Ukubuyiselwa kwemaminerali ngokusebenzisa isisindo kuyinqubo ebalulekile embonini yokumba, evumela ukukhipha imaminera ayigugu ngokusekelwe ekuhlukaniseni kwawo ngokwezisindo ezithile. Le ndlela idlala indima ebalulekile ekuthuthukiseni izinga lokubuyiselwa, inciphisa udoti, futhi ithuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokumba jikelele. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ivele njengomholi kulesi sikhala, inikeza ubuchwepheshe obusha obwandisa ukubuyiselwa kwemaminerali amancane kakhulu anokuphikiswa okungavame ukuphuthelwa ezinqubweni ezijwayelekile. Izixazululo zabo ezithuthukisiwe zokubuyiselwa kwezisindo ziyasiza izinqubo zokumba ukuthi zisebenzise kahle izinsiza ngenkathi zikhuthaza izindlela ezisimeme.

Ukubuyiselwa kwemaminerali kwe-gravity kusebenzisa amandla emvelo e-gravity ukuhlukanisa imaminera ngokususelwa ekwehlukaniseni kwazo. Le ndlela ikakhulukazi iyasebenza ekubuyiseni amaphuzu amakhulu namancane angase aphuthelwe yizindlela zokuhlanza ezijwayelekile noma ezokhemikhali. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited igxile ekwakheni nasekuthuthukiseni ama-concentrators e-spiral chute anamalungelo obunikazi kanye nezinye izinsiza zokuhlukanisa i-gravity ezihloselwe ukubuyiselwa kwemaminera alahlekile kumatsheni, ikakhulukazi avela kumathebula aphakanyisiwe noma ezinhlelweni ze-chute ezihlotshisiwe. Ubuchwepheshe babo bukhonjiswe ukuze busebenze kahle emaminera aphikisanayo, aziwa ngokumelana nezindlela zokukhishwa ezijwayelekile.

Ukubaluleka kokutholwa kwamaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho (gravity) kudlula nje ekuthuthukiseni inani elitholakalayo; kuphinde kunikele ekwehliseni umthelela omubi emvelweni ngokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali kanye nobunzima bezinto ezilahliwe. Izindlela ezintsha ze-Alicoco ziye zasiza imisebenzi eminingi yokumba ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokutholwa kwamaminerali abo, zibonisa izinzuzo ezisebenzayo zokuhlukanisa ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho ekucubunguleni amaminerali esikhathini samanje.

Amaminerali angamelana nokushisa (refractory minerals) achazwa ngokumelana kwawo nezindlela zokucubungula ezijwayelekile ngenxa yobukhulu bawo obuncane kakhulu kanye nokwakheka kwawo okuyinkimbinkimbi. Lawa maminerali avame ukudinga izindlela ezikhethekile zokuthola ngoba awaphenduli kahle ezinhlotsheni zamakhemikhali noma izinqubo zokukhipha amanzi. Inkinga ekutholeni amaminerali angamelana nokushisa itholakala ekuthambekeni kwawo ukulahleka njengezinto ezilahliwe ngesikhathi sokuhlukanisa okujwayelekile ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho noma imisebenzi yamatafula okuzamazama.

Izinsiza zokubuyisa amaminerali nge-gravity ze-Alicoco zigxila ngqo lezi zimbiwa eziyigugu ezicwebezelayo ezingabuyiseki kalula ngokusebenzisa izinqubo zomzimba ezithola ukusebenza okuphezulu kokuhlukanisa. Ngokugxila ezicini zomzimba njengesisindo esithile nosayizi wezingcezu, izixazululo ze-Alicoco zivumela ukubuyisa amaminerali ayigugu ayesathathwa njengangenzi inzuzo ukukhipha. Leli khono libalulekile ezimayini ezihlose ukwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwezinsiza nokubuyisa imali.

Izindlela zokubuyisa amandla omzimba ngokusebenzisa amandla omkhathi zisekelwe emihlukanweni yamandla ezimbiwa ukuze kuhlanganiswe izimbiwa ezibalulekile kusuka ku-gangue. Izinto ezifana nezimbazo eziyispirali, amatafula ayanyakazayo, kanye nama-concentrator esentrifugal adala izimo lapho izimbiwa ezisindayo zihlala ngokushesha kunezincane, okuvumela ukuhlukaniswa okuphumelelayo. Ama-concentrator esipirali anelungelo lobunikazi lika-Alicoco enziwe ukuze athuthukise lesi simiso, aqinisekise ukubuyisa okuphezulu kwezingxenye ezincane kakhulu.

Ukwanda kobuchwepheshe ekululameni kwesihlonipho kufaka phakathi ukuthuthukiswa ekwakhiweni kwezimbotshana, ukuthuthukiswa kwezinto eziphilayo, nokusatshalaliswa kokudla okuhle, konke kunomthelela ekusebenzeni okungcono kokuwahlukanisa. Imikhiqizo ye-Alicoco ihlanganisa lezi zinto ezintsha, ixazulula izinkinga ezijwayelekile njengokubanjwa kwezinhlayiya namaphethini okugeleza angasebenzi kahle. Izinto zabo zikwazi nokululama amaminerali alahlekile emadoti kusuka ezinqubweni zakudala, ngaleyo ndlela kuthuthukiswe ukululama okuphelele kwefektri nokunciphisa udoti.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited inomlando oqinisekisiwe wephrojekthi eziphumelelayo zokubuyisa amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba (gravity). Izifundo zamacala zikhombisa ukuthuthuka okubalulekile ezingeni lokubuyisa, ngezinye izikhathi kudlula ukwanda okungu-15-20% lapho ubuchwepheshe babo busebenza. Ngokwesibonelo, izitshalo zokucubungula amaminerali ezibhekene negolide, i-hematite, ne-tin zizuzwe yizishutha ze-spiral ze-Alicoco neminye imishini yokuhlukanisa amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba, ezithuthukisa ukubuyisa emadoti nasekwenzeni ukulahleka kube ngaphansi.

Ukuhlaziywa okuqhathanisiweyo ngaphambi nangemva kokwamukela izixazululo zokubuyisa amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba ze-Alicoco kukhombisa ukuncipha kokulahla amadoti nokwanda kwezinga lokuhlanzeka kwezinto ezitholakeleyo. Lokhu kusebenza kahle akugcini nje ngokudala inzuzo enkulu ezinkampanini zezimayini kodwa futhi kuhambisana nokuhambisana nemithetho yemvelo ngokunciphisa umthamo wezinto ezingadingekile. Imiphumela eningiliziwe yephrojekthi ingatholakala ekhasini le-Alicoco i-Amacala , ekhombisa umthelela wabo kumaminerali ahlukahlukene nezimo zezimayini.

Ukutholwa kahle kwezimbiwa ngokuhlukaniswa ngamandla omfutho (gravity separation) kunomthelela omkhulu ekwenzeni imikhuba yokumba izimbiwa izinzile ngokunciphisa umthelela emvelweni. Ngokukhipha izimbiwa eziyigugu kakhulu ematsheni, ukukhiqizwa kukadoti kuyancipha, futhi isidingo sezinto zamakhemikhali siyancipha. Ukuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco kubuchwepheshe obuhambisana nemvelo kusiza izinkampani ezimba izimbiwa ukuthi zithobele imithetho yezemvelo futhi zinciphise umthelela wazo emvelweni.

Ikhono lokuthola izimbiwa ezicashile kakhulu (ultra-fine refractory minerals) kusho ukuthi izinto ezincane ziyiswa emadanyeni kadoti (tailings dams), kunciphisa ingozi yokungcola kwemvelo. Indlela ye-Alicoco isekela izimiso zomnotho oyindilinga (circular economy) ekumbeni izimbiwa, lapho ukutholwa okuphezulu kwezinsiza nokuncishiswa kukadoti kuthathwa njengezinto ezibalulekile. Ubuchwepheshe babo abukwandisi inani lezomnotho kuphela kodwa futhi bukhuthaza ukumba izimbiwa ngokuzwela.

I-Alicoco isungule ubudlelwano obuyisistimu nabaholi bemboni kanye nezikhungo zocwaningo ukuze kuthuthukiswe ubuchwepheshe bokubuyisa amaminerali nge-gravity. Lokhu kusebenzisana kuholele ekuthuthukisweni kwezinsiza ezisezingeni eliphezulu eziklanyelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zemboni eziguqukayo. Imizamo yocwaningo ehlangene igxila ekuthuthukiseni ukusebenza kwezinsiza, ukukala, nokuvumelana nezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zamaminerali nezimo zemayini.

Ngokubambisana, i-Alicoco iqhubeka nokufeza izixazululo zayo zokuhlukanisa ngamandla omfutho, ihlanganisa impendulo evela ezivivinyweni zasensimini kanye nochwepheshe bemboni. Lokhu kubambisana kuvumela inkampani ukuthi ihlale phambili kwezinto ezintsha ekucubunguleni amaminerali, iqinisekisa ukuthi imikhiqizo yayo iletha ukusebenza okuphelele nokwethembeka. Ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nesizinda nolwazi lwe-Alicoco lutholakala ku-Mayelana Nathi ikhasi.

Ikusasa lokutholwa kwamaminerali ngamandla omfutho lithembisa, ngokucwaninga okuqhubekayo okuhlose ukuthuthukisa amazinga okutholwa kwezinsimbi eziyinkimbinkimbi ngokwengeziwe. I-Alicoco iyayifaka imali ngokusebenzayo ekucwaningeni nasekwakhiweni kobuchwepheshe obusha obusebenzisa i-fluid dynamics, i-automation, kanye ne-data analytics ukuthuthukisa izinqubo zokuhlukanisa ngamandla omfutho.

Okuthuthukiswayo manje kufaka phakathi ukulawula okunembayo kokuqhubeka kwezinto zokudla, ukuthuthukisa ukunemba kokuhlukanisa izinhlayiya ezincane kakhulu, kanye nezinhlelo ezihlanganisiwe ezihlanganisa ukubuyiswa kwamandla omfutho nezinye izindlela zokucubungula. I-Alicoco ihlose ukwandisa umthelela wayo emhlabeni wonke ngokuhlinzeka ngezixazululo eziphumelelayo, ezisimeme ezisiza izinkampani zezimayini ukuthi zikhiphe izinsiza kakhulu ngendlela enesibopho semvelo.

Ukutholwa kwamaminerali nge-gravity kuyithuluzi elibalulekile ekuthuthukiseni ukusebenza kahle kwezimayini, ikakhulukazi ekutholeni amaminerali amahle kakhulu, anzima ukukhipha ngezindlela ezijwayelekile. I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited igqama ngemishini yayo entsha yokuhlukanisa nge-gravity, ethuthukisa amazinga okuthola, yehlisa imfucuza, futhi isekela izindlela ezisimeme zezimayini. Izinto zabo eziklanyelwe ukuthola amaminerali ezifana ne-spiral chute concentrators nobunye ubuchwepheshe bubonakaliswe bukwazi ukuthola amaminerali ayigugu alahlekile emadoti, okuletha izinzuzo zezomnotho nezokusingabantu.

Ababambiqhaza bezimayini bayakhuthazwa ukuthi bahlole izixazululo ezithuthukisiwe ze-Alicoco zokubuyisa amandla omfutho ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kahle kanye nokukhuthaza ukuphathwa kwezinsiza ngokuzibophezela. Ngolwazi olwengeziwe ngemikhiqizo yabo nobuchwepheshe babo, vakashela i-Alicoco's Ikhaya ikhasi noma uxhumane nethimba labo nge Xhumana nathi ikhasi.