Selection of a matrix for the recovery of uranium by wet high-intensity magnetic separation
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6262679
The concentration, by wet high-intensity magnetic separation (WHIMS), of gold and uranium in materials resulting from the cyanidation of Witwatersrand ores was tested on an industrial scale on two South African gold mines, and the results are discussed in detail. The mechanical and metallurgical performance of the carousel magnetic separators was found to be satisfactory, but, for the large-scale application of WHIMS in the South African mining industry, a more cost-effective machine is required. It was decided that, in the present work, the information contained in several unpublished internal Mintek communications should be summarized and used as guidelines in the selection of matrices that would be suitable for the recovery of finely dispersed, weakly magnetic minerals.
- Research Organization:
- Council for Mineral Technology, Randburg (South Africa)
- OSTI ID:
- 6262679
- Report Number(s):
- PB-86-115102/XAB; MINTEK-M-204
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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