Emkhakheni oshintshayo wokucubungula amaminerali, isidingo sezixazululo ezisimeme nezingenasici emvelweni sibe ngesokuqala. Izindlela zokucubungula amandla omzimba (gravity processing) sezaziwa isikhathi eside ngokusebenza kahle kwazo kanye nomthelela omncane kakhulu emvelweni, kodwa njengoba imisebenzi yokumba ibhekana nengcindezi eyandayo yokunciphisa umthelela wayo emvelweni, izindlela ezintsha ziyadingeka. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited isezingeni eliphezulu kuleli shintsho, inikeza ubuchwepheshe besimanje obuqondiswe ukubhekana nezinselelo zokuhlukanisa amaminerali amahle ngenkathi iphakamisa ukunakekelwa kwemvelo.

Ukucubungula amaminerali ngokwemvelo kubhekisa eqoqweni lezindlela nobuchwepheshe obuklanyelwe ukunciphisa imiphumela emibi yemvelo ehambisana nemisebenzi yokumba yendabuko. Le ndlela igcizelela ukunciphisa udoti, ukonga amanzi, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla, nokuvimbela ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali anobuthi. Izindlela zokumba ezisimeme azibalulekile kuphela ekuvikeleni imvelo kodwa nasekuqinisekiseni ukuthi imisebenzi yokumba ingahlala ndawonye nentuthuko yomphakathi kanye nokuthobela imithetho. Ukugxila ezindleleni ezinganaki umonakalo emvelweni kuhambisana nemizamo yomhlaba wonke yokulwa noshintsho lwesimo sezulu nokonga izinsiza zemvelo ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.

Ukucubungula ngokwejwayelekile, njengengxenye yokucubungula izinsimbi, kusebenzisa umehluko wokuphakama phakathi kwezinsimbi ezibalulekile ne-gangue ukuze kufezwe ukuhlukaniswa. Le ndlela ikakhulukazi iyinzuzo ngoba ivame ukuvimbela izithako zamakhemikhali, okuholela ekunciphiseni kokungcoliswa. Nokho, izinsimbi ezincane zenza izinselelo ezinkulu ezidinga izixazululo ezithuthukile ukuze kugcinwe kokubili ukusebenza kahle nokuziphatha kahle kwemvelo.

Ukuwahlukanisa amaminerali amahle kakhulu kunzima ngokwemvelo ngenxa yobukhulu bawo obuncane kanye nezakhiwo ezifanayo zomzimba namaminerali adingekayo. Izinsiza zokucubungula ezisekelwe emandleni omfutho (gravity processing) ngokuvamile zihlupheka ngezinga lokubuyisa amaminerali amancane, okuholela ekungasebenzi kahle nasekulahlekelweni okukhulu kwamaminerali. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindlela zokucubungula ezijwayelekile zingadinga izithako zamakhemikhali noma zibe nomthamo omkhulu wezinsalela (tailings), ezibeka izingozi zemvelo njengokungcoliswa kwamanzi nokonakala komhlabathi.

Imithelela yemvelo evela kulezi zindlela zakudala ihlanganisa ukukhishwa kwezinto ezinobuthi, ukwanda kokusetshenziswa kwamandla, nokuchitha amanzi. Lezi zinselelo zigcizelela isidingo esiphuthumayo sezindlela zokucubungula ezintsha, ezinobungani nemvelo, ezingakwazi ukubhekana kahle namaminerali amahle ngaphandle kokudicilela phansi imvelo.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited isungule ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu bokuhlukanisa amaminerali obuklanyelwe ngokukhethekile izinhlayiya zamaminerali ezinhle kakhulu nezingasabonakali. Izinto zabo ezine-patent ezisebenzisa i-spiral concentrators neminye imishini yokucubungula amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla adonsela phansi zihlanganisa izici zokuklama ezithuthukisiwe ezithuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa kanye namazinga okubuyisa. Lobu buchwepheshe busebenzisa ukulawula okunembayo kokuhamba kwamanzi kanye nokuziphatha kwamaminerali ukuze kwandiswe isivuno ngenkathi kuncishiswa isikhathi sokucubungula kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamandla.

Enye yezinto ezintsha ezibalulekile itholakala ekwakhiweni okuguquguqukayo nokukhuphukayo kwemishini ye-Alicoco, okuvumela ukwenziwa ngokwezifiso ngokuya ngohlobo lwamaminerali nokusatshalaliswa kosayizi wezinhlayiya. Lokhu kuvumelana kuvumela abasebenzisi bemigodi ukuthi bacubungule izinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zamatshe angenzi lutho olubi kakhulu emvelweni. Ukusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe be-gravity payment company-grade kuqinisekisa ukuhlanzeka okuphezulu nokusebenza okuzinzile kuso sonke isigaba sokucubungula amaminerali.

Ukwaziswa kwemvelo kugxilwe ezixazululweni ze-Alicoco. Imishini yabo isebenza ngokusebenzisa amanzi amancane, okunciphisa kakhulu isidingo sezinsiza zamanzi zasendaweni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuhlukaniswa okusekelwe ku-gravity kugwema ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali ayingozi, ngaleyo ndlela kuvimbele ukungcola okungaba khona. Amaphrojekthi e-Alicoco abonise hhayi kuphela ukuthuthukiswa kwezinga lokubuyisa kodwa futhi nokuncipha okukhulu kwevolumu yezinsalela kanye nomthelela wemvelo.

Izifundo zamacala ezivela emisebenzini yokumba i-hematite negolide zibonisa ukuthi ubuchwepheshe be-Alicoco buvumele kanjani amaklayenti ukuthi athole ukuthobela imithetho futhi adlule amazinga emvelo, kukhuthazwa ukwethenjwa komphakathi kanye nokusebenza okuzinzile esikhathini eside. Lezi zimpumelelo zigcizelela ukuzibophezela kwenkampani ekuhlanganiseni izindlela ezinobungani nemvelo nokucubungula amaminerali okusebenza kakhulu.

Ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokucubungula amaminerali obungcolisi imvelo kunikeza izinzuzo eziningi ngaphezu kokuvikela imvelo. Ngombono wezomnotho, izixazululo ze-Alicoco zisebenza kahle ngokwezimali esikhathini eside ngenxa yezinga lazo eliphezulu lokubuyiselwa kanye nezindleko zokusebenza eziphansi ezihambisana nokonga amanzi namandla. Ukusebenza okuthuthukisiwe kusho ukuthi amaminerali anenani elikhulu abuyiselwa kwi-ore, kuthuthukisa inzuzo jikelele kumafemu okumba.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuhambisana nemithetho eqinile yokuvikelwa kwemvelo kulula ngokusebenzisa lezi zindlela ezibhekelelayo. Lokhu kunciphisa ingozi yokuhlawulwa, ukuvalwa kokusebenza, kanye nokulimala kwesithunzi. Ukuhlanganiswa kwezindlela zokucubungula ezisimeme kusekela imizamo yokuziphatha kahle kwezimboni futhi kudonsela abatshalizimali nababambiqhaza abakhathalela imvelo.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology ihlinzeka ngemidwebo enemininingwane namashadi okuhamba abonisa izinhlelo zayo ezithuthukisiwe zokucubungula amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho. Lezi zithombe zibonisa ukuhamba kwamanzi okubandakanyeka ekusebenzeni kwezitebhisi eziyisikhova futhi zigcizelela ukwanda kokusebenza kahle uma kuqhathaniswa nezindlela ezijwayelekile. Amashadi aqhathanisa amazinga okubuyisa kanye nezilinganiso zomthelela kwimvelo abonisa ngokucacile izinzuzo zobuchwepheshe bayo obuhambisana nemvelo.

Amaklayenti angaba khona kanye nochwepheshe bemboni bangafinyelela le datha ebonakalayo ngezigaba zemikhiqizo namaphrojekthi ezisemthethweni ze-Alicoco, eziphinde zinikeze imininingwane ngokusetshenziswa okusebenzayo kwezixazululo ezisebenzayo ezindaweni zokumba zangempela.

Ukucubungula amaminerali ngokwemvelo kuyintuthuko ebalulekile embonini yezimayini njengoba ukukhathazeka ngemvelo kanye nezidingo zomthetho kukhula emhlabeni wonke. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ihola izixazululo ezintsha zokucubungula amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla adonsela phansi ezihloselwe ukuhlukanisa amaminerali amahle anzima, ihlanganisa ukusebenza okuthuthukisiwe nokusimama. Ngokwamukela lezi zindlela ezithuthukisiwe, imisebenzi yezimayini ingafinyelela ukusebenza kahle kwezinsiza, inciphise umthelela wayo kwezemvelo, futhi iqinisekise inzuzo yokuncintisana emakethe eshintsha ngokushesha.

Sibheke phambili, ukuqhubeka nokusungula izinto ezintsha kanye nokwamukelwa kobuchwepheshe obunobungani nemvelo kuzobumba ikusasa lokucubungula amaminerali, kukhuthaza ukulingana phakathi kokuqhubeka komnotho nokulondolozwa kwemvelo.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited, eyasungulwa ngo-2015 eGuangzhou, ingumkhiqizi ohamba phambili ochwepheshe ezintweni ezithuthukisiwe ezine-patent ezisebenzisa i-spiral concentrators kanye nemishini entsha yokuhlukanisa amandla adonsela phansi. Le nkampani izibophezele ekuthuthukiseni ubuchwepheshe bokucubungula amaminerali ngokugxila kakhulu ezixazululweni ezinobungani nemvelo ezibhekana nobunzima bokuhlukanisa amaminerali amahle. Ubuchwepheshe be-Alicoco buhlanganisa amaminerali ensimbi nawangewona insimbi, ihlinzeka ngezixazululo ezenziwe ngendlela efanele ezithuthukisa amazinga okubuyisa ngenkathi inciphisa umthelela emvelweni.

Iqhutshwa umgomo wokuhlinzeka ngobuchwepheshe bokumba obusimeme, i-Alicoco isekela amaklayenti emhlabeni wonke ngokunikeza imikhiqizo ephelele, ukwesekwa kwamaphrojekthi, kanye nezinsizakalo zangemuva kokuthengisa. Ukuzinikela kwabo kwekhwalithi nokuqanjwa kwezinto ezintsha kubenza babe umlingani omethembayo embonini yokucubungula amaminerali.

Ngeminye imininingwane eningiliziwe ngobuchwepheshe be-Alicoco obunelungelo lobunikazi namaphrojekthi aphumelelayo, abafundi bangavakashela i-Izindaba ikhasi, eligqamisa izinhlelo zabo ezinobungani nemvelo kanye nentuthuko yakamuva. Izindaba zamacala eziveza imisebenzi yangempela yokumba kanye nemiphumela iyatholakala ku-Amacala ikhasi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-webinar azayo kanye nama-workshops agxile ezindleleni zokucubungula amaminerali ezisimeme amemezelwa njalo ngalezi ziteshi.

Ngemibuzo mayelana nezixazululo ze-Alicoco zokucubungula amaminerali ezihambisana nemvelo noma ukuxoxa ngezidingo ezithile zephrojekthi, sicela uvakashele Xhumana-1 ikhasi. Lapha, amakhasimende angathola ulwazi olunembile lokuxhumana, acela izeluleko, futhi abhalisele izibuyekezo zezimboni ukuze ahlale ethola ulwazi ngentuthuko yakamuva nezindaba zenkampani.

Ukuxhumana ne-Alicoco kuqinisekisa ukufinyelela ezelulekweni ezichwepheshile nasezixazululweni ezikhethekile eziklanyelwe ukuhlangabezana nezinhloso zokusebenza nokugcina imvelo ekucubunguleni amaminerali.