Mineral separation

Iron-ore magnetic separation line

Prepare feed by crushing and grinding, then separate with a permanent drum magnet and dewater concentrate.

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Iron-ore magnetic separation line

Prepare feed by crushing and grinding, then separate with a permanent drum magnet and dewater concentrate.

Process illustration
Iron-ore magnetic separation 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 mill
  • Wet permanent drum magnetic separator
  • Concentrate dewatering screen
  • Filter press
  • Process-water tank

Solid: material flow · Short dashes: process water

Process and equipment notes

Feeding & primary crushing

Feed enters jaw crushing before grinding.

Process outputs

Magnetic concentrate and a tailings stream

Side streams & destinations

  • TailingsNon-magnetic materialSeparate collection
  • Return waterDewateringProcess return

Collect non-magnetic tailings separately and return process water as configured.

View the simplified flowsheet
Iron-ore magnetic separation line simplified flowsheet
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Inputs for process selection

  • Magnetic response and tests
  • Grinding size and rate
  • Concentrate grade, recovery and tailings plan

Equipment in this process

All equipment