Ukucubungula amaminerali kudlala indima ebalulekile ekukhipheni nasekuqongeleleni amaminerali anenani ezimithaneni. Emkhakheni wezimboni wanamuhla, kunokugcizelelwa okukhulayo ekwamukeleni izindlela ezizinzile nezingalimazi imvelo. Lokhu akugcini nje ngokwenza ukuphuma kwamaminerali kube kahle kodwa futhi kunciphisa umthelela omubi emvelweni. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited isemazingeni okuqala ekuthuthukiseni izixazululo zokucubungula amaminerali ezizinzile, ikakhulukazi igxile eziyinkathazweni ebangelwa amaminerali amahle kakhulu. Lesi sihloko sihluza ukubaluleka kokucubungula amaminerali okungalimazi imvelo, ubunzima bokuhlukanisa amaminerali amahle kakhulu, ubuchwepheshe obuhamba phambili be-Alicoco, nezinzuzo zemvelo lezi zimpumelelo eziletha zona.

Ukucubungula imayini ehlanzekile kuhilela ukuhlanganiswa kwezindlela eziqhubekayo ezinciphisa ukonakala kwemvelo ngesikhathi sokukhishwa nokugxiliswa kwemayini. Izindlela zokucubungula imayini ezivamile zivame ukufaka ukusetshenziswa kwamandla aphezulu, ukusetshenziswa kwemichiza, nokwakhiwa kwemfucuza, okuthinta kabi izinhlelo zokuphila. Ukucubungula imayini okuqhubekayo kuhlose ukunciphisa lezi zimpawu ngokusebenzisa izindlela ezithuthukisa ukusetshenziswa kwezinsiza, zehlisa ukukhishwa, futhi zandise ukuphathwa kwemfucuza.

Ukwamukela izindlela ezinobungani nemvelo kubalulekile hhayi nje ukuvikela imvelo kodwa futhi ukuze kuhambisane nemithetho eqinile ngokwengeziwe kanye nokuhlangabezana nezikweletu zenhlalo zezinkampani zezimayini. Ngokugxila kubuchwepheshe obuluhlaza, izinkampani zinganciphisa ukukhishwa kwazo kwe-carbon ngenkathi zigcina amazinga aphezulu okubuyisa. I-Alicoco izibophezele ekuthuthukiseni ubuchwepheshe obusekela lezi zinhloso, iqinisekisa ukuthi ukucubungula amaminerali kunomthelela esikhathini esizayo esisimeme.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukucubungula okunobungani nemvelo kusiza ukonga izinsiza zamanzi namandla, ezibalulekile emisebenzini yezimayini enkulu. Ngobuchule kanye nezenzo ezinomthwalo wemfanelo, umkhakha wamaminerali ungaguquka ube umkhakha oqhubekayo ohambelana nezinzuzo zezomnotho nokunakekelwa kwemvelo.

Ukuqonda ukubaluleka kokusimama ekucubunguleni amaminerali ngaleyo ndlela kusungula isisekelo sokuhlola izixazululo ezithuthukisiwe ezenzelwe izinhlobo zamaminerali eziyinselele, okubandakanya izimbiwa ezinhle kakhulu.

Ngeminye imininingwane mayelana nokuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco kubuchwepheshe obusimeme, vakashela i-Ikhaya ikhasi.

Amaminerali amahle kakhulu abonisa izinselele ezihlukile ekucubunguleni amaminerali ngenxa yobukhulu bawo obuncane kanye ne-mineralogy eyinkimbinkimbi. Ukukhipha insimbi nokukhipha ithusi kusuka ezintweni ezincane kuvame ukuhlupheka ngenxa yezinga eliphansi lokubuyisa kanye nezindleko zokucubungula ezandayo. Ubunzima bukhona ekuhlukaniseni kahle izinto zamaminerali ezibalulekile kusuka ezintweni ezingabalulekile ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa izinto ezincane emifuleni yemfucumfucu.

Izindlela zendabuko zokuhlanganisa amaminerali njengokuhlanganisa ngomoya (flotation) nokuhlukanisa ngamandla omzimba (gravity separation) zibhekana nemingcele lapho kusebenza nezinhlayiya ezincane. Izinhlayiya ezincane zivame ukubambana, zinokuhamba kancane lapho zihlafunwa, futhi zilula ukuthinteka ukuguquguquka kwamakhemistri angaphezulu, okwenza izinqubo zokuhlukanisa zibe nzima. Lezi zici zingaholela ekungasebenzi kahle nokuchitha izinsiza.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaminerali amancane angadinga ukugaywa kakhulu, okwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla nezindleko zokusebenza. Inkinga ukuthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe bokucubungula amaminerali obungakwazi ukukhomba kahle izinhlayiya ezincane ngenkathi kugcinwa ukusimama kwemvelo.

Ukubhekana nalezi zinkinga kubalulekile ukuze kukhishwe amaminerali ayigugu njengethusi nensimbi, kuqinisekiswe ukuthi amaphrojekthi ezimayini ahlala enenzuzo kwezomnotho futhi enesibopho kwemvelo.

Ukuhlola izixazululo zokucubungula imayini enezinhlayiya ezincane, cabanga ngokubuyekeza uhla lwezimpahla ze-Alicoco ku-Imikhiqizo ikhasi.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited isungule ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu obuklanyelwe ngqo ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa amaminerali amahle ngenkathi ihambisana nezinqubo ezinobungani nemvelo. Izinto zabo ezikhethekile zokugxilisa izimbiwa zisebenzisa izindlela ezithuthukisiwe zokuhlukanisa amandla omfutho womhlaba ezinikeza amazinga aphezulu okubuyisa ngokusetshenziswa kwamandla okuphansi.

Umklamo omusha wezinsika ze-spiral ze-Alicoco wenza kube lula ukuhlukanisa ngokunembayo ngokusebenzisa umehluko ekuminyeni nosayizi wezinhlayiya, ngisho naphakathi kwezinhlayiya ezicashile kakhulu. Lobu buchwepheshe buhlisa isidingo sezinto zamakhemikhali ezisetshenziswa kakhulu ekugudluzeni, ngaleyo ndlela kunciphisa ukungcola kwemvelo kanye nezindleko zokusebenza.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, imishini ye-Alicoco yakhelwe ukuqina nokulungiswa kalula, kusekela ukusebenza okusimeme ngokwelula impilo yemishini nokunciphisa isikhathi sokungasebenzi. Izixazululo zabo ezihlanganisiwe zivumela ukucubungula izinhlobonhlobo eziningi zamaminerali, okuhlanganisa nomhlabathi wensimbi nomhlabathi wethusi, ngokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokugxilisa umhlabathi.

Lezi zithuthukisi zikhombisa ukuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco ekuhlinzekeni ngezinketho zokucubungula ezibhekele imvelo eziphinde zihlangabezane nezidingo zokukhiqiza ezimayini zesimanje.

Thola imininingwane enemininingwane yezobuchwepheshe kanye nezicelo zezimboni ngokuvakashela i- Izindaba isigaba.

Ukusetshenziswa kwezindlela zokucubungula amaminerali ezihambisana nemvelo kuletha izinzuzo ezibalulekile zemvelo. Ngokwenza kahle ukukhipha amaminerali amahle, lezi zinqubo zinciphisa umthamo kadoti owenziwayo futhi zinciphise izinsalela, ezivame ukuba yimithombo yokungcola komhlabathi namanzi.

Ubunjiniyela obonga amandla, njengama-spiral concentrators e-Alicoco, kunciphisa kakhulu ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni emisebenzini yokucubungula amaminerali. Ukuncishiswa kokusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali kuphinde kuholele kudoti obuncane obuyingozi nezimo zokusebenza eziphephile kubasebenzi.

Ukonga amanzi kungenye inzuzo enkulu, njengoba izinqubo ezisimeme zivame ukuhlanganisa ukugaywa kabusha kwamanzi futhi zinciphise ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi, okubalulekile ezindaweni zezimayini ezindaweni eziyihlane. Lezi zindlela zinegalelo ekugcinweni kwezindawo zemvelo zasendaweni kanye ne-biodiversity.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwamukelwa kokucubungula amaminerali aluhlaza kusekela imizamo yokuzibophezela komphakathi kwezebhizinisi futhi kusiza izinkampani ukuthi zigcine ubudlelwano obuhle nomphakathi, obubalulekile empumelelweni yesikhathi eside yokusebenza.

Ukuze uthole izibonelo zendlela lezi zinzuzo zemvelo ezifezekiswa ngokoqobo, bona ukuqaliswa kwephrojekthi ephumelelayo kwe-Alicoco kuAmacala ikhasi.

I-Alicoco inomlando oqinisekisiwe wokuqaliswa kwezixazululo zokucubungula amaminerali anobungani nemvelo ezibhekana ngempumelelo nezinselelo ezibangelwa amaminerali anezinhlamvu ezinhle. Iphrojekthi eyodwa evelele ibandakanya ukukhipha insimbi emzimbeni oyinkimbinkimbi lapho izindlela zendabuko zazihluleka ukuthola ukubuyiselwa okunenzuzo.

Ngokusebenzisa izinto zabo ezijikelezayo kanye nomklamo wenqubo owenziwe ngokwezifiso, iphrojekthi yafinyelela amazinga aphezulu kakhulu okuhlanganiswa kwe-ore kanye namazinga okubuyisa ngomthelela omncane kwezemvelo. Impumelelo efanayo iye yaqashelwa kumaphrojekthi okukhipha ithusi lapho ukubuyisa izinhlayiya ezinhle kwakubalulekile.

Lezi zifundo zibonisa izinzuzo ezibonakalayo zokwamukela ubuchwepheshe obusimeme bokucubungula amaminerali, okuhlanganisa ukwanda kwenzuzo, ukuncishiswa kwezingozi zokusebenza, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kokuthobela imithetho yezemvelo.

Amaklayenti adumise i-Alicoco ngokwesekwa kwabo kwezobuchwepheshe okuphelele kanye nezixazululo ezenziwe ngokwezifiso ezibhekana nezinselelo ezithile zesayithi ngenkathi kuthuthukiswa ukusimama.

Izindaba eziningi eziphumelelayo kanye nemininingwane yephrojekthi ziyatholakala ku-Izimo ikhasi.

Ikakhwezi lezokucubungula amaminerali libheke kakhulu ku-digitalization, i-automation, kanye nobuchwepheshe obuluhlaza. Izindlela ezivelayo zihlanganisa ukuhlanganiswa kwe-artificial intelligence kanye ne-machine learning ukuze kuthuthukiswe izinqubo, okungathuthukisa ukunemba kokuhlukaniswa kwamaminerali futhi kunciphise udoti.

Ukuqhubeka kobuchwepheshe be-sensor kanye nokuqapha ngesikhathi sangempela kuzovumela ukucubungula okusebenza kahle kwamaminerali amahle, okuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bajwayelane ngokushesha nezici eziguqukayo ze-ore.

Kukhona futhi ukugcizelelwa okukhulayo ezimisweni ze-circular economy, kugxilwe ekugayeni kabusha nasekuphindeni ukucubungula udoti wamaminerali ukuze kutholwe inani elingeziwe futhi kuncishiswe imithwalo yemvelo.

I-Alicoco iyayisebenzisa kakhulu imali ku-research and development ukuze ihambe phambili ekwamukeleni lezi zindlela zesikhathi esizayo, iqinisekisa ukuthi izixazululo zayo zihlala zisesikhathini sobuchwepheshe bokucubungula amaminerali obusimeme.

Ukuze uhlale unolwazi ngezinto ezintsha zakamuva nemininingwane yomkhakha, vakashela i-Izindaba ikhasi.

Ukuthatha izindlela zokucubungula amaminerali ezihambisana nemvelo kubalulekile ukunqoba izinselele zokuhlukanisa amaminerali amahle ngenkathi kuvikelwa imvelo. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ibonisa ubuholi kule ndawo ngobuchwepheshe bayo obusha, obusimeme obuletha amazinga aphezulu okuthola ngomthelela omncane wezemvelo.

Ukuhlanganiswa kwemishini esezingeni eliphezulu, njengama-concentrator aphethwe nge-spiral, nokuzibophezela ezindleleni ezisimeme kubeka i-Alicoco njengomlingani obalulekile ezinkampanini zezimayini ezihlose ukuthuthukisa kokubili ukusebenza kahle nokuziphatha kwemvelo.

Njengoba imboni yokucubungula amaminerali iqhubeka, ukwamukela lezi zindlela ezinobungani nemvelo kuzoba yisihluthulelo sokuqinisekisa ukusimama kwezinsiza zamaminerali esikhathini eside nokuvikela umhlaba wethu. Amabhizinisi afuna ukusebenzisa izixazululo ezisimeme zokukhipha nokuhlanganisa amaminerali ayakhuthazwa ukuthi ahlolisise lokho okunikezwa kanye nolwazi luka-Alicoco.

Ukuze uthole imibuzo kanye nemininingwane eningiliziwe, sicela uvakashele i-Xhumana no-1ikhasi ukuze uxhumane nethimba le-Alicoco ngqo.