni adonswa amandla adonsela phansi, nemikhiqizo ephakathi ibuyela esigabeni sokuqala ukuze icutshungulwe futhi. Ukulinganisa kwesisindo ngokucophelela kanye nokuklanywa kwe-flowsheet kuqinisekisa ukuthi isigaba ngasinye sithola ukusatshalaliswa kosayizi wezinhlayiyana okufanele kanye nokuminyana kwe-pulp ukuze kusebenze ngempumelelo. Ukukhetha ukuhlelwa kwe-spiral okufakazelwe kunganciphisa kakhulu izindleko zokucubungula ezilandelayo, ikakhulukazi ezenzweni ezidla amandla amaningi. I-Alicoco inikeza uhla oluphelele lwamamodeli e-spiral, okuhlanganisa Izinhlobo F, L, H, M, kanye ne-X, okuvumela onjiniyela ukuthi baklame izigaba eziyisisekelo neze-cleaner ezihambisana nezidingo zabo eziqondile ze-metallurgical.

I-spiral concentrator yesimanje ayifani kakhulu nemiklamo yasekuqaleni ye-spiral chute kusukela maphakathi nekhulu lama-20. Imishini yanamuhla ihlanganisa ama-trough profile athuthukile, ama-pitch angle alungiselelwe kahle, kanye nezinto ezingagugi njenge-polyurethane noma i-rubber-lined fiberglass. Lezi zithuthukisi zokuklama ziye zandisa ububanzi be-particle size esebenzayo, zathuthukisa izinga le-concentrate kanye nokubuyiselwa, futhi zandisa ukuqina ezindaweni ezinokuhuzuka. Ukwakhiwa nge-modular nakho kuvumela ukufakwa ngokushesha kanye nokushintshwa kalula kwezingxenye ze-spiral ngazinye, kunciphisa isikhathi sokungasebenzi ngesikhathi sokulungisa. Abakhiqizi abaningi abahamba phambili, okuhlanganisa ne-Alicoco, baye bafaka ama-patent omhlaba wonke ku-spiral geometry yabo, okubonisa ucwaningo olunzulu olwenziwa kumodeli ngayinye entsha. Kunoma iyiphi inkampani efuna ubuchwepheshe bokusebenza kahle kwe-mineral processing, i-spiral concentrator yesimanje imelela ukuthuthukiswa okukhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nemishini yakudala yokuhlukanisa nge-gravity.

Izinzuzo zokumisa ngendlela efanayo ekwakhiweni kwesipilili sesimanje zidlulela ngalé kokusebenza kahle kwezinsimbi. Isihlukanisi sesipilili esakhiwe kahle singanciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi ngoba amanye amamodeli asebenza ngokuminyana okuphezulu kwe-pulp, okwehlisa umthamo wamanzi ajikelezayo adingekayo. Isisindo esilula sezinto ezixubile senza ukusebenza nokufakwa kube lula, okuyisici esibalulekile ezindaweni zokumba ezikude ezinamandla ancane okulayisha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izingxenye zesipilili ezishintshayo zivumela isitshalo ukuthi senze iphrofayili yomsele ngendlela efanele izinhlobo ezahlukene zensimbi, kusukela kumaminerali esihlabathi solwandle kuya egolide yedwala eliqinile. Ngosekelo somhlinzeki onolwazi, izinkampani zingakhetha imodeli efanele kukhathalogi enemininingwane ye-Imikhiqizo ehambisana nezidingo zabo ezithile. Lokhu kuguquguquka kunciphisa ingozi yokuphelelwa yisikhathi kwemishini futhi kuvikela imali etshaliwe kumjikelezo wokuhlukanisa ngamandla adonsela phansi.

I-spiral concentrator iyisinqumo esithandwayo sezinhlobonhlobo zamaminerali ezisabela kahle ekuhlukaniseni okusekelwe ekuminyaneni. Izicelo ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa ukubuyiselwa kwegolide, ithini, i-tungsten, i-hematite, i-chromite, kanye namaminerali ane-titanium njenge-ilmenite ne-rutile. Isetshenziswa futhi ezitshalweni zokulungiselela amalahle ukususa umlotha ne-pyrite, nasekusebenzeni kwesihlabathi sasogwini ukuze kugxilwe amaminerali asindayo. Lolu hlelo lusebenza kahle lapho umehluko wokuminyana phakathi kweminerali ebalulekile ne-gangue okungenani igremu elilodwa nge-centimitha yekhube. Ezimeni ezinjalo, isekethe ye-spiral eklanywe kahle ingafinyelela amazinga okubuyisela phakathi kuka-70 no-95 ekhulwini, kuye ngezinga lokudla nosayizi wezinhlayiyana. Ngenxa yalokhu kuguquguquka, i-spiral concentrator ihlala iyithuluzi elibalulekile lokuhlukanisa nge-gravity kuma-flowsheet amaningi okucubungula amaminerali. Abathengi abafuna ukubona ubufakazi bangempela bomhlaba bangabuyekeza ukusebenza okubhaliwe ku-Alicoco'sIzifundo Zomkhathi.

Ukukwazi ukuthi ungayisebenzisi nini i-spiral concentrator kubalulekile njengokwazi ukuthi uyisebenzisa nini. Izinto ezinobukhulu bezinhlayiyana ezincane kakhulu, ngokuvamile ezingaphansi kwama-micron angama-40, zelashwa kangcono nge-froth flotation noma nge-high-intensity magnetic separation. Lapho i-mineral okuhlosiwe ikhona ngamanani aphansi kakhulu, i-spiral ingakhiqiza umthamo omkhulu wama-middlings adinga ukucutshungulwa okwengeziwe. Ezimpahleni ezinobuningi obuphezulu, ezindleko eziphansi njenge-iron ore, ama-spiral ngokuvamile ayindlela yokuhlukanisa enomnotho kakhulu uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela. Isinqumo ekugcineni sincike ku-ore mineralogy, usayizi wokukhululwa, kanye nomnotho wephrojekthi, ngakho ucwaningo lokufeasibility olucophelelayo lubalulekile. Ithimba lakwa-Alicoco lingahlola isampula ye-ore yeklayenti futhi lincomise ukuhlelwa kwe-spiral okufanele kakhulu, futhi aboIzixazululo ikhasi linikeza isiqondiso mayelana nezindlela zokucubungula izinto zokusetshenziswa ezahlukene.

Nakuba ama-spiral concentrator anezinto ezimbalwa kakhulu ezinyakazayo, asadinga uhlelo lokunakekela oluhlelekile ukuze agcine ukusebenza kwawo iminyaka eminingi. Izingxenye ezisengozini enkulu yizindawo zomgudu, ezihlala zihuzwa yi-slurry, kanye nezisiki ze-concentrate, okufanele zihlale ziqondile ukuze zihlukanise ukugeleza. Ukuhlola njalo umgudu ukuthola ukuguga kanye nemigodi kuvumela abasebenzi ukuba bahlele ukushintshwa ngaphambi kokuba ukusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa kwehle. Ukuhlanza izinsalela ezihlalile noma imfucumfucu ebhokisini lokufaka kanye ne-static distributor nakho kubalulekile ukuze kuvinjelwe ukuvaleka kanye nokugeleza okungalingani. I-spiral concentrator enakekelwa kahle ingahlala kalula iminyaka eyi-15 kuya kweyi-20, okuyenza ibe ngesinye sezinto zokusebenza eziqinile kakhulu kunoma yisiphi isitshalo sokucubungula amaminerali. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele, imishini iletha amazinga okubuyisela angaguquki kukho konke ukuphila kwayo kokusebenza.

Kanye nokuhlolwa kwemishini okujwayelekile, abasebenzi kufanele baqaphele imishini engaphezulu elungiselela ukudla kwe-spiral bank. Izinguquko ekusabalaliseni kobukhulu kwezinhlayiyana noma ukuminyana kwe-pulp kungaphazamisa ngokushesha iphrofayili yokuhlukanisa futhi kwehlise ukutholakala. Izitshalo eziningi zisebenzisa inqubo elula yokuthatha amasampula masonto onke eqhathanisa amazinga e-concentrate nesisekelo ukuze zibonise noma yikuphi ukuwohloka kokusebenza. Lapho izingxenye ezigugayo ekugcineni zifinyelela ekupheleni kwempilo yazo, ukuba nomthombo othembekile wezingxenye zangempela kubalulekile, njengoba izingxenye zangemuva kwemakethe ezingekho emazingeni kahle zivame ukwehlisa ukusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa. I-Alicoco isekela amakhasimende ayo ngesiqondiso sobuchwepheshe, kanye ne-Imibuzo Evame Ukubuzwa isigaba sewebhusayithi yabo sinikeza izimpendulo ezingokoqobo emibuzweni yokusebenza evamile. Ngokwamukela isiko lokunakekela okusebenzayo, abaqhubi bezimayini bangavikela utshalomali lwabo futhi bagcine ukusebenza okuphezulu kwe-metallurgical iminyaka eminingi.

Ngaphambi kokuzibophezela ekufakweni okuphelele kwe-spiral, kunconywa ukuthi kwenziwe ukuhlolwa kwaselabhorethri esampuleni yensimbi emelela. Isinyathelo sokuqala ngokuvamile ukuhlolwa kweqoqo ku-spiral concentrator encane, kusetshenziswa amakhilogremu ambalwa kuphela ensimbi ukusungula ijika lokuqala lezinga-lokubuyiswa. Kulokhu kuhlolwa, okokufaka kuyasuswa emanzini futhi kulungiselelwe ukuminyana komgqomo okuhlosiwe, bese kucutshungulwa emazingeni okugeleza amaningana ukukhomba iwindi lokusebenza elilungile. Imikhiqizo ephumayo egxilile kanye neyokulahla iyahlolwa ukuze kulinganiswe isilinganiso sokucebisa kanye nesivuno sobuningi. Le datha ivumela onjiniyela benqubo ukuthi banqume ukuthi umjikelezo we-spiral uyasebenza yini ngokomnotho ensimbi okukhulunywa ngayo. Uhlelo lokuhlola oluphelele luphinde lwembule ukuthi isihlukanisi sizwela kangakanani ekushintsheni kwezimo zokufaka.

Ukukhushulwa kusuka emiphumeleni yaselabhorethri kuye kubhange lomjikelezo wokukhiqiza kudinga ukunakwa ngokucophelela ekulungiseleleni okuphakelwayo nasekuhlelweni komjikelezo. Izifundo zesilinganiso sokuhlola, ezivame ukusebenzisa iyunithi eyodwa yomjikelezo ogcwele usayizi, zikhiqiza idatha eyanele yokuklama umjikelezo wezentengiselwano ngokuzethemba. Kubalulekile ukuhlola amamodeli amaningi omjikelezo, ngoba iphrofayela ngayinye yomsele ingase isebenze ngendlela ehlukile ohlotsheni oluthile lwensimbi. Imiphumela evela ezivivinyweni zokuhlola iphinde yazise ukuklanywa kwesabalalisi esimile kanye nokuhlelwa kwezigaba zokuqala nezokuhlanza. Abahlinzeki abaningi bemishini yokucubungula amaminerali, kuhlanganise ne-Alicoco, banikeza izinhlelo zokuhlola eziphelele eziqondisa amakhasimende kusukela ekuhlolweni kwesampula kokuqala kuze kufike ekusetshenzisweni okugcwele kwemboni. Le ndlela ehlelekile yehlisa ingozi yokufaka umjikelezo omkhulu kakhulu noma omncane kakhulu futhi iqinisekisa ukuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali kusetshenziswe kahle.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited isizimise njengomkhiqizi ohamba phambili wama-spiral concentrator kanye nemishini yokuhlukanisa nge-gravity. Inkampani inekomkhulu layo eGuangzhou, eChina, futhi inamalungelo obunikazi apatentwe emhlabeni wonke mayelana nemiklamo yayo ye-spiral chute eyisipesheli. Uhlu lwayo lwemikhiqizo luhlanganisa amamodeli amahlanu ahlukene, uhlobo F, L, H, M, kanye no-X, ngalinye lakhelwe ububanzi obuthile bokukhulu kwezinhlayiyana kanye nohlobo lwamaminerali. Imishini ye-Alicoco yaziwa kabanzi ngezinga eliphezulu lokubuyisela, ukwakhiwa okuqinile, kanye nokusebenziseka kalula, futhi isekela izinqubo zokucubungula amaminerali ezingenabungozi emvelweni nezingasebenzisi amandla amaningi. Ithimba lobuchwepheshe lisiza amaklayenti ngokukhetha i-ore, ukuklama isekethe, ukufaka, kanye nokuthuthukisa okuqhubekayo, liqinisekisa ukuthi konke ukufakwa kuhambisana nezimo zokuphakelayo. Kulabo abanentshisekelo emlandweni wenkampani kanye nefilosofi yobunjiniyela, i-Mayelana Nathi ikhasi linikeza isizinda esibalulekile mayelana neqembu eliyinhloko nobuchwepheshe obunelungelo lobunikazi.

Ukukhetha i-Alicoco kunikeza izinzuzo eziqhakambisayo zokuncintisana ezinkampanini zezimayini ezifuna ubuchwepheshe obuthembekile bokuhlukanisa nge-gravity. Inkampani ihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo eziphelele, ezihlanganisa ukuhlaziywa kwesampula yensimbi, ukuklanywa kwe-flowsheet, kanye nokusekelwa kokufakwa emsebenzini endaweni, okunciphisa ingozi yokubambezeleka kwephrojekthi. Izifundo eziphishwe zibonisa ukusetshenziswa okuphumelelayo kumaphrojekthi egolide, ithini, i-hematite, i-cobalt, kanye nethusi, okunikeza abathengi ukuzethemba ekuguquguqukeni kobuchwepheshe. Iwebhusayithi ye-Alicoco isebenza njengomthombo wemfundo, enamakhasi emikhiqizo anemininingwane, imibuzo evamile yokusebenza, kanye nesiteshi sokubuza esisabelayo ukuze kutholakale ukusekelwa kwezobuchwepheshe ngokushesha. Noma ngabe uthuthukisa isitshalo esikhona noma wakha indawo entsha, i-Alicoco iletha iminyaka yamava obunjiniyela kanye nokuzibophezela okuqinile empumelelweni yamakhasimende. Ngokusebenzisana ne-Alicoco, abacubunguli bangaqiniseka ukuthi isekethe yabo ye-spiral concentrator izoletha ukusebenza okuphezulu kwe-metallurgical emashumini eminyaka ezayo.