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Gravity concentration technology

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OSTI ID:7181338
This book is devoted to gravity concentration technology for over a half a century. It provides coverage of the entire subject and contains information on both new and classical methods of gravity concentration. Contents: I. Laboratory Techniques and Theoretical Aspects. 1. An Introduction to Gravity Concentration. 2. Development of the Gravity Concentration Flowsheet. 3. Mineralogical Aspects of Gravity Concentration. 4. Heavy Liquid Separation for Specific Gravity Fractionation. 5. Theory of Heavy Medium Separation. 6. Theory of Gravity Concentration. II. Unit Processes. 7. The Unit Processes of Gravity Concentration. 8. Feed Preparation. 9. Heavy Medium Separation. 10. Jigging. 11. Sluice Boxes and Palongs. 12. Pinched Sluice Concentration. 13. Spiral Concentration. 14. The Shaking Table. 15. The Recovery of Fines. 16. Dry Gravity Concentration. 17. Miscellaneous Methods of Concentration. III. Plant Practice. 18. Gravity Concentration in Operation. 19. Coal Preparation in Great Britain. 20. Canadian Coal Preparation: A Growing Resource. 21. Processing of Iron Ore. 22. Industrial Minerals: Processing by Gravity Concentration. 23. Mineral Sands. 24. Gravity Concentration of Gold. 25. Technical Aspects of the Concentration of the Metal Oxides. 26. Cornish Tin Processing. 27. Alluvial Tin Processing in South East Asia. 28. The Treatment of Tungsten Ore. 29. Tantalum Processing. 30. Miscellaneous Minerals. Appendices: Symbols Used in Plant Flowsheets. Author Index. Subject Index.
OSTI ID:
7181338
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English