Ukucubungula amandla okudonsa kuqhubeka nokuba yindlela ebalulekile ekwenzeni ngcono imayini, ikakhulukazi uma kubhekwa ubunzima bokuhlukaniswa kwemayini enezinhlayiya ezincane. Njengoba ukuvikelwa kwemvelo kuba yinto ebalulekile, izinkampani ezifana ne-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ziqala izindlela ezithuthukisiwe, ezihambisana nemvelo zokucubungula amandla okudonsa. Le ndatshana ihlola ukubaluleka kokucubungula amandla okudonsa, izinselelo ezilethwa yimayini ezincane, nezixazululo ezintsha, ezihambisana nemvelo, ezisetshenziswa embonini.

Ukucubungula isisindo kuyindlela yokuhlukanisa imayini esebenzisa umehluko emandleni emayini ukuze kufezwe ukugxila kahle ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amakhemikhali. Le nqubo ibalulekile embonini yokumba kanye nezinsiza zemayini ngenxa yokulula kwayo, ukonga izindleko, kanye nezinzuzo zemvelo. Ikakhulukazi efaneleke kumaminerali amancane, ukucubungula isisindo kungahlukanisa ngokuqondile izingcezu zemayini ezibalulekile kusuka ku-gangue, kuthuthukisa izinga lokubuyiselwa ngenkathi kugcinwa izindleko zokusebenza ziphansi. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ikhethekile kubuchwepheshe be-spiral chute obunamalungelo obunikazi obukhombisa lezi zinzuzo, inikeza izixazululo ezisebenza kahle nezihlonipha imvelo ezinselelweni zokucubungula imayini.

Ukubaluleka kokucubungula ngamandla okudonsa kugcizelelwa ukwanda kwesidingo sezindlela zokumbiwa ezisimeme emhlabeni wonke. Njengoba izingcindezi zomthetho nemizamo yezibopho zezinkampani ziqina, ukwamukela izindlela zokucubungula ngamandla okudonsa ezinciphisa umthelela emvelweni kuyinto engenakugwenywa. Ubuchwepheshe abunciphisi ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi namandla kuphela kodwa futhi bukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali ayingozi, buvumelane nezinye izinhlelo eziluhlaza zomhlaba.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuguquguquka kokucubungula amandla omfutho (gravity processing) kuvumela ukuthi kuhlanganiswe nezinye izindlela zokuthuthukisa izimbiwa ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukukhiqizwa kwezimbiwa, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziyinkimbinkimbi. Izihlanganisi zomjikelezo (spiral concentrators) ze-Alicoco ziwubufakazi bokusha kule ndawo, zihlinzeka ngezixazululo ezenziwe ngendlela efanele ezinhlobonhlobo zezicelo zokucubungula izimbiwa. Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kobuchwepheshe nokusimama kubalulekile ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo zezimbiwa zesikhathi esizayo ngendlela efanele.

Ukuqonda izimiso eziyisisekelo nezinzuzo ezisebenzayo zokucubungula amandla omfutho kusibeka endaweni yokubhekana nenselele elandelayo: ukuhlukaniswa okuphumelelayo kwezimbiwa ezinhle kakhulu (fine-grained minerals), okunzima kakhulu ukuzicubungula ngezindlela ezijwayelekile.

Indima yokucubungula amandla omfutho ekuthuthukiseni izimbiwa zesimanje ibalulekile, hhayi kuphela ngokuphumelela kwezomnotho kodwa futhi njengengxenye yomzamo omkhulu wokunciphisa umthelela emvelweni kulo lonke uhambo lokumba izimbiwa.

Izimbiwa ezinhlaka ezinhle zethula izinselele ezihlukile zokuhlukanisa ngenxa yobukhulu bazo obuncane kanye nemihlaba yobuningi obuncane ngokuvamile ehlukile ezintweni ezihambisana nazo. Izindlela zokuhlukanisa i-gravity ezijwayelekile zingase zibhekane nezinga eliphansi lokubuyiswa kanye nokukhetha okuncishisiwe lapho kubhekwa izinhlaka ezincane kakhulu. Le nselele idinga ukuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe obungathuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa ngaphandle kokudela amazinga emvelo.

Inkinga ethile itholakala ekutholeni ukukhululwa okwanele kwemaminerali abalulekile ngezinga elincane. Ukugaya ngokweqile kungaholela ekuhlanganiseni kwezingcezu, okuthinta kabi ukusebenza kokuhlukaniswa kwegravity. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izingcezu ezincane ziba nendawo enkulu yokuphuma, okwandisa ukuhlanganiswa kwemaminerali futhi kuthuthukise izinqubo zokuhlukanisa. Imiklamo ye-spiral chute ye-Alicoco ibhekana nalezi zinkinga ngokwenza ngcono ukuhamba kwemifantu, ivumela ukuhlukaniswa kwezingcezu ezincane ngokusebenzisa ukuhleleka okwandisiwe kanye nezobuchwepheshe bezinhlayiya ezithuthukisiwe.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukucubungula amaminerali amahle ngokuvamile kudinga ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi okwandisiwe kanye nokufakwa kwamandla, okungaholela ezindlekweni eziphezulu zokusebenza kanye nezingqinamba zemvelo. Ukulinganisa lezi zici kudinga izixazululo ezikhuphula ukululama ngenkathi kunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezinsiza.

Ukwehlula lezi zinselelo, imboni ihlola izinto ezintsha, ukuthuthukiswa komklamo, nezindlela zokucubungula ezihlangene. Ubuchwepheshe obunjalo buhlose ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokucubungula kwamandla amaminerali amahle ngenkathi kuhambisana namazinga anobungani nemvelo.

Ukuqonda nokunciphisa izinselelo zokuhlukanisa amaminerali amahle kubalulekile ekugawuleni okusimeme kanye nasekuphumeleleni kokwamukelwa kwezixazululo zokucubungula amandla ezinobungani nemvelo.

Ukuvela kobuchwepheshe bokucubungula obulungele imvelo obusebenzisa amandla omfutho womhlaba kubonisa ukuthuthuka okubalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwezimbi. Lezi zixazululo zigxila ekunciphiseni imithelela emvelweni ngokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi, nokwenza ngcono ukusebenza kahle kwamandla. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ibihamba phambili, ithuthukisa izinto zokuhlanganisa ezine-patent ezibonisa lezi zimiso.

Lezi zikhomba-ndlela ezijikayo zisebenzisa ukuhlukanisa ngamandla omzimba ngaphandle kokudinga izinto ezengeziwe, ngaleyo ndlela ziqeda ingozi yokungcola kwamakhemikhali. Umklamo wazo ukhuthaza amazinga aphezulu okuthola izinto ngokusetshenziswa kwamanzi okuncane, okwenza zibe yizona ezifanele kakhulu ezindaweni ezithinta imvelo. Ngokwenza kahle ubujamo bezikhomba-ndlela kanye nezingxenye zazo ezingaphezulu, imikhiqizo ye-Alicoco ithuthukisa ukuhlukaniswa kwezinhlayiya nokusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa, ikakhulukazi ezimithaneni ezinhle.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukucubungula okuhambisana nemvelo ngamandla omzimba kuhlanganisa izinto ezintsha ezifana nezinhlelo zokujikeleza amanzi ezivalekile, kunciphisa isidingo samanzi ahlanzekile futhi kunciphise ukuphuma kwamanzi angcolile. Izinjini ezonga amandla kanye ne-automation kunciphisa nakakhulu ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni okuhambisana nezimboni zokucubungula.

Ngaphandle kobuchwepheshe, izindlela zokusebenza ezifana nokugcinwa njalo, ukuthuthukiswa kwezinqubo, nokuhlanganiswa namanye ubuchwepheshe obuluhlaza kuthuthukisa ukusimama okuphelele. Ukuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco ekulawuleni ikhwalithi nokusekelwa ngemuva kokuthengisa kuqinisekisa ukuthi izixazululo zabo ezihambisana nemvelo ziletha ukusebenza okuzinzile, okuthembekile.

Lezi zintuthuko azisizi nje kuphela ukugcina imvelo kodwa futhi zithuthukisa imiphumela yezenotho ngokwehlisa izindleko zokusebenza nokuthuthukisa ukutholwa kwamaminerali.

Ukusebenzisa izindlela zokucubungula ezihambisana nemvelo zokwehla komhlaba kunikeza izinzuzo eziningi emisebenzini yokumba, emphakathini, nasezinhlelweni zokuphila. Okokuqala, lezi zindlela zinciphisa ukukhishwa kokungcolisa, zivikela imithombo yamanzi kanye nekhwalithi yomhlabathi. Ngokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemichiza, lezi zinqubo zinciphisa nezingozi zempilo kubasebenzi kanye nezindawo eziseduze.

Ukusebenza kahle kwamandla kuyinzuzo ebalulekile. Ubuchwepheshe bokucubungula be-gravity obuhambisana nemvelo bidinga amandla amancane, okwenza kube nokuncipha kokukhishwa kwegesi eluhlaza kanye nezindleko zokusebenza. Izikhonkwane ze-Alicoco zenzelwe ukuhlinzeka ngempumelelo enkulu ngokusebenzisa ubunjiniyela obusha, okusiza izinkampani zokumba ukufinyelela imigomo yokuhlala ngaphandle kokwehlisa ukusebenza.

Ukonga amanzi kubaluleke kakhulu ezindaweni eziningi zezimayini ezibhekene nokushoda kwawo. Izindlela zokuhlukanisa ngamandla omfutho (gravity separation) ezisebenza ngamanzi amancane futhi ezihlanganisa izinhlelo zokugaywa kabusha zisiza ukonga lo mthombo obalulekile, ziqinisekisa ukusebenza okuzinzile esikhathini eside.

Ukucubungula okuhambisana nemvelo kuphinde kuthuthukise isithunzi senkampani kanye nokuthobela imithetho yezemvelo eqinisa njalo. Izinkampani ezikhombisa ukuzibophezela ekusimameni zingathola izimvume zomphakathi zokusebenza ngempumelelo kakhudlwana futhi zikhangwe izimali ezihambisana nezinkambiso zemvelo, zenhlalo, kanye nokuphathwa kahle (ESG).

Ekugcineni, ukuthola okwengeziwe ngezindlela ezithuthukisiwe ezihambisana nemvelo kusho ukusetshenziswa okungcono kwezinsiza kanye nembuyiselo yezezimali, kunciphisa isidingo sezimayini ezengeziwe futhi kunciphise ukuphazamiseka kwemvelo.

Izindaba eziningana ezibonisa impumelelo yokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe bokucubungula amandla omhlaba okuhambisana nemvelo ekutholeni amaminerali amahle. Ngokwesibonelo, umsebenzi wokumbiwa kwegolide uhlanganise izinto zokuhlanganisa ezine-patented ze-Alicoco, okwaholela ekuthuthukisweni okukhulu ezingeni lokuthola igolide ngenkathi kuncishiswa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi ngo-30%. Lokhu kwenziwa kwabonisa ukuthi izixazululo ezingahambisani nemvelo zingakwazi ukuhlangabezana nemigomo yokukhiqiza eqinile ngendlela esimeme.

Esinye isibonelo, ukucubungula i-hematite kuzuze ekwakhiweni okuthuthukisiwe kwezimbazo ezijikayo, okwaholela ekuthuthukisweni kokuhlukaniswa kwezinhlayiya ezinhle. Lo msebenzi ubike ukusetshenziswa kwamandla aphansi kanye nomthamo omncane wezinsalela, okunciphise umthelela emvelweni.

Imisebenzi yokumba i-cobalt nayo yasebenzisa ubuchwepheshe buka-Alicoco ukucubungula izimbiwa eziyinkimbinkimbi eziyinhlaka ezinhlaka ezinhle. Ukuhlukaniswa okuthuthukisiwe kwe-gravity akugcinanga ngokwandisa ukubuyiswa kwe-cobalt kodwa futhi kwanciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezinto zokwelapha, okuhambisana nezinjongo ezihambisana nemvelo.

Lezi zibonelo zigcizelela ukuthi ubuchwepheshe obuqondile bokucubungula i-gravity buvumela izinkampani ezimba ukuthi zibhekane nezinselele zokuthuthukisa izimbiwa ezinhle ngenkathi zihambisana nezibopho zokuzinza.

Imininingwane eyengeziwe ngemiphumela yephrojekthi nobuchwepheshe obuthile, abafundi abanentshisekelo bangavakashela i-Amacalaikhasi le-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited.

Ikusasa lokucubungula isisindo semaminerali amahle likhona ekwakheni okuqhubekayo kanye nokuhlanganiswa kokuhlala. Imithetho ephumayo ifaka phakathi ukusetshenziswa kwezobuchwepheshe bedijithali njenge-AI kanye nokufunda kwemishini ukuze kuthuthukiswe izimo zokucubungula futhi kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kokuhlukaniswa ngesikhathi sangempela. Lezi zintuthuko zingaholela ezinhlelweni zokucubungula isisindo ezizenzekelayo nezichanekile ezikwazi ukuphatha imayini eziyinkimbinkimbi.

Ukuthuthukiswa kwesayensi yezinto nakho kulindeleke ukuthi kuthuthukise ukuqina nokusebenza kwemishini yokuhlukanisa, kunciphisa izidingo zokugcinwa futhi kwandise impilo yesevisi. Izinto ezihlala zihlala nezakhiwo zizohambisana kakhulu nokucubungula isisindo nezimiso zokukhiqiza eziluhlaza.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindlela zokucubungula ezihlanganisiwe ezihlanganisa ukuhlukaniswa kwamandla omfutho womhlaba nokuhlanganiswa noma ukuhlukaniswa kukagesimende ziyaqala ukuthakaselwa, zinikeza izinzuzo ezihlangene ekutholeni izimbi ezinhle kanye nokuba nobuhlobo nemvelo.

Ubuhlakani bokonga amanzi namandla, okuhlanganisa nezinhlelo ezivalekile kanye nokuhlanganiswa kwamandla avuselelekayo, kuyoba nendima enkulu ekwehliseni umthelela wezimboni zokucubungula izimbiwa emvelweni.

Izinkampani ezifana ne-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited zihlala zinikele ekuholeni lezi zintuthuko, ziqinisekisa ukuthi izikhipha-zinto ezikhethekile ezine-patent zazo ziyaqhubeka nokuvela ukuze zihlangabezane nezinselele zesikhathi esizayo zokuzinza.

Ukucubungula ngamandla adonsela phansi kubonakala njengesixazululo esisebenzayo, esihambisana nemvelo sokuthuthukisa amaminerali amahle, okubhekana nezinselele zokusebenza nezemvelo ezikhona ekuhlukaniseni amaminerali. Ngobuchwepheshe obusha, njengezikhishwa-zinto ezikhethekile ezine-patent ye-Alicoco, izinkampani zezimayini zingafinyelela amazinga aphezulu okutholwa ngenkathi kuncishiswe umthelela wezemvelo.

Ukushintsha komkhakha ngasekuqhubekiseleni phambili ukucubungula okuzinzile kubonisa ukuzibophezela okubanzi ekuphathweni kwezinsiza okubhekene nemvelo kanye nokunakekelwa kwemvelo. Ngokwamukela lezi zindlela ezithuthukisiwe, amabhizinisi akugcini nje ngokuhambisana nokulindelekileyo kahulumeni kodwa futhi athuthukisa ukusebenza kwawo kahle kanye nesithunzi somphakathi.

Ukuze uqhubeke nokuhlola ubuchwepheshe bokucubungula be-gravity obuphambili futhi ufunde ukuthi i-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ingasiza kanjani emaphrojekthini okuthuthukiswa kwemaminerali ahambisana nemvelo, vakashela ku-Ikhaya ikhasi noma uxhumane nge- Xhumana-1 ikhasi.

Ukuwamukela ukucubungula okusebenzisa amandla omhlaba okuhambisana nemvelo kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile esibheke esikhathini esizayo sokumbiwa kwezimbiwa esimeme, siqinisekisa ukuthi izinsiza zamaminerali ezinhle zitholwa ngempumelelo nangokuziphendulela izizukulwane ezizayo.