Ukucubungula ngamandla omkhathi kuyindlela eseyisikhathi eside ekucubunguleni izimbiwa, esebenzisa umehluko ku-specific gravity ukuhlukanisa izimbiwa eziyigugu kusuka ku-gangue. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, umgomo usuguqukele ekwenzeni le nqubo ibe nomusa kwimvelo ukuze ihambisane nezinjongo zokuzinza zomhlaba wonke. Ukucubungula ngamandla omkhathi okuhambisana nemvelo kugxile ekwehliseni umthelela omubi emvelweni ngenkathi kugcinwa noma kuthuthukiswa ukutholwa kwezimbiwa. Le ndlela ibaluleke kakhulu ezimbiweni ezinhle, ezibeka izinselelo ezihlukile ekuhlukaniseni ngenxa yobukhulu bazo obuncane kanye nokwakheka kwazo okuyinkimbinkimbi.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited, umdali owaziwayo kwezobuchwepheshe bokucubungula amaminerali, ibilokhu ihamba phambili ekuthuthukiseni izixazululo ezisimeme zokuhlukanisa amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba (gravity separation). Imiklamo yayo ye-spiral chute enelungelo lobunikazi kanye nobuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe bokuhlukanisa amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba zibonisa ukuthi ubuchwepheshe bungashukumisa kanjani ukucubungula amaminerali okuhlaza okukhethekile. Njengoba izimboni zifuna kakhulu ukunciphisa umthelela wazo emvelweni, ukucubungula amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba okuhambisana nemvelo kugqama njengesixazululo esithembisayo sokuhlangabezana nalezi zidingo.

Ukuhlanganiswa kwezindlela ezisimeme ekucubunguleni amaminerali akusizi imvelo kuphela kodwa futhi kuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwezinto kanye nokwenza inzuzo. Lesi sihloko sihluza ukubaluleka kokucubungula amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba okusimeme, izinselelo ezihlobene namaminerali amahle, izixazululo ze-Alicoco ezithuthukisiwe, kanye nezinzuzo ezibanzi zemvelo zalokhu kuthuthukiswa.

Ukucubungula amaminerali ngokwesintu kuye kwahambisana nezinselelo ezinkulu zemvelo, okubandakanya ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi amaningi, ukusetshenziswa kwamandla, ukulahlwa kwezinsalela, kanye nokungcola kwamakhemikhali. Njengoba isidingo samaminerali sikhula, kunjalo nesidingo sokwamukela izindlela ezisimeme ezinciphisa umthelela wezemvelo ngaphandle kokunciphisa amazinga okutholwa. Ukucubungula amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho (gravity processing) okusimeme kubhekana nalezi zinkinga ngokwenza ngcono ukusetshenziswa kwezinsiza nokunciphisa udoti.

Indlela enobungani nemvelo ekucubunguleni amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho ihlanganisa ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali, nokwenza ngcono ukusebenza kahle kwamandla. Izindlela zokuhlukanisa amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho ngokwemvelo zisekela ukusimama ngoba zincike ezakhiweni ezibonakalayo kunamarejenti amakhemikhali. Lokhu kunciphisa ubungozi bokungcola nokonakala kwemvelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindlela ezisimeme zifaka isandla ekuthobeleni imithetho nokuthuthukisa ubudlelwano nomphakathi ezindaweni zokumba.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited igcizelela ukulawulwa kwekhwalithi kanye nomklamo obheka imvelo emikhiqizweni yayo, iqinisekisa ukuthi ukusimama kuhlanganiswa kuyo yonke iminyango yokucubungula amaminerali. Ukuzibophezela kwabo emagunyeni emvelo kuhambisana namathrendi akhulayo embonini aya emikhubeni eluhlaza.

Amaminerali anezinhlayiya ezincane, ngokuvamile lawo anobukhulu bezinhlayiya obungaphansi kuka-0.5 mm, abonisa ubunzima obukhulu ekucubunguleni. Ubukhulu bawo obuncane bukhulisa indawo engaphezulu futhi ngokuvamile kubangela ukuthi izinhlayiya zamaminerali zihambisane kakhulu nezinto ezingadingekile (gangue), okwenza ukuhlukaniswa kube nzima kakhulu. Imishini yakudala yokucubungula ngamandla omfutho (gravity processing) ingase ibe nobunzima ngezinhlayiya ezincane ngenxa yamandla okuhlala aphansi nokwanda kokubanjwa.

Lezi zinselelo zidinga ubuchwepheshe obusha obungakwazi ukuhlukanisa kahle amaminerali anezinhlayiya ezincane ngenkathi kugcinwa amazinga aphezulu okutholwa kanye nezindleko eziphansi zokusebenza. Inqubo yokuhlukanisa amaminerali amancane ngokuvamile iba nzima ngenxa yesidingo sokulawula okunembayo ukuhamba kwezinto kanye nokuziphatha kwezinhlayiya emishini yokuhlanganisa ngamandla omfutho.

I-Alicoco's patented spiral concentrators kanye nezixazululo zokucubungula umswakama ezikhethekile zibhekana nalezi zinkinga ngokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokuhlukaniswa kwemaminerali amancane. Imikhiqizo yabo iklanyelwe ngokukhethekile ukuze ithuthukise ukuvuselelwa kwamaphuzu amancane, yehlise ukulahleka kwemaminerali, futhi ithuthukise umnotho jikelele wezindawo zokucubungula imaminerali.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ithuthukise imishini yokucubungula umswakama ethuthukisiwe eyenzelwe imaminerali amancane. Ama-spiral chutes wabo asebenzisa imiklamo epatentwe ethuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokuhlukaniswa ngokusebenzisa i-fluid dynamics ethuthukisiwe kanye nokuhlukaniswa kwamaphuzu. Lezi zinkanyezi ziqinisekisa amazinga aphezulu okuvuselelwa, ngisho nasezindaweni ezinzima zamaphuzu amancane.

Ibhizinisi linikeza uhla lwemikhiqizo yokuhlukaniswa kwe-gravity ethokozisa kokubili imayini zensimbi nezingenasimbi. Ngokuhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe bawo obubhaliswe phansi bokuphonsa okuphakeme nezindlela zokucubungula ezenziwe ngokwezifiso, i-Alicoco inikeza amakhasimende izixazululo ezihambisana nezomnotho nezemvelo.

Indlela ye-Alicoco ihlanganisa izimiso ezilungile zemvelo ngokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi namandla nokunciphisa ivolumu ye-tailings. Lokhu kuhambisana nezidingo zezimboni zokusebenza kwemayini ezizinzile. Ukuzibophezela kwabo ekwakhiweni kwezinto ezintsha nasekuthuthukiseni ikhwalithi kubhalwe kahle ku-Ikhaya ikhasi, elikhombisa ubuchwepheshe babo obubhaliswe phansi nezixazululo ezibhekiswe kumakhasimende.

Ukucubungula ngamandla omhlaba kunikeza izinzuzo eziningi zemvelo uma kuqhathaniswa nezindlela ezisebenzisa amakhemikhali kakhulu. Okokuqala, kunciphisa isidingo sezinto ezilimazayo, kunciphisa ingozi yokungcola komhlabathi namanzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, imishini yokuhlukanisa ngamandla omhlaba ngokuvamile idla amandla amancane, okufaka isandla ekunciphisweni kokukhishwa kwegesi elibangela umphumela we-greenhouse.

Ukuqina kwevolumu ye-tailings kanye nokuthuthukiswa kokutholwa kwamaminerali okuhlanganiswe nokucubungula kwe-gravity nakho kunciphisa umthelela wezimbiwa ezindaweni zemisebenzi yokumba. Ngokucubungula kwe-gravity okuhambisana nemvelo, abasebenzisi bangafinyelela izinqubo zokuhlukanisa ezihlanzekile ezisiza ukuphathwa kwe-tailings kanye nokubuyiselwa kwemvelo kalula.

Izixazululo zenkampani ye-Alicoco yokukhokha nge-gravity azigcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle, kodwa futhi zisiza amaklayenti ukuthi ahlangabezane nemithetho yezemvelo eqinile ngokwengeziwe. Ubuchwepheshe babo obuqinisekisa imvelo busekela umjikelezo wokucubungula amaminerali oqhubekayo, kusukela ekukhishweni kuya emkhiqizweni wokugcina.

Izifundo eziningi zibonisa impumelelo ye-Alicoco ekusebenziseni izixazululo zokucubungula imigodi ezihambisana nemvelo kumadiphozithi amaminerali ayinselele. Amaphrojekthi abandakanya ukutholwa kwegolide, i-hematite, ne-cobalt abonise ukuthuthuka okumangalisayo ekukhiqizweni kwamaminerali nasekusebenzeni kwemvelo. Lezi zindaba zempumelelo zigcizelela ukuthi izishutheki zika-Alicoco ezine-patent zithola ukuhlukaniswa okungcono kanti kunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla namanzi.

Ngemininingwane eyengeziwe yamaphrojekthi abo nemiphumela, abafundi abanentshisekelo bangahlola ikhasi le-Amacala , elinikeza imininingwane ephelele mayelana nokusebenza kwezimayini okuthuthukiswe ubuchwepheshe buka-Alicoco. Lawa maphrojekthi agcizelela izinzuzo ezisebenzayo zokuhlanganisa ukucubungula okuzinzile kwemigodi ezitshalweni zokucubungula amaminerali zesimanje.

Ukucubungula okusekelwe emandleni omfutho womhlaba okuhambisana nemvelo kuyimpumelelo enkulu embonini yokucubungula amaminerali, ikakhulukazi emamineralini anzima anezinhlayiya ezincane. Ngokwamukela izindlela ezisimeme, izinkampani zinganciphisa umthelela emvelweni, zithuthukise ukuthobela imithetho, futhi zithuthukise ukusebenza kahle kwezisebenzi. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ibonisa le nqubekela phambili ngobuchwepheshe bayo obusha, obunelungelo lobunikazi bokuhlukanisa amaminerali ngokusekelwe emandleni omfutho womhlaba, obuklanywe nokusimama kuyisisekelo sawo.

Njengoba isidingo samaminerali siqhubeka nokwanda, ukwamukelwa kobuchwepheshe bokucubungula amaminerali obusekelwe emandleni omfutho womhlaba okuhambisana nemvelo kuzoba nendima ebalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukukhiqizwa kwezinsiza ngokuziphendula. Amabhizinisi afuna ukuthuthukisa ukutholwa kwamaminerali ngenkathi anciphisa izindawo ezithintekayo zemvelo, azothola imikhiqizo nezingcweti ze-Alicoco zibalulekile. Ukuze uthole imibuzo eyengeziwe noma imininingwane enemininingwane ngemikhiqizo, izivakashi ziyakhuthazwa ukuthi zibheke ku-Xhumana-1 ikhasi.