Ukucubungula ngamandla omkhathi, indlela ebalulekile kwezobuchwepheshe bamaminerali, isithole ukugcizelelwa okusha ngamandla ayo okuhlukanisa amaminerali ngempumelelo ngenkathi kuncishiswa umthelela emvelweni. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited, umholi kule ndawo, isezingeni eliphakeme ekuhlinzekeni izixazululo zokucubungula ngamandla omkhathi ezihambisana nemvelo eziklanyelwe izinselelo zokukhipha amaminerali esikhathini samanje, ikakhulukazi igxile kumaminerali anezinhlamvu ezincane ezibangela ubunzima obukhulu bokuhlukanisa. Lesi sihloko sihluza ukubaluleka kokucubungula ngamandla omkhathi, izindlela ezintsha ze-Alicoco, kanye nemiphumela ebanzi kwezobuchwepheshe bamaminerali obusimeme.

Ukucubungula ngamandla omkhathi kusebenzisa umehluko emikhakheni yamaminerali ukuhlukanisa izinhlayiya eziyigugu kusuka ku-gangue. Ingenye yezindlela ezindala kakhulu zokucubungula amaminerali kodwa ihlala ifanele ngenxa yokusebenza kwayo kahle kwezindleko nezinzuzo zemvelo. Ngokusebenzisa izindlela zokugxilisa amandla omkhathi njengezindilinga, amatafula okuzamazama, nama-jigs, abasebenzisi bangafinyelela amazinga aphezulu okubuyisa ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amakhemikhali ayingozi. I-Alicoco igxile ezindilingeni ezine-patent ezithuthukisa ukuhlukaniswa kwamandla omkhathi, ikakhulukazi emamineralini anezinsimbi nawangenawo insimbi. Ubuchwepheshe babo buqinisekisa ukubuyisa amaminerali ngempumelelo ngenkathi kugcinwa amandla futhi kuncishiswe ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi, okuhambisana nesidingo esikhulayo sezindlela zokumba ezisimeme.

Njengoba izimboni zomhlaba wonke zifuna ukulinganisa ukwenzeka kwezomnotho nokunakekelwa kwemvelo, ukucubungula ubunzima kugqama njengendlela ehlanzekile enomthelela omncane emvelweni. Ukuqhubeka kwe-Alicoco kuthuthukisa ukunemba nokusebenza kahle kwezindlela lezi, kuxazulula imikhawulo yezindlela zokuhlukanisa ubunzima ezijwayelekile ngokuthuthukisa ukubuyiswa kwezinhlayiya ezincane nokukhiqiza.

Imikhakha yokumba izimbiwa nokucubungula amaminerali ibhekene nokuhlolwa okwandayo mayelana nomthelela wayo kwezemvelo. Izindlela zokucubungula zakudala zivame ukusebenzisa izinto zamakhemikhali futhi zikhiqize imfucuza enobungozi, engaholela ekungcolisweni komhlabathi namanzi. Ukucubungula ngamandla omfutho (gravity processing) kunikeza enye indlela eluhlaza ngokusekelwa ezindleleni zokuhlukanisa ngokomzimba ezingadingi amakhemikhali. Ukuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco ezindleleni ezingalimazi imvelo kubonakala ekwakhiweni kwemikhiqizo yabo, kugcizelelwa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla aphansi, ukuncishiswa kokusetshenziswa kwamanzi, nokuncishiswa kwemfucuza.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Alicoco ihlanganisa izimiso ezihambisana nemvelo kuyo yonke imikhiqizo yayo nezinqubo zokusebenza. Izikhalakatha zayo ziklanyelwe ukusebenza kahle ngokudinga amandla aphansi, ngaleyo ndlela kuncishiswe ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni. Ngokwamukela izixazululo ezinjalo, izitshalo zokucubungula amaminerali zinganciphisa kakhulu umthelela wazo kwezemvelo ngenkathi zigcina amazinga aphezulu okubuyisa. Lokhu kuhlangana phakathi kokusimama nokukhiqiza kubonisa ukuzinikela kwe-Alicoco kubuchwepheshe bokumba obunomthwalo wemfanelo.

Amaminerali amahle kakhulu anzima kakhulu ukuhlukaniswa ngenxa yosayizi wawo omncane kanye ne-mineralogy eyinkimbinkimbi. Imishini ejwayelekile yokuhlukanisa ngamandla omkhuba (gravity separation) ivame ukubhekana nobunzima ekutholeni kahle lapho ibhekene namaphakethe amancane kangako, okuholela ekulahlekelweni kwamaminerali anenzuzo kanye nokuncipha kwezimali ezitholwayo. Lezi zinselelo zidinga izindlela ezintsha ezingathuthukisa ukuhlukanisa ngokunemba ngaphandle kokudela ukukhiqiza noma ukuphepha kwemvelo.

I-Alicoco ixazulula lezi zinselelo ngokuthuthukisa izihlukanisi ezithuthukisiwe eziklanyelwe ukuthola izinhlayiya ezinhle. Imiklamo yabo ifaka izici ezithuthukisiwe zokuhamba kwamanzi kanye nezindawo zokuhlukanisa izigaba eziningi, okuvumela ukuhlukaniswa okungcono nokuhlanganiswa kwamaminerali amahle. Lezi zinto ezintsha zisiza ukunqoba izinkinga ezifana nokulahleka kwamaminerali aphakathi kanye nokuhlanganiswa kwezinga eliphansi, okujwayelekile ezindaweni zokucubungula ezijwayelekile. Ubuchwepheshe be-Alicoco buqinisekisa ukuthi izinhlayiya ezinhle, ezivame ukunganakwa kwezinye izindlela, zitholwa ngempumelelo, zikhuphula ukusebenza kahle kokucubungula.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited inikeza uhla oluphelele lwezihlanganisi eziyimfihlo eziklanyelwe ukucubungula izimbiwa zensimbi nezazingesona ezensimbi. Izixazululo zabo zigxile ekwandiseni amazinga okubuyisa ngenkathi kuncishiswa umthelela emvelweni. Izici eziyinhloko zihlanganisa ukumelana nokuguga okuphezulu, ukufakwa okulula, nokwenza kube lula ukufakwa emgqeni wokucubungula okhona. I-Alicoco iphinde inikeze izixazululo ezenziwe ngokwezifiso ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo ezithile zephrojekthi, iqinisekisa ukusebenza kahle.

Ngokuhlanganisa imishini yokucubungula i-gravity ye-Alicoco, imisebenzi yokumba ingazuza ekuchazeni okuthuthukisiwe kokuhlukanisa, izindleko zokusebenza eziphansi, nemikhuba enobungani nemvelo. Izimbobo eziyindilinga ze-Alicoco ziklanyelwe ukuqina nokugcinwa okuncane, okuvumela ukusebenza okuqhubekayo nokuthembekile. Ubuchwepheshe benkampani budlulela ngalé kokukhiqizwa kwemishini; futhi banikeza ukwesekwa kwezobuchwepheshe kanye nezinsizakalo zokuthuthukisa inqubo kumakhasimende emhlabeni wonke.

Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe ngemikhiqizo ye-Alicoco entsha, sicela uvakashele i-Imikhiqizo ikhasi. Abantu abathintekayo bangaphinda bahlole imiphumela enemininingwane yephrojekthi yokumba ku-Izibonelo ikhasi, libonisa ukusebenza kahle kobuchwepheshe bokucubungula ubunzima be-Alicoco ezicelo zangempela.

Izixazululo zokucubungula amagugu ze-Alicoco ngamandla omzimba ziye zasetshenziswa ngempumelelo emaphrojekthini amaningi ezimayini emhlabeni wonke, zibonisa amandla azo okubhekana nezinselelo eziyinkimbinkimbi zokuhlukanisa amaminerali. Isibonelo esisodwa esibalulekile sibandakanya ukutholwa kwegolide emagugwini amahle, lapho izihlukanisi eziyispirali ze-Alicoco zafinyelela amazinga aphezulu okutholwa ngokuphazamiseka okuncane kwemvelo. Impumelelo efanayo ibikwe emaphrojekthini ezimayini ze-hematite ne-cobalt, lapho ubuchwepheshe buvumele ukuhlukaniswa okuphumelelayo kwamaminerali anenani ukusuka emagugwini amahle.

Lezi zifundo zibeka obala ukuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco ekuhlinzekeni izinzuzo kwezomnotho nezokusingabantu kumakhasimende ayo. Ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bayo obunelungelo lobunikazi, abasebenzisi baye babona ukuthuthuka kwekhwalithi yamaminerali, ukuncipha kwevolumu yamatshe, kanye nokuncipha kokusetshenziswa kwamandla. Imiphumela enjalo iyakhuphuka imikhuba yokumba esimisweni esizinzile kanye nokuthuthuka kokwenza inzuzo.

Ngeminye imizekelo kanye nolwazi olujulile ngemiphumela yephrojekthi, abafundi bangavakashela ikhasi le-Izingqinamba elinikeza imininingwane ephelele ngephothifoliyo yephrojekthi ye-Alicoco.

Ikakhwezi lokucubungula amandla omfutho (gravity processing) likuphumelele njalo ukuthuthukisa okuhambisana nokuvikela imvelo nokusebenza kahle. Izindlela ezintsha zihlanganisa ukusebenzisa izinto ezizenzakalelayo (automation) nokuqapha izinto ngesikhathi sangempela ukuze kuthuthukiswe izinqubo zokuhlukanisa nokunciphisa umthelela omubi emvelweni. I-Alicoco ibandakanyeke kakhulu ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukiseni ukuze kuthuthukiswe izinto zayo zokuhlanganisa (spiral concentrators) ngobuchwepheshe obuhlakaniphile nezinto ezithuthukisiwe ukuze zihlale isikhathi eside futhi zisebenze kangcono.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, imboni iyaguqukela ekucubunguleni izimbiwa eziba nzima kakhulu futhi ezingekho ezingeni eliphezulu, okudinga imishini yokuhlukanisa amandla omfutho (gravity separation) eyenziwe kahle kakhulu. Ukugxila kwe-Alicoco ekutholeni amaminerali amancane kubeka kahle ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo eziguqukayo zomkhakha wokucubungula izimbiwa. Ukuzibophezela kwabo ezixazululweni ezinganqamuli imvelo kuhambisana nemizamo yomhlaba wonke yokunciphisa umthelela omubi wokumba emvelweni ngenkathi kukhuliswa ukusetshenziswa kwezinsiza.

Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ibonisa ukuhlanganiswa kokwakha okusha nokuziphatha kwemvelo ekucubunguleni kwegravity. Iziphuzo zabo ezibhalwe phansi zokuhlunga ezihambayo zinikeza izixazululo ezisebenzayo, ezihambisana nemvelo ezibhekana nezinselelo zokuhlukaniswa kwemaminerali amancane. Ngokubeka phambili ukuhlala kuhle nokuthuthuka kwezobuchwepheshe, i-Alicoco isiza izinqubo zokucubungula imayini ukufinyelela impumelelo yezezimali ngenkathi ivikela imvelo.

Amabhizinisi afuna ukuthuthukisa izinqubo zabo zokubuyisa imayini ngezobuchwepheshe obuhlaza angazuza kakhulu kulwazi nemikhiqizo ye-Alicoco. Ukuze ufunde kabanzi ngalezi zinsizakalo zabo noma ukuqala ubambiswano, amaklayenti angaba khona akhuthazwa ukuthi avakashele i-Alicoco’s Ikhayaikhasi noma thintana nge-Xhumana-1ikhasi ukuze uthole imibuzo enemininingwane.