Ukucubungula amandla okukhanya kuhlala kuyindlela ebalulekile ekwahlukaniseni imayini, kusebenzisa umehluko phakathi kwezinga lokuphakama kwemayini ukuze kufezwe ukuhlukaniswa okuphumelelayo. Le ndlela ibalulekile kakhulu ngenxa yokusebenza kwayo, izindleko eziphusile, kanye nomthelela ophansi emvelweni uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela zokucubungula imayini. Ikakhulukazi ekwelashweni kwemayini enezinhlayiya ezincane, ukucubungula amandla okukhanya kunikeza isixazululo esisebenzayo esihlanganisa ukusebenza kahle nezinhlelo zokugcina imvelo. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ikwi phambili kule ndawo, inikeza ubuchwepheshe be-spiral chute obunamalungelo obunikazi okwandisa amazinga okuphuma kwemayini ngenkathi ilandela izimiso zokugcina imvelo. Ukuqonda izisekelo zokucubungula amandla okukhanya kubalulekile ezimbonini ezihlose ukuthuthukisa ukukhipha imayini nokunciphisa imithelela emvelweni.

Le ndlela isebenzisa amandla okudonsa phansi ukuhlukanisa ama-particulate ngokususelwa ekwehlukaniseni kwedensity ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izinto zokwakha ezikhemikhali, ezivame ukuveza ubungozi bemvelo. Ukuhlanzeka kwemishini yokucubungula amandla okudonsa phansi kanye nokuhambisana kwayo nezinhlobo ezahlukene zezimayini kwenza kube ukukhetha okuthandwayo ezikhungweni zokucubungula izimayini emhlabeni jikelele. Izikhonkwane ze-Alicoco, ngokwesibonelo, zinikeza izixazululo ezenziwe ngokwezifiso ezihambisana nezici ezihlukile zezimayini zensimbi nezingenasimbi, kuqinisekisa ukusebenza kahle okuphezulu kokubuyiselwa. Ukubaluleka kokucubungula amandla okudonsa phansi kugcizelelwa kakhulu ngendima yakhona ezindleleni zokumba ezisimeme ezihlose ukugcina izinsiza zemvelo nokunciphisa udoti.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukucubungula amandla aphakeme kuhlanganyela nezinye izindlela zokuthuthukisa ngokusebenza njengendlela yokuhlunga ngaphambi kokucubungula noma njengendawo yokugcina yokuhlanza. Le nhlanganisela isiza ekwandiseni ukukhipha izinsimbi ezibalulekile, ikakhulukazi ezivela kumaminerali ayinkimbinkimbi. Ukuzinikela kwe-Alicoco ekwakheni nasekuthuthukiseni kuvumele ukuthuthukiswa kweziteshi eziphakeme ezigudlwayo ezigcina ukusebenza okujwayelekile ngisho nasekucubunguleni ama-particles amaminerali anobukhulu obuncane, okwenza kube nezinkinga zokuhlukanisa. Njengoba imboni ithuthuka, ukuthatha ubuchwepheshe bokucubungula amandla aphakeme kuba yisinqumo esibalulekile sokuhamba phambili ekukhipheni amaminerali ngendlela eluhlaza futhi enesibopho.

Ngokunciphisa ukuthembela ekukhanyeni kwemichiza kanye nezinye izindlela ezidinga izithako eziningi, ukucubungula ngokwejwayelekile kuhambisana nemithetho yemvelo kanye nezinhloso zokugcina. Indlela yokusebenza ye-Alicoco Mineral Technology enobungane bemvelo inikeza indlela yokuthi imisebenzi yokumba ifinyelele lezi zinhloso, iqinisekisa ukuthi imisebenzi yokucubungula imayelana nezinsiza ayithinti ubuqotho bezinhlelo zokuphila. Ngokuqhubeka nokwakha izinto ezintsha nokulandela izindinganiso zemvelo, ukucubungula ngokwejwayelekile kuhlala kuyinketho efanelekile nephumelelayo kumafemu afuna ukuthuthukisa kokubili imiphumela yokusebenza kanye nemiphumela yemvelo.

Ezebhizinisi ezithanda ukuhlola lezi zixazululo ezithuthukisiwe zokuhlukanisa amagravity, uhla olubanzi lwemikhiqizo ye-Alicoco kanye nobuchwepheshe bayo banikeza izinsiza ezibalulekile nokwesekwa. Ulwazi olwengeziwe ngobuchwepheshe bayo kanye nemizamo yayo yezemvelo lungatholakala ku-Ikhaya ikhasi.

Ukuhlukaniswa kwezinsimbi ezincane kubeka izinselelo ezinkulu kwezobuchwepheshe ngenxa yobukhulu bazo obuncane kanye nezinguquko zesisindo eziseduze phakathi kwezinsimbi ezibalulekile ne-gangue. Izindlela zokucubungula ezivamile zesisindo zihlala zihluleka ukuvuselela kahle izinsimbi ezincane, okuholela ezingeni eliphansi lokuvuselela kanye nokwanda kwe-tailings. Le nselelo iyanda ngenxa yokuba khona kwematrix yezinsimbi eziyinkimbinkimbi kanye nesidingo sokugcina izimo zokucubungula ezihlala zihlala zihlala.

Amaminerali amahle ngokuvamile abonisa ukuthambekela okubuthakathaka kokuhlala ezintweni ezisebenzisa amandla omfutho, okungaholela ekwehliseni ukusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa. Ubunzima ekufezeni ukuhlukaniswa okwanele buqiniswa yithuba lokuhlanganiswa kwezinhlayiya kanye nokuba khona kwezinto ezincane ezingalimazi izinqubo zokugxilisa amandla omfutho. Le nkinga igcizelela isidingo sobuchwepheshe obukhethekile kanye nokuphuculwa kwezinqubo zokuphatha izinhlayiya ezincane ngaphandle kokudicilela phansi ukuphepha kwemvelo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindlela eziningi ezijwayelekile zokucubungula amaminerali ezihlanganisa izinhlayiya ezincane zisebenzisa kakhulu izinto zamakhemikhali, ezingadala izingozi zemvelo nezempilo. Ngakho-ke, ukuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe bokugxilisa amandla omfutho obunganakile obungakwazi ukuphatha lezi zingxenye ezincane kubalulekile. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ibhekana nalezi zinselelo ngokuhlinzeka ngama-concentrator ayindilinga enobuchwepheshe obusha enzelwe ukwandisa ukubuyiselwa kwamaminerali amahle kakhulu ngenkathi kuncishiswa umthelela kwimvelo.

Lezi zibuchwepheshe zihlanganisa imiklamo ethuthukisiwe kanye nezilawuli zenqubo ezithuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa ngokuthuthukisa ukuhlelwa kwezinhlayiya nokunciphisa ukushintshashintsha. Indlela ye-Alicoco iphinde ihlanganise ukwenza kahle izigaba zokulungiselela nokuhlukanisa ukuze kuthuthukiswe imiphumela yokuhlukanisa ngamandla adonsayo. Ngokugxila eziyinkimbinkimbi zokuhlukanisa amaminerali amahle, i-Alicoco isekela umkhakha wezimayini ekuguqukeleni kumisebenzi yokucubungula amaminerali esebenza kahle futhi esebenza kahle.

Ukuze uthole izifundo ezinemininingwane kanye nokuhlaziywa kokusebenza okuhlobene nokucubungula amaminerali amahle, abasebenzisi bangabheka amaphrojekthi abhalwe yi-Alicoco atholakala ku-Amacala ikhasi.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited yamukela indlela enobungani nemvelo ehlanganisa izindlela ezithuthukisiwe zokucubungula amagravity nezinqubomgomo zokuzinza. Le nkampani ibeka phambili ukuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe obunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla, buphelise isidingo samakhemikhali ayingozi, futhi banciphise ukukhiqizwa kukadoti emisebenzini yokucubungula amaminerali. Le ndlela ihambisana nemizamo yomhlaba wonke yokukhuthaza ukuphathwa kwemvelo emkhakheni wezimayini.

Ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-spiral chute obunamalungelo obunikazi, i-Alicoco inikeza izixazululo ezivumela ukuvuselelwa okuphumelelayo kwemaminerali, kuhlanganise nalawo anobukhulu bezinhlayiya ezincane, ngaphandle kokuthinta kabi imvelo. Lezi zikhonkwane ze-spiral zenzelwe ukusebenza ngokusebenzisa amanzi kancane namandla, ngaleyo ndlela kunciphisa umthelela jikelele wemvelo wokuthuthukiswa kwemaminerali. Ukuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco ekuqinisekiseni ikhwalithi kuqinisekisa ukuthi imishini yabo ihlangabezana nezindinganiso eziqinile zemvelo nezokusebenza.

Ngaphandle kokuklama imishini enobungani nemvelo, i-Alicoco ihlinzeka ngosizo lobuchwepheshe kanye nemiklamo yenqubo eyenziwe ngendlela efanele esiza amaklayenti ukuthi asebenzise kahle izinsiza futhi anciphise ukuchitha ekusebenzeni. Isu le-holistic lenkampani lihlanganisa ukusha kwemishini, ukuthuthukiswa kwenqubo, kanye nenkonzo yangemuva kokuthengisa, kukhuthaza ukuzinza kwesikhathi eside ekucubunguleni amaminerali.

Ngokucwaninga nentuthuko eqhubekayo, i-Alicoco ithuthukisa izinzuzo zemvelo zezixazululo zayo zokucubungula amagravity, okufaka isandla ekwenzeni imikhuba yokumba ibe nezingozi futhi ihambisane nemithetho yezemvelo eqinile ngokwengeziwe. Amabhizinisi afuna ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuluhlaza bokucubungula amaminerali angathemba ubuchwepheshe be-Alicoco kanye nomlando wayo oqinisekisiwe.

Ukufunda kabanzi mayelana nezinzwa zemvelo ze-Alicoco kanye nokusha kwemikhiqizo, sicela uvakashele i-Izindaba ikhasi.

Itekhnoloji eyinhloko ezixazululweni zokucubungula ubunzima be-Alicoco yi-spiral chute epatentiwe, eyenzelwe ukuhlukanisa imayini ngokusekelwe ekwehlukaniseni ubunzima kahle. Lezi zikhala ezijikelezayo zakha ifilimu elihambayo le-slurry lapho amandla obunzima esebenza khona kumaphakethe, kuvumela imayini ezinzima ukuba igxile endleleni yangaphakathi ye-spiral kanti imayini elula iyasuswa. Le mklamo ikakhulukazi iyasebenza kumayini anokwakheka okuncane okunzima ukuhlukanisa ngezindlela zendabuko.

Ezinye izindlela ezihambisana nokucubungula ubunzima be-Alicoco zifaka imishini yokuhlukanisa ethuthukisiwe kanye nezinhlelo zokulungiselela imayini ezithuthukisa ikhwalithi yokudla nezimo zokuhlukanisa. Ukuhlanganisa lezi zindlela kuthuthukisa ukusabalala kosayizi bamaphakethe futhi kuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokubuyiselwa. Izikhala ze-spiral ze-Alicoco zifaka futhi ukulawula ukuhamba okungashintshwa kanye nemiklamo emamojuli ukuze ihambisane nezidingo ezihlukahlukene zokucubungula imayini.

Ukusungulwa kwezinto ezifana nezigubhu eziyizigaba eziningi, imiklamo ethuthukisiwe yama-riffle, kanye nezinto zokwakha ezithuthukisiwe kunomthelela ekuqinisweni nasekuphumeleleni kwemishini ye-Alicoco. Lezi zithuthukisi zivumela imisebenzi ukuthi igcine amazinga aphezulu okuphumelelayo ngokugcinwa okuncane nezidingo zamandla. I-Alicoco ihlala itshala imali ocwaningweni ukuze ithuthukise lezi zibuchwepheshe, iqinisekise ukuthi izixazululo zayo zokucubungula amandla ahlala ezingeni eliphezulu futhi zisimeme.

Ngokuhlanganisa lezi zibuchwepheshe ezithuthukisiwe, i-Alicoco isekela isidingo sezimboni zamaminerali sezindlela zokucubungula ezinganaki umonakalo emvelweni futhi ezingabizi kakhulu. Imikhiqizo yabo isiza ukutholwa kwezinhlobonhlobo eziningi zamaminerali, okuhlanganisa igolide, i-hematite, i-cobalt, nezinye izimbiwa ezinhle, kusiza amaklayenti ukuthi athole imiphumela engcono kakhulu yokuthuthukisa.

Imininingwane yomkhiqizo kanye nemininingwane yokuthola ingahlolwa ku-Alicoco's Imikhiqizo ikhasi.

Ububanzi be-Alicoco bokucubungula amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla adonsela phansi buye basebenza kahle emaphrojekthini ahlukahlukene okucubungula amaminerali emhlabeni wonke. Lezi zibonelo zibonisa ukusebenza kahle kwezinto zabo ezonga imvelo ezisebenzisa izinto ezijikajikayo ekutholeni amaminerali amancane ngenkathi kugcinwa nemithetho yezemvelo. Ngokwesibonelo, emisebenzini yokumba igolide, imishini ye-Alicoco iye yafinyelela amazinga aphezulu okuthola amaminerali, noma ngisho nasezinhlanganisweni eziyinkimbinkimbi zezimbiwa ezihlanganisa izinhlayiya ezincane.

Ngokufanayo, amaphrojekthi okumba i-hematite ne-cobalt asebenzise izixazululo ze-Alicoco ezisebenzisa izitebhisi ezijikajikayo, ezithuthukisa ukuhlukaniswa kwamaminerali ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amakhemikhali. Lawa maphrojekthi abika ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi okuncishisiwe, ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okuphansi, kanye nemiphumela encane yemfucumfucu, okuhambisana nemikhuba yokumba esimeme. Ubufakazi bamakhasimende kanye nemiphumela eningiliziwe yamaphrojekthi kuveza izinzuzo zokusebenza nezemvelo zezinhlelo zokucubungula amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla adonsela phansi ze-Alicoco.

Lezi zicelo eziphumelelayo zikhombisa ukuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco ekuhlinzekeni ngezixazululo ezenziwe ngokwezifiso neziphephile emvelweni ezixazulula izinselele ezihlukile zokuhlukanisa amaminerali amahle. Ithimba lobuchwepheshe lenkampani lisebenza eduze namakhasimende ukuklama izinqubo ezikhulisa ukubuyiswa kwamaminerali ngenkathi kuqinisekiswa ukuthobela imithetho nokunciphisa ubungozi bokusebenza.

Ngemininingwane eyengeziwe namathuba okuxhumana, abantu abathintekayo bayakhuthazwa ukuthi bavakashele i-Alicoco's Contact-1 ikhasi.

Lezi zifundo zendaba azigcini ngokugqamisa impumelelo yezobuchwepheshe kodwa futhi ziqinisa indima ye-Alicoco njengomholi ekwenzeni izinto ezintsha zokucubungula amaminerali eziphephile emvelweni.

Ukwamukela izixazululo zokucubungula ezisebenzisa amandla omfutho womhlaba ezihambisana nemvelo kunikeza izinzuzo eziningi ngaphezu kokuhambisana nemithetho yezemvelo. Kukhuthaza ukuzinza kokusebenza ngokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi namandla, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali, nokunciphisa inani lodoti elikhiqizwa ngesikhathi sokucubungula amaminerali. Izixazululo ze-Alicoco zibonisa lezi zinzuzo ngokusebenzisa izinto zazo ezithinta kancane ezihambisa ukutholwa okuphezulu kwamaminerali amahle.

Izinkampani ezisebenzisa ukucubungula okusebenzisa amandla omzimba (gravity processing) ngokwemvelo zibona ukuthuthukiswa kwamaphrofayili omsebenzi wokuzibophezela kwezenhlalo, okungathuthukisa ubudlelwano nomphakathi nokwethenjwa kwabathintekayo. Isithunzi esihle singaholela ekutholeni imvume yamaphrojekthi kalula kanye nokufinyelela ezinkethweni zokuxhaswa ngezimali eziluhlaza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindlela zokucubungula eziluhlaza ngokuvamile zibangela izindleko zokusebenza ezincane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngenxa yokuncipha kokusetshenziswa kwezinsiza kanye nezindleko zokuphatha udoti.

Izinzuzo zemvelo zihlanganisa nokongiwa kwezindawo zemvelo kanye nokuncishiswa kwezingozi zokungcola, okufaka isandla ekugcinweni kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nezingqikithi zemvelo eziphilile. Ukuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco ekukhiqizeni imishini yokucubungula amaminerali esimeme kusekela lezi zinhloso zemvelo ngenkathi kugcinwa ukusebenza kahle kwezomnotho kwemisebenzi yokumba.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ubuchwepheshe obuhambisana nemvelo buvumela izinkampani ukuthi ziqinisekise ukusebenza kwazo ngokumelene nezindinganiso zemvelo eziqinile nezimfuneko zokuhlala ezivela. Izixazululo zokucubungula eziphumelelayo ze-Alicoco zifaka izinkampani ukuze zihlangabezane nalezi zidingo ezishintshashintshayo ngokuqhubekayo.

Kwabezindaba abathanda ukuhlanganisa izixazululo zokucubungula ezihlala, kubalulekile ukuhlola uhla oluphelele lwezokunikezwa kwe-Alicoco, ngemininingwane eyengeziwe etholakala nge-Ikhasi Elisha.

Ikusasa lokucutshungulwa kwemaminerali likhona ekwamukeleni ubuchwepheshe obuqhubekayo, obuvumelana nemvelo obubhekana nezinselelo zokuhlukanisa imaminerali emincane ngenkathi kuncishiswa umthelela wemvelo. Ukucutshungulwa kwe-gravity, ikakhulukazi ngama-solutions athuthukile afana nezikhwama ze-spiral ezibhaliswe ngu-Alicoco, kunikeza indlela phambili ezinqubweni zokumba ezifuna ukuthuthukisa ukuphuma kwemaminerali ngendlela efanele.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ibonisa ubuchwepheshe obusha nokusimama kule ndawo, ihlanganisa imishini yokucutshungulwa kwe-gravity esebenza kahle kakhulu nokuzibophezela ekuphathweni kwemvelo. Ubuchwepheshe bawo buvumela ukuhlukaniswa kahle kwezinto ezincane ngaphandle kwezithasiselo zamakhemikhali, kunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla namanzi futhi kusekela izinqubo zokumba eziluhlaza.

Njengoba imithetho yemvelo iqinisa futhi isidingo sokukhipha izinsiza ezisimeme sikhula, ukucubungula ngokwejwayelekile kuzodlala indima ebalulekile ekuthuthukiseni imayini. Ukugxila okuqhubekayo kwe-Alicoco ocwaningweni, ekuthuthukiseni imikhiqizo, nasekusekeleni amakhasimende kuqinisekisa ukuthi izinkampani zemayini zingafinyelela kokubili izinhloso zezimali nezemvelo.

Amabhizinisi anentshisekelo ekuthuthukiseni amakhono awo okucubungula izimayini ngenkathi ahlangabezana nezinhloso zokusimama akhuthazwa ukuba ahlole izixazululo ezintsha ze-Alicoco kanye nolwazi olunzulu. Ukuzinikela kwabo ekucubunguleni ngokwejwayelekile okungokwemvelo kubenza babe ngumngane othembekile ekushintsheni ukuya ekuphathweni kwezinsiza zemayini ezisimeme.

Thola okuningi ngemicabango ye-Alicoco kanye nezibopho zayo zemvelo ngokuvakashela ku-Ikhaya ikhasi namuhla.