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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING


ECE 3103 – MINERALS ENGINEERING
TUTORIAL 05 – 12/10/2022

Qn.1.

Use the given float and sink data to determine the expected recovery and the required density of
separation for the following % metal content.
(i) 10% Manganese content
(ii) 25% Manganese content
(iii) 40% Manganese content

Specific gravity (s.g) Weight (%) Manganese content (%)

+3.5 10.25 41.05

-3.5+3.2 24.46 40.27

-3.2+2.9 30.16 39.42

-2.9+2.7 5.69 10.67

-2.7 29.44 5.37

Total 100 28.13

Qn. 2.

Heavy medium separators are classified into gravitational type (bath) and centrifugal type
separators. Identify one separator in each class and with the aid of a diagram give a detailed
description of the separator.
(i) Gravitational type
(ii) Centrifugal type

Qn. 3.

A two stage auto medium (water-only) cyclone circuit is used for cleaning 80 t/hr of fine coal as
illustrated in Fig. A1 below. The circuit was sampled and the results were as follows (Table A1):
Table A1 Results
Stream % solids % ash
Circuit Feed 12.5 25
Primary Cyclone Feed 13.16 25
Primary Cyclone Overflow 10.00 10
Primary Cyclone Underflow 25.00 47.5
Secondary Cyclone Overflow 16.67 25
Secondary Cyclone Underflow 33.33 70

Fig. A1 Fine Coal Cleaning Circuit

(i) Carry out a material balance and calculate the tonnes/hr of clean coal produced
by the circuit.
(ii) Calulate the tonnes/hr of dilution water added to the sump.
Calculate the tonnes/hr of solids in the primary cyclone underflow.

Qn. 4.
A copper flotation circuit is used to concentrate 100 tonnes/hr of ore; valuable mineral is
chalcopyrite containing 34.6% copper (s.g 4.2) with a siliceous gangue (s.g 2.6). The circuit
layout is shown below (Fig. B2):
Fig. B2 Flotation circuit

The following streams were sampled and the following results were obtained (Table B2):

Table B2 Results
Stream % solids by weight % Cu
Circuit feed 33.3 0.5
Rougher concentrate 50 13.89
Final concentrate 40 25
Cleaner tailings 8.62 5
Final tailings 31.2 0.1016

Using the above data carry out a material balance and calculate the following:
i) The copper recovery in (1) the circuit
(2) the cleaners
(3) the roughers

ii) The tonnes/hr of dilution water added to the cleaners


iii) The tonnes/hr of final concentrate produced

Qn. 5.

(i) Collectors are types of reagents used in froth flotation to render mineral surfaces
hydrophobic. Illustrate how collectors achieve this effect.
(ii) Given below is a list of other types reagents that are used in froth flotation, describe
and explain the use of each type of reagent. Give two examples of each type of
reagent. - Frothers
- Activators
- Depressants
- pH modifiers

Qn. 6.

25 t/h of ore containing 5% lead is fed to a bank of flotation cells. A high-grade concentrate is
produced, assaying 45% lead. The high-grade tailings assay 0.7% lead, and feed the low-grade
cells, which produce a concentrate grading 7% lead. The low-grade tailings contain 0.2% lead.
Calculate the weight of high- and low-grade concentrates produced per hour, and the recovery
of lead produced in the bank of cells.

Qn. 7.

Given an ore containing copper, lead and zinc sulphides (plus pyrite). The copper and lead
should be floated first together, followed by the zinc. The copper/lead concentrate from the
first stage is re-ground and then separated by flotation. Pyrite is not desirable but it can be
processed conveniently in the copper smelter.
(i) Sketch the flotation circuit for the given operation, clearly label all process streams.
(ii) Use your knowledge of flotation chemistry to specify the reagents and pH required at each
stage.

Qn. 8.

A flotation kinetics test was carried out on an oil sands sample. The results were as shown in
Table A1 below;

Table A1
FLOTATION TIME (MINUTES) BITUMEN RECOVERY
1 60 %
12 90 %
15 90 %

Assuming that the flotation follows the modified first order rate equation:
(i) Determine the values for the maximum theoretical recovery and the first order rate-
constant.
(ii) Determine the flotation time required to achieve an 80 % recovery.

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