Mineral separation

Gravity concentration line

Use density contrast and feed size to select or combine jigs, spirals and shaking tables.

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Gravity concentration line

Use density contrast and feed size to select or combine jigs, spirals and shaking tables.

Process illustration
Gravity concentration line: line drawing of equipment, conveying and material flow
Process illustration · Equipment and layout depend on the projectView full-size drawing ↗

Equipment in the drawing

  • Hopper & feeder
  • Jaw crusher
  • Ball milling & feed preparation
  • Jig concentrator
  • Spiral chute
  • Shaking table
  • Concentrate dewatering

Solid: material flow · Dashed: branches selected by feed size · Dotted: process water

Process and equipment notes

Feeding & crushing

Feeding and jaw crushing connect to grinding and feed preparation.

Process outputs

Gravity concentrate and tailings

Side streams & destinations

  • TailingsGravity-separation streamTailings handling

Jigs, spirals and tables are selected by size and objective, not a fixed serial sequence.

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Gravity concentration line simplified flowsheet
Simplified flowsheet · Open full image

Inputs for process selection

  • Density contrast and liberation
  • Feed fractions and density
  • Concentrate quality and recovery

Equipment in this process

All equipment