I-spiral chute iyithuluzi lokuhlukanisa ngamandla adonsela phansi elisebenzisa amandla ahlanganisiwe okugijima okuyindingilizi, ukudonswa koketshezi, kanye namandla adonsela phansi ukuze lihlukanise izinhlayiya zamaminerali ngobukhulu nangobuningi. Umshini wakhiwe ngomsele ozungezile (helical trough), ngokuvamile wenziwe nge-fiberglass noma ezinye izinto ezingagqwali, lapho ingxube yamanzi nensimbi egelezayo ingena khona phezulu emlonyeni wokungenisa. Njengoba ingxube yehla ihamba nge-spiral, izinhlayiya ezilula ze-gangue zikhishwa ziyiswe ngaphandle namanzi, kuyilapho amaminerali asindayo abalulekile ehlala endaweni engaphakathi futhi aqoqwe ngezimbobo ezihlukene zokukhipha. Leli thuluzi elilula kodwa elisebenza kahle kakhulu alidingi izingxenye ezinyakazayo noma amakhemikhali, lincike ngokuphelele ezakhiweni zomzimba zensimbi ukuze lihlukanise. Umthetho wokusebenza usekelwe ezingeni lokwehla elihlukile lezinhlayiya ezinobuningi obuhlukile, yingakho libalwa phakathi kwezindlela zokucubungula amaminerali ezonga amandla kakhulu ezikhona namuhla.

I-spiral chute isiphenduke ithuluzi elibalulekile embonini yokwehlukanisa ngamandla adonsela phansi ngenxa yokuthi lisebenza ezinhlobonhlobo zamaminerali. Lisetshenziswa kabanzi ekuthuthukiseni i-iron ore, i-chromite, i-tin ore, i-tungsten, i-tantalum, i-niobium, igolide, kanye nesihlabathi sasolwandle, lapho liphatha khona izinhlayiya ezikhulu nezincane ngokungaguquguquki okuphawulekayo. Ezimbonini ze-iron ore, ama-spiral chute asetshenziselwa ukuthuthukisa i-hematite ne-magnetite concentrate ezingeni eliphansi, kanti ezikhungweni ze-chromite abalulekile ekususeni i-siliceous gangue nokukhiqiza ama-metallurgical concentrate asezingeni eliphezulu. Lo mshini uyasebenza ngokulinganayo ekubuyiseni amanani amahle e-tin ne-tantalum obekungalahleka ngenqubo ye-flotation noma ye-magnetic separation. Ngenxa yalokhu kuvumelana okubanzi, ama-spiral concentrators atholakala emisebenzini esukela ezimayini ezincane zobuciko kuya ezikhungweni ezinkulu zezimboni kuzo zonke izwekazi.

Iqhaza lama-spiral chute ekucubunguleni izimbiwa zanamuhla lidlula kude nje ukuhlukanisa okulula, njengoba lawa madivayisi manje esemqoka ekwakhiweni kwezinhlelo eziphelele zokwehlukanisa ngamandla adonsela phansi. Onjiniyela bokucubungula bahlanganisa amajika amaningi ama-spiral alandelana noma ahambisanayo ukuze bathole izinga lokugxilisa elidingekayo nokutholakala, futhi ukwakheka kwemodyuli yale mishini kwenza kube lula ukwandisa umthamo njengoba izidingo zokukhiqiza zikhula. Ngokungafani nokwehlukanisa nge-dense media noma i-jigging, i-spiral chute isebenza ngokuqhubekayo ngaphandle kokunyakaza okushintshashintshayo, okuhumushela ekusebenzeni okubushelelezi nokunciphisa izidingo zokuqapha kubasebenzi bezimboni. Lobu buchwepheshe bukhethelwa kakhulu ezindaweni ezingenamanzi amaningi ngoba busebenza ngempumelelo ngokusetshenziswa kwamanzi okuphansi uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela zokwehlukanisa ezimanzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukungabi namakhemikhali kwenza imijikelezo ye-spiral ibe nobungani bemvelo futhi kwenze kube lula ukuphinda kusetshenziswe amanzi, okuyinzuzo enkulu yezomthetho ezindaweni zezimayini ezinemigomo eqinile yezemvelo.

Ukusebenza kokwehlukaniswa kusipirali chute kulawulwa ukusebenzisana okuyinkimbinkimbi kwezinto eziguquguqukayo zokusebenza okumele zilawulwe ngokucophelela ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza. Izici ezibalulekile zihlanganisa ukugxila kwezinto eziqinile zokudla, izinga lokudla, ukusabalalisa kobukhulu bezinhlayiya, ukwengezwa kwamanzi okugeza, kanye ne-geometry ethile ye-spiral efana ne-pitch, ububanzi, kanye nenani lokujika. Uma ukuminyana kokudla kuphezulu kakhulu, i-slurry iba ne-viscous futhi izinhlayiya zehluleka ukuhlukaniseka kahle, kuyilapho ukudla okuncibilikile kakhulu kunciphisa umthamo ngaphandle kokuthuthukisa ukutholwa. Ukuba khona kwe-slimes noma amaminerali obumba nakho kungonakalisa ukusebenza ngokwandisa i-viscosity, yingakho imisebenzi eminingi ifaka i-desliming noma ukuhlolwa ngaphambi kwebhange le-spiral. Abasebenzi abanokuhlangenwe nakho bahlala belungisa izikhundla ze-splitter eduze kwezimbobo zokukhipha ukuze balungise kahle ukusika phakathi kwe-concentrate, i-middlings, kanye ne-tailings streams, bathole amazinga okutholwa angaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-90 ngokuqhubekayo kumaminerali ahlukaniswe kahle.

Izinzuzo zomnotho nezemvelo zobuchwepheshe be-spiral chute zinkulu kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela zokuhlukanisa ezifana ne-flotation noma ukuhlukaniswa ngamandla kazibuthe aphezulu. Izindleko zongxiwankulu ziphansi kakhulu ngoba imishini ayinazo izingxenye ezinyakazayo, ayinabo omotela, futhi ayinazo izinhlelo zikagesi eziyinkimbinkimbi, okunciphisa futhi inani lezingxenye eziyisipele ezidingekayo endaweni yokusebenzela. Izindleko zokusebenza zigcwele amanzi nomsebenzi wokunakekela omncane, kanti ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kuvame ukuba kuncane kakhulu ngoba inqubo incike kuphela emandleni adonsela phansi kunokuba isebenzise amaphampu noma ama-compressor asebenza ngamandla aphezulu. Ngokombono wezemvelo, ukuqedwa kwama-reagent e-flotation kususa ubungozi bemfucuza enobuthi kanye nezindleko zokuphatha nokugcina ama-reagent, kanti ubukhulu obuncane besitshalo se-spiral bunciphisa ukuphazamiseka komhlaba. Lezi zinzuzo ezihlanganisiwe zenza izihlukanisi ze-spiral zibe ukukhetha okuthandwayo kumaphrojekthi amasha lapho kokubili inzuzo nokusimama kuyizinto eziqavile zamasu.

Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited inikeza uhlu olubanzi lwama-spiral chute aklanyelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo eziqinile zemisebenzi yanamuhla yokucubungula amaminerali, kube nezinhlobo ezinhlanu eziyinhloko ezaziwa ngokuthi uhlobo F, L, H, M, no-X. Umkhiqizo ngamunye waklanyelwe izici ezithile zokudla kanye namaminerali aqondiwe, okuvumela amakhasimende ukuthi akhethe ukucushwa okufanele kohlobo lwawo lwamaminerali kanye nohlelo lokucubungula. Uhlu lomkhiqizo luhlanganisa ububanzi obuhlukahlukene be-trough, ama-pitch angle, kanye nenani lamajika, konke okuthonya ukuminyana kokusika kanye nokucaca kokuhlukaniswa. Imininingwane eningiliziwe ehlanganisa ubukhulu, amandla okusingatha, kanye nesisindo semishini ibhalwe phansi kumodeli ngamunye, okunika amanjezi amandla okulinganisa ngokunembile amabhange e-spiral ngesikhathi sokuklama isitshalo. Lokhu kwehlukahlukana kuqinisekisa ukuthi noma ngabe ikhasimende licubungula i-tin slimes ecolekile noma i-iron ore enezinhlayiya ezinkulu, kukhona ukucushwa kwe-Alicoco spiral okufakazelwe okuletha imiphumela ethembekile.

Izinto ezisetshenziswa kuma-spiral chute akwa-Alicoco zibonisa ukuzibophezela kwenkampani ekuqineni nasekusebenzeni kahle ngaphansi kwezimo ezinzima kakhulu zezimboni. Izindawo zomgodi zakhiwe nge-fiberglass reinforced plastic yekhwalithi ephezulu emelana nokuguguleka, ukugqwala, kanye nesimo sezulu, iqinisekisa impilo yesevisi ende ngisho nalapho kucutshungulwa amatshe agugulekayo kakhulu njenge-quartzite noma i-hematite. Indawo yokuhlukanisa esebenzayo imbozwe ngongqimba lokugqoka olwenziwe ngokukhethekileyo olugcina ukubukeka kwalo okubushelelezi ezinkulungwaneni zamahora okusebenza, kugcinwa izimo ze-hydrodynamic ezibalulekile ukuze kutholakale igreyidi nokutholakala okungaguquki. Izici zokwakheka ezintsha, okuhlanganisa ama-splitter alungisekayo kanye nokusabalalisa kwamanzi okuwasha okulungiselelwe kahle, kufakwa kuyunithi ngayinye ukuze kukhuliswe ukuguquguquka kokusebenza. Lezi zinto ezintsha zokwakheka zivikelwe amalungelo obunikazi bamazwe ngamazwe aphethwe yi-Alicoco, ubufakazi bolwazi lobunjiniyela olungokomthetho olufakwe kumkhiqizo ngamunye.

Itholakala ngokugcwele i-Alicoco spiral chute installation njengohlelo lwe-modular olungahlanganiswa ngokushesha endaweni yokusebenza ngemisebenzi emincane yokwakha, kunciphisa isikhathi sokufaka kanye nezindleko ezihambisana nako. Iyunithi ngayinye ye-spiral inikezwa njenge-helix eqhubekayo eyodwa eyakhiwe ngezigaba ezihlanganiswa ngamabhawudi ukuze kube lula ukuyithutha nokuyimisa, namafreyimu okusekela kanye namabhokisi okusabalalisa okuphakelayo kufakwa njengezinto ezijwayelekile. Ukwakheka kwe-modular kuvumela abasebenzi bezimboni ukuthi bahlele kabusha amabhange abo e-spiral ngokushesha lapho izimo zenqubo zishintsha, njengokushintsha kwezinga le-ore feed noma ushintsho kwikhwalithi yokugxila efiswayo. I-Alicoco iphinde inikeze imibhalo ebanzi yezobuchwepheshe, okuhlanganisa imidwebo yokufaka, izincwajana zokusebenza, kanye nezinhlelo ezinconyiwe zokunakekela, ukusekela ukuqaliswa okushelelayo nokwethembeka kwesikhathi eside. Lokhu kugxila ezixazululweni eziphelele, kunokuba ukuthengiswa kwemishini ngayinye, ngesinye sezizathu ezenza inkampani ithenjwe abavubukuli emhlabeni wonke.

Inzuzo ekhanga kakhulu yama-spiral chute akwa-Alicoco izinga eliphezulu lokubuyiswa kwensimbi kanye nokuhlukaniswa okunembile, okuhumushela ngqo ekukhuleni kwenzuzo kubacubunguli bamaminerali. Ngokucophelela ukuthuthukiswa kwe-spiral geometry kanye nokugeleza kwamanzi, umshini uthola ukuhlukaniswa okucacile phakathi kwensimbi ebalulekile nengcolisayo, kunciphisa ukulahleka kwensimbi engabuyiswa emfuleni we-tailings. Ekuhlolweni kokusebenza okuzimele kwe-tin ne-chromite ores, ama-spiral akwa-Alicoco abonise amazinga okubuyiswa angaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-92 kuyilapho ekhiqiza ama-concentrates anezinga eliphakeme kakhulu le-metal grade. Ukunemba kokuhlukaniswa kuthuthukiswa ngokwengeziwe ukwakheka kwe-splitter elungisekayo, okunika abasebenzi ukulawula okunembile kwekhwalithi yomkhiqizo ngaphandle kokumisa ukukhiqiza. Ezitshalweni zokucubungula lapho iphesenti ngalinye lokubuyiswa libalulekile kwezomnotho, leli zinga lokusebenza linomthelela omkhulu.

Izindleko eziphansi zokusebenza nokunakekela ziwumphumela oqondile womklamo olula noqinile we-spiral chute, futhi i-Alicoco iluthuthukise kakhulu leli thuba. Njengoba ingenazo imishini ejikelezayo, akukho ama-bearing okugcoba ngamafutha, futhi akukho ama-seal okufanele ashintshwe, umsebenzi wokunakekela ojwayelekile wehliselwa ekuhloleni ngezikhathi ezithile kanye nokugeza izindawo ze-trough ngezikhathi ezithile. Ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kukhawulelwe kupompo yokudla kanye nanoma yimuphi umsebenzi wokumpompa amanzi okusiza, okwenza umthwalo wonke kagesi we-spiral circuit ube yingxenye encane yalokho okudingwa ama-flotation cell noma ama-magnetic separator. Ukungabikho kwama-chemical reagents nakho kuqeda izindleko eziqhubekayo zokuhlinzeka kanye nomsebenzi ohambisana nokulungiswa nokulinganiswa kwe-reagent. Lapho lezi zici zihlanganiswa, izindleko zizonke zobunikazi bokusungulwa kwe-spiral ye-Alicoco ziphakathi kweziphansi kunanoma yibuphi ubuchwepheshe bokuhlukanisa embonini.

Ukwakheka okuqinile nokuphila isikhathi eside yizimfanelo ezigxilwa onjiniyela bakwa-Alicoco kuwo wonke umsele ojikelezayo ngokukhetha izinto ezinqala nezinqubo zokukhiqiza. Umzimba we-fiberglass oqinisiwe uyamelana kakhulu nomonakalo wokushaywa, ukucekelwa phansi yi-UV, nokuhlaselwa amakhemikhali, okuqinisekisa ukuthi umshini ugcina ubuqotho bawo bokwakheka iminyaka eminingi yokusebenza. Ukumbozwa kokugqoka okukhethekile endaweni yokuhlukanisa kwenzelwe ukumelana nokugqokwa okubukhali kwezinhlayiya zamaminerali, ngedatha yasemkhathini ebonisa izimpilo zokusebenza ezingaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi ezinhlelweni ezinzima ze-iron ore. Ngisho nasezindaweni ezisogwini neze-tropical lapho umswakama nosawoti womoya kuyizingozi eziqhubekayo, ama-spiral akwa-Alicoco ahlala engenagciwane futhi ezinzile ngobukhulu. Lokhu kuphila isikhathi eside kunciphisa imvamisa yokutshalwa kabusha kwemali futhi kunikeza izinkampani zezimayini izindleko eziqagelwayo, eziphansi zokuncipha kwempahla ngonyaka.

Ukusebenza okonga amandla nokuvikelwa kwemvelo kuyisici esiyinhloko sama-spiral chute akwa-Alicoco, okuhambisana ngokuphelele nezinjongo zokusimama zezinkampani zesimanje zezimayini. Inqubo yokuhlukanisa ngokwayo ayisebenzisi amandla kagesi, njengoba incike ngokuphelele emandleni angasetshenziswa e-slurry egeleza ngenxa yamandla adonsela phansi, futhi ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi kulungiselelwa kahle ngezinhlelo ezisebenzayo zokusabalalisa amanzi okugeza. Ukuqedwa kwamakhemikhali e-flotation kuvimbela ukungcoliswa kwezindawo zokugcina i-tailings futhi kwenze lula izidingo zokwelashwa kwamanzi, kunciphisa izindleko zokuthobela imithetho yemvelo. Izinqubo zokukhiqiza zakwa-Alicoco nazo zigcizelela ukusimama, kusetshenziswa izinto ezigaywa kabusha lapho kungenzeka khona futhi kuncishiswe udoti ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza. Emisebenzini yezimayini efuna ukunciphisa i-carbon footprint yayo futhi ihlangabezane namazinga omhlaba wonke okubika imvelo, i-spiral chute iyinketho ekhanga kakhulu.

Iqiniso lokuncintisana kwa-Alicoco liqala ngobuchwepheshe obuthuthukile bokukhiqiza obuqinisekisa ikhwalithi engaguquki kuyo yonke i-spiral chute ephuma efektri. Inkampani isebenzisa amasu anembile okubumba aphinda kabusha i-geometry eyinkimbinkimbi ye-helical ngokubekezelela okuqinile, iqinisekisa ukuthi iyunithi ngayinye iletha ukusebenza kwe-hydrodynamic okufanayo nemininingwane yokuklama. Iziteshi zokuhlola ikhwalithi ezizenzakalelayo ziqinisekisa ubukhulu obubalulekile nokuqedwa kwendawo kumkhiqizo ngamunye, kugcinwe amarekhodi alandelekayo ukuze kube nokuziphendulela okugcwele kwebhaji. Indawo yokukhiqiza ifakwe imishini yesimanje yokucubungula futhi iqashwe onjiniyela abanobuhlakani obuhlanganisiwe bamashumi eminyaka ekuklanyeni kwemishini yokuhlukanisa ngamandla adonsela phansi. Lesi sisekelo sobuchwepheshe senza i-Alicoco ikwazi ukunikeza imikhiqizo ehlangabezana noma edlula ukusebenza kwemikhiqizo ehamba phambili yamazwe ngamazwe ngamanani ancintisanayo.

Amandla okwenza ngokwezifiso ahlukanisa i-Alicoco kwabahlinzeki bemishini ejwayelekile, ngoba inkampani iyaqaphela ukuthi azikho izimbiwa ezimbili ezifanayo futhi izixazululo ezijwayelekile ezisemgqeni zingavamile ukuba zilungele kahle. Ithimba lobunjiniyela lisebenza eduze namakhasimende ukuze lihlaziye izici zezimbiwa zazo, okuhlanganisa ukusabalalisa kobukhulu bezinhlayiyana, ubukhulu besisindo, nosayizi wokukhululwa, ngaphambi kokuncoma ukumiswa kwe-spiral. Ukuguqulwa okwenziwa ngokwezifiso okufana nama-engeli okuthambeka aguqulelwe, imiklamo ye-splitter eguquliwe, nama-wear liner akhethekile kungahlaliswa ukuze kubhekwane nezinselele ezithile zenqubo. Le ndlela yokusebenzisana iqinisekisa ukuthi ikhasimende ngalinye lithola isixazululo sokuhlukanisa esilungiselelwe ngempela isicelo saso, kunokuba kube yinketho ephakathi nendawo esekelwe emkhiqizweni owodwa olungela wonke umuntu. Ikhono lokwenza imishini ilungiswe ngokwezimo zendawo ethile liholele ekutheni i-Alicoco ibe nesisekelo samakhasimende athembekile emikhakheni ehlukahlukene yezimbiwa.

Iqiniso lokuthi ikhwalithi iyaqinisekiswa kanye nezitifiketi kuyingxenye ebalulekile yokusebenza kwe-Alicoco, okunikeza amakhasimende ukuzethemba kokuthi imishini yabo ihlangabezana namazinga omhlaba wonke kanye nezidingo zokulawula. Uhlelo lokuphatha ikhwalithi lwenkampani luhambisana nezimiso ze-ISO 9001, nezinqubo ezibhalwe phansi ezilawula konke kusukela ekuhlolweni kwezinto ezingavuthiwe ezifikayo kuya ekuhlolweni kokugcina komkhiqizo nokupakishwa. Amalungelo obunikazi bamazwe ngamazwe avikela izinto ezintsha zokwakheka eziyingqayizivele ezinikeza ama-spiral e-Alicoco ubuhle bokusebenza obuncintisanayo, futhi la malungelo obunikazi ayagcinwa futhi aqiniswe ezimakethe ezinkulu zezimayini. Izitifiketi kanye nemibiko yokuhlolwa kuyatholakala kumakhasimende ukuze kusekelwe imibhalo yabo yokuthobela imithetho kanye nokugunyazwa kwamaphrojekthi. Lokhu kuzibophezela ekubeni sobala ngekhwalithi kubalulekile ezinkampanini zezimayini okumele zanelise izidingo eziqinile zokuhlolwa kokwethembeka kwezimali nokulawula.

Ukufinyelela emhlabeni wonke kanye nokusekelwa kwangemva kokuthengisa kuqedela isikhundla sokuncintisana sika-Alicoco, kuqinisekisa ukuthi amakhasimende athola isevisi ephendulayo noma ngabe akuphi ngokwezindawo. Inkampani isungule inethiwekhi yabahambisi nama-ejenti ehlanganisa izifunda ezinkulu zezimayini e-Asia, e-Afrika, eNingizimu Melika, nase-Australia, inika amandla izikhathi zokuphendula ezisheshayo zezingxenye zokushintsha kanye nemibuzo yezobuchwepheshe. Ithimba elizinikele langemva kokuthengisa linikeza ukusekelwa kokuxazulula izinkinga kude, usizo lokumisa endaweni, nokuqeqeshwa kwabasebenzi njengoba kudingeka ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukufakwa nokusebenza okuyimpumelelo. Ukuvakasha kokulandelela okujwayelekile kwenziwa ekufakweni okukhulu ukuze kuqashwe ukusebenza nokubonwa kwamathuba okuthuthukisa inqubo. Lezi zinsiza zokusekela eziphelele zinciphisa ubungozi bekhasimende futhi ziqinisekisa ukuthi inani eligcwele lokutshalwa kwezimali kwe-Alicoco liyatholakala phakathi nesikhathi eside sokusebenza kwemishini.

Izicelo zangempela zama-spiral chute akwa-Alicoco zinikeza ubufakazi obuqinile bokusebenza kwale mishini ngaphansi kwezimo zangempela zokusebenza ezinhlobonhlobo zezimbiwa. Ukufakwa okukodwa okuphawulekayo emsebenzini wokucubungula i-tin eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia kwabonisa ukuthuthuka okungaguquki kokutholwa kwamaphesenti ayisithupha ngaphezu kwemishini yangaphambilini, kanti izinga le-concentrate likhuphuke ngamaphesenti ayishumi nanhlanu ngenkathi umthamo wemboni ulokhu ungaguquki. Emsebenzini we-iron ore e-Afrika, ama-spiral akwa-Alicoco aphumelela ukucubungula inhlanganisela eyinselele ye-hematite ne-goethite, ekhipha i-concentrate yokugcina ehlangabezana nezimfuneko eziqinile ze-silica ezidingekayo ukuze kuthunyelwe i-ore eqondile. Amaphrojekthi okuthola igolide asebenzisa ama-spiral concentrator nawo abonise imiphumela emihle, ikakhulukazi ekutholeni izinhlayiya zegolide ezikhulu nezikhululiwe ezivame ukulahleka ezinhlelweni ezijwayelekile ze-gravity. Umkhiqizi we-chromite eNingizimu ye-Afrika ubike ukuthi ukufakwa kwama-spiral akwa-Alicoco kwehlise ukulahleka kwe-tailings cishe ngengxenye yesithathu, kuthuthukisa kakhulu isivuno sonkana semboni.

Ukuqhathaniswa phakathi kwama-spiral chute e-Alicoco nemicimbi yokwehlukanisa ehlukile kugcizelela ngokuqhubekayo izinzuzo zendlela ye-spiral ezimweni ezifanele. Uma kuqhathaniswa namatafula okunyakazisa endabuko, i-spiral concentrator inikeza umthamo ophakeme kakhulu ngobukhulu obuncane bendawo, ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi okuphansi, kanye nezidingo ezincishisiwe zokunakwa komsebenzisi. Uma kuqhathaniswa nama-centrifugal concentrators, ama-spiral chutes anikeza ukusebenza okungcono kakhulu ezinhlayiyeni ezinkulu futhi awazweli kakhulu ekushintsheni kwezinga lokudla, kuyilapho egcina ukutholakala okufanayo ezinhlotsheni eziningi zamaminerali. Ekuvivinyweni okuqondile kwe-head-to-head nemikhiqizo yama-spiral ancintisanayo, amayunithi e-Alicoco abonise imiphumela efanayo noma engcono yokutholakala nezinga, ngenzuzo eyengeziwe yokwakhiwa okuqinile kanye nokunciphisa ukuvama kokulungiswa. Le miphumela yokuqhathanisa ibhalwe kumtapo wolwazi wezifundo zenkampani futhi iyatholakala kubathengi abangaba khona njengengxenye yenqubo yokuhlola ubuchwepheshe.

Imininingwane yokusebenza eqoqwe kusuka ekufakweni kwe-Alicoco emhlabeni wonke ikhombisa ukungaguquguquki okuphawulekayo phakathi kwezinhlobo ezahlukene zamaminerali, amazinga okuphakelayo, nezimo zokusebenza. Ekuhlukaniseni i-chromite, amazinga ajwayelekile e-concentrate angu-44 kuya ku-48 ekhulwini e-Cr2O3 angatholakala kusuka kokuphakelayo okuqukethwe ngu-18 kuya ku-25 ekhulwini e-Cr2O3, nokutholakala okungu-60 kuya ku-90 ekhulwini kuye ngezici zokukhululwa. Izinhlelo zokuthola i-tin zikhombise amazinga e-concentrate adlula u-60 ekhulwini we-Sn kusuka kokuphakelayo okuphansi nje ngo-0.3 ekhulwini we-Sn, nokusebenza kahle kokutholakala okudlula ubuchwepheshe obuningi obuhlukile esigabeni esincane. Imisebenzi ye-iron ore ibika amazinga e-concentrate angaphezu kuka-65 ekhulwini we-Fe namazinga e-silica angaphansi kuka-4 ekhulwini, ehlangabezana nezimfuneko ezidingekayo zokuphakelwa kwe-blast furnace. Lolu cwibi lwedatha yokusebenza luvumela onjiniyela be-Alicoco ukuthi banikeze izibikezelo ezinembile zokusebenza ngaphambi kokuba imishini ithengwe, kunciphisa ubungozi bomsebenzi kumakhasimende.

Ngokufingqa, i-spiral chute imele enye yezobuchwepheshe eziphumelela kakhulu, ezingabizi kakhulu, futhi ezinobungani nemvelo ezitholakalayo zokuhlukanisa ngamandla adonsela phansi embonini yokucubungula amaminerali. Umthetho wayo olula wokusebenza, uhlanganiswe nokusebenza okufakazelwe kwemiklamo yakwa-Alicoco, iletha amazinga aphezulu okuthola kabusha, ukuhlukanisa okunembile, kanye nezindleko eziphansi zokusebenza ezithuthukisa ngokuqondile inzuzo yezitshalo. Ukuguquguquka kwale mshini kuma-iron ore, i-chromite, i-tin, igolide, kanye namanye amaminerali amaningi kuyenza ibe yingxenye eyisisekelo ezinhlelweni zanamuhla zokuthuthukisa amaminerali. Ukuzibophezela kwa-Alicoco ekukhiqizeni okuthuthukile, ukwenza ngendlela oyifunayo, kanye nokusekelwa okuphelele kwangemva kokuthengisa kuqinisekisa ukuthi amakhasimende athola hhayi nje kuphela imishini, kodwa isixazululo esiphelele sokuhlukanisa esilungiselelwe izidingo zawo ezithile. Izifundo zamacala ezibhaliwe kanye nedatha yokusebenza evela ezindaweni ezisetshenziswayo emhlabeni wonke zinikeza ukuzethemba kokuthi lobu buchwepheshe buletha ukuthuthuka okubambekayo nokulingisekayo ekutholeni kabusha amaminerali.

Amabhizinisi akulungele ukuthuthukisa amandla awo okucubungula amaminerali noma ukuhlola ubuchwepheshe be-spiral chute ngephrojekthi entsha, isinyathelo esilandelayo ukuxhumana nethimba lezobuchwepheshe elinamava lakwa-Alicoco. Inkampani yamukela imibuzo ngezilinganiso zemishini, ukubonisana kwezobuchwepheshe, nokuhlolwa kokuthi inqubo ingenzeka yini, konke okungaqalwa ngefomu lokuxhumana eliku-Imikhiqizo ikhasi noma okuyinhloko Izixazululo ikhasi. Amakhasimende angaba khona angabuye abuyekeze imininingwane eningiliziwe ngamandla enkampani nomlando kwi-Mayelana Nathi ikhasi noma ahlole Izifundo Zezigameko ezibonisa ukufakwa okuphumelelayo. Izimpendulo zemibuzo evamile yezobuchwepheshe nezentengiselwano, okuhlanganisa izinketho zokwenza ngendlela oyifisayo, imigomo yewaranti, nezimo zokukhokha, ziyatholakala kwi-Imibuzo Evamile ikhasi. Vakashela i-Ikhaya ikhasi ukuze ubone uhlu olugcwele lwe-Alicoco spiral concentrators futhi uqale uhambo lwakho oluya ekucubunguleni izimbiwa okuphumelelayo nokusimeme namuhla.