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Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly
The Canadian Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science
Volume 62, 2023 - Issue 3
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Mineral Processing

An investigation into processing fine magnetite using a magnetic hydrocyclone

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Pages 497-501 | Received 19 Jul 2022, Accepted 08 Nov 2022, Published online: 24 Nov 2022
 

ABSTRACT

As a consequence of fine grinding in the mineral processing industry, fine material containing quantities of valuable metal is being lost to tailing dams, wastewater and mine drainage. The processing of ultrafine particles has always been a challenge in the mining industry, thus typically, fine components are often considered waste during mineral processing. In addition, magnetic adsorbents are also being investigated as a method of processing wastewater, leading to the need for methods of recovering fine material post adsorption. A method of fines recovery, using a magnetic hydrocyclone to increase ultrafine and fine (−38 µm) material recovery from slurry was investigated in this paper. The attached permanent (Nd-Fe-B) magnet concentrated magnetite particles to the underflow and increased recovery by 15.4%, 5.6% and 2.0% on average for ultrafine (<5 µm) magnetite and two size distributions of fine magnetite (<38 µm), respectively, when compared to a conventional hydrocyclone.

En raison du broyage fin dans l’industrie du traitement des minerais, les matériaux fins contenant des quantités de métaux de valeur sont perdus dans les bassins de retenues des résidus, les eaux usées et les eaux d’exhaure. Le traitement des particules ultrafines a toujours été un défi dans l’industrie minière, donc typiquement, les composantes fines ont toujours été considérées comme des déchets lors du traitement des minerais. De plus, les adsorbants magnétiques sont également évalués comme méthode de traitement des eaux usées, conduisant à des méthodes de récupération des matériaux fins, après adsorption. Dans cet article, on a évalué une méthode de récupération des fines, utilisant un hydrocyclone magnétique pour augmenter la récupération des matériaux ultrafins et fins (−38 μm) à partir d’un coulis. L’aimant permanent attaché (Nd-Fe-B) a concentré les particules de magnétites dans la sousverse et augmenté la récupération de 15.4%, 5.6% et 2.0% en moyenne pour la magnétite ultrafine (<5 μm) et deux distributions de taille de magnétite fine (<38 μm), respectivement, lorsque comparée à un hydrocyclone conventionnel.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

The authors would like to acknowledge the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in conjunction with SGS Canada Inc., COREM, Teck Resources Ltd., and Flottec for funding this work through the Collaborative Research and Development Grant Program (CRDPJ-531957-18).

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