Amaminerali e-gravity abhekisela ezinhlayiyeni zamaminerali ezibalulekile ezitholakala ngezindlela zokuhlukanisa i-gravity ngenxa yokwehluka kwazo ku-specific gravity uma kuqhathaniswa nezinto ezingabalulekile (gangue materials). Lawa maminerali adlala indima ebalulekile embonini yokumba izimbiwa ngoba avame ukuqukatha izinsimbi eziyigugu njengegazi, ithini, i-tungsten, namanye amaminerali asindayo abalulekile ezinhlelweni ezahlukahlukene zezimboni. Ukutholwa kahle kwamaminerali e-gravity akugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ukusetshenziswa kwezinsiza kodwa futhi kunciphisa umthelela omubi emvelweni ngokunciphisa udoti.

Ukuthola amaminerali ngamandla okudonsa kubaluleke kakhulu ekucubunguleni amaminerali ngoba kunikeza indlela engabizi futhi enobungani nemvelo uma iqhathaniswa nezindlela zokukhipha amakhemikhali. Ukubaluleka kwalawa maminerali kudlulela ngale kokukhiqizwa; kuthinta ngqo inzuzo nokusimama kwemisebenzi yokumba. Izinkampani ezifana ne-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited ziqeqeshelwe ukwenza ngcono ukuthola amaminerali ngamandla okudonsa ukuze kukhuliswe isivuno nokusebenza kahle.

Emayini, ukutholwa kwamaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba (gravity) kuvame ukuba yisinyathelo sokuqala, ikakhulukazi ezinhlotsheni zamatshe ezinkulu nezilula ukugayeka. Le nqubo isetshenziselwa ukuhlanganisa amaminerali anenani ngaphambi kokucubungula okunye. Amandla okuphumelela ekutholeni lawa maminerali athinta izindleko zokucubungula ezilandelayo nokusebenza kahle okuphelele. Ngakho-ke, ukuqonda izici zamaminerali omzimba kubalulekile ekwakhiweni kwezixazululo eziphumelelayo zokuthola amaminerali.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba isidingo samaminerali emhlabeni wonke sikhula, imboni yamayini ibhekana nengcindezi enkulu yokuthuthukisa amazinga okuthola amaminerali ngenkathi inciphisa umthelela emvelweni. Amaminerali omzimba, ngenxa yezici zawo zomzimba, ahlinzeka ngamathuba ahlukile ezindleleni zokumbiwa kwezimayini ezisimeme. Ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokuhlukanisa amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omzimba, abavuni bangafinyelela amazinga aphezulu okuthola amaminerali ngokusebenzisa kancane amakhemikhali.

Amabhizinisi anentshisekelo yokufunda kabanzi ngokuphikelela nokuhlangenwe nakho kwe-Alicoco kwezixazululo zokucubungula amaminerali, ukuhlola i-Mayelana Nathi ikhasi linikeza imininingwane ebalulekile ngobuchwepheshe babo obusha nezenzo zabo ezinobungani nemvelo.

Ukuhlukanisa ngamandla omfutho wokudonsa kuyindlela yokucubungula amaminerali ngokomzimba esebenzisa umehluko kumandla omfutho wokudonsa (densities) ukuze ihlukanise amaminerali anenzuzo ku-gangue. Isayensi engemuva kwale nqubo ihlanganisa ukuhamba kwezinhlayiya emkhakheni, ovame ukuba ngamanzi, ethonywa amandla omfutho wokudonsa kanye namandla omfutho wokudonsa (centrifugal forces). Amaminerali asindayo ayahlala ngokushesha kunalawo alula, okuvumela ukugxilisa okukhethiwe.

Kunezindlela eziningana zokuhlukanisa amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho womhlaba (gravity separation), okubalwa izinsimbi eziyisicaba (shaking tables), izikhuphukeli ezijikelezayo (spiral concentrators), izinsimbi ezihlukumezayo (jigs), kanye nemisele (sluices). Indlela ngayinye yakhelwe ukukhulisa ukutholwa kwamaminerali ngosayizi nohlobo oluthile. I-Alicoco igxile ekwenzeni imisele ejikelezayo enelungelo lobunikazi eyaziwa ngokusebenza kwayo kahle ekutholeni amaminerali amancane kakhulu ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho womhlaba (gravity minerals) angatholwa ngezindlela ezijwayelekile.

Ukusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho womhlaba (gravity separation) kuncike osayizini wezingcezu, umumo, kanye nokwehluka kobuningi (density contrast). Amaminerali anezinhlayiya ezincane ayinselele ngenxa yokuthambekela kwawo ukuhlala entantayo noma ukulahleka emadoti. Izinsimbi ezithuthukisiwe zokuhlanganisa amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho womhlaba (advanced gravity concentrators) zixazulula lezi zinkinga ngokwenza kahle ukuhamba komoya nokusebenza kahle kokuhlukanisa ukuze kuthunjwe izinhlayiya ezincane ngempumelelo.

Ukuqonda izimiso zomzimba zokuhlukanisa ngamandla adonsayo kusiza ekukhetheni imishini efanele nemingcele yenqubo. Izitezi eziyisiyingi zika-Alicoco, isibonelo, zithuthukisa ukutholwa ngokuhlanganisa amandla adonsayo nezomchazampilo ukudala indawo yokuhlukanisa ephumelela kakhulu, ikakhulukazi amaminerali anzima ukucubungula.

Ukuze uthole ulwazi oluningiliziwe ngemikhiqizo yemishini yabo ethuthukisiwe yokuhlukanisa ngamandla adonsayo, i-Imikhiqizo ikhasi libonisa uhla lwezitezi eziyisiyingi zika-Alicoco kanye nemininingwane yazo yobuchwepheshe.

Ukutholwa kwamaminerali amancane kakhulu kubonisa izinselele ezinkulu ekucubunguleni amaminerali. Lezi zingcezu ezincane zivame ukubalekela izinhlelo ezijwayelekile zokuhlukanisa ngamandla adonsayo njengamathebula okudlidliza nezitezi ezizizwa, okuholela emamineralini angenani alahlekile njengama-tailings. Ukulahleka lokhu akunciphisi nje kuphela amazinga okutholwa, kodwa futhi kuholela ekungasebenzi kahle kwezinsiza kanye nokulahlekelwa kwezomnotho.

Inkinga eyodwa enkulu ukunganele kwe-settling velocity yamaphakethe amancane kakhulu, okubangela ukuthi ahlale entantayo noma ageleke kanye nezinto ezilahlwayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lawa maphakethe athambekele ekuhlanganeni noma ekunamatheleni kwamaminerali amanye, okwenza ukuhlukaniswa kube nzima. Lesi simo sidinga izindlela ezintsha zomzimba ezingahlukanisa ngempumelelo la maphakethe amancane ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izindlela zamakhemikhali.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukucubungula amaminerali amancane kakhulu kudinga imishini enokulawula okunembayo kwe-fluid dynamics nokusebenzisana kwamaphakethe. Izinhlelo zakudala zivame ukuntula uzwelo nokuzivumelanisa nezimo ukuze ziphathe lezi zinkinga, zikhawulela ukusebenza kokutholwa. Ubuchwepheshe buka-Alicoco buxazulula lezi zinkinga ngokwethula izinhlelo ezithuthukisiwe ze-spiral chute eziklanyelwe ukutholwa kwamaphakethe amancane kakhulu.

Izinselelo ziphinde zandise ekugcineni ukusebenza okuzinzile nokunciphisa ukugcinwa phakathi kokululama kwamaminerali anzima. Ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza okungaguquki ngenkathi kucutshungulwa izinsalela kudinga imishini eqinile nethembekile eyenzelwe ukuphatha izici ezahlukahlukene zamatshe.

Izinkampani zezimayini ezifuna ukunqoba lezi zinselelo zingahlola izifundo zikasoze kanye nezicelo ezisebenzayo zobuchwepheshe buka-Alicoco ku-Izingqinamba ikhasi, zigqamisa ukuqaliswa okuphumelelayo kumaphrojekthi ahlukahlukene wamaminerali.

I-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited isungule izixazululo ezihamba phambili ezigxile ekululameni okuphumelelayo kwamaminerali amahle kakhulu anamathele ezinsaleleni, indawo ebalulekile evame ukunganakwa izindlela zokucubungula zakudala. Izimbazo zabo ezine-patent zihlanganisa izici zokuklama ezisetshenziswa kakhulu ezikhulisa amandla omfutho wokudonsa kanye nemiphumela yokugeleza koketshezi ukuthuthukisa ukuhlukaniswa kwamaminerali.

Ubuchwepheshe babo bugcizelela ukucubungula ngokomzimba, buqeda isidingo sezinto zamakhemikhali ezivame ukusetshenziswa kwezinye izindlela, ngaleyo ndlela bunikeze isixazululo esizinzile nesonga imali. Izishutha ezijikelezayo ze-Alicoco zakhelwe ukuthola amaminerali angalahlwa, kuthuthukiswe izinga lokuthola lonke kanye nokunciphisa umthelela emvelweni.

Enye yezinto ezivelele zobuchwepheshe be-Alicoco ikhono lokwelapha ngempumelelo imfucuza evela ematafuleni okudlidliza kanye nezinhlelo zezishutha eziboshwe ngendwangu, okuyinto ngokuvamile eyinselele ngenxa yobukhulu bezinhlayiya ezincane ezibandakanyekayo. Imishini yabo yakhelwe ukuphatha lezi zinto zokudla eziyinselele, ivumela abavuni ukuthi bathole amaminerali anenani emifuleni yemfucuza.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Alicoco ihlinzeka ngezixazululo ezenziwe ngendlela efanele ukuze zihambisane ne-mineralogy ethile kanye nezidingo zokucubungula zayo yonke imisebenzi. Ubuchwepheshe babo kwezobuchwepheshe bezishutha ezijikelezayo, buhlanganiswe nokugxila ekuqineni kwekhwalithi kanye nokuzinza, kubabeka njengomholi ekutholeni amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho.

Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi mayelana namakhono obuchwepheshe be-Alicoco nezixazululo ezenziwe ngezifiso, ukuvakashela ku-Ikhaya ikhasi kunikeza isithombe esibanzi somkhiqizo wabo kanye nezibopho zabo ezinqubweni zokumba eziqhubekayo.

Ubuchwepheshe bokubuyiselwa kwemaminerali be-Alicoco buphumelele kakhulu ezinhlelweni zokumba emhlabeni jikelele, bukhombisa ukuthuthuka okuqhubekayo ezingeni lokubuyiselwa nasekusebenzeni kahle. Lezi zifundo zecala zikhombisa izinzuzo ezisebenzayo nokuguquguquka kwezinhlelo zabo eziphumelelayo zokuphonsa izigubhu.

Ephrojekthini yokumba igolide, abakhiqizi be-Alicoco baphumelele ekubuyiseni ama-particulate egolide aphansi kakhulu ezinsizakalweni ezazithathwa njengezingabuyiseki, kwandise kakhulu umkhiqizo wegolide. Le mpumelelo igcizelela ukubaluleka kobuchwepheshe bokuhlukaniswa kwe-gravity obuphambili ekwandiseni ukusetshenziswa kwezinsiza.

Elinye icala belihilela ukutholwa kwamaminerali e-hematite ne-tin emadwaleni ayinkimbinkimbi. Imishini ye-Alicoco yahlukanisa kahle la maminerali kusuka ku-gangue, yathuthukisa izinga lomkhiqizo futhi yanciphisa izindleko zokucubungula. Ukuqina kobuchwepheshe kwavumela ukusebenza ngaphansi kwezimo ezahlukahlukene zokudla ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa ukusebenza.

Ukusetshenziswa kwalokhu kwakhombisa nezinzuzo zemvelo ngokunciphisa ivolumu yamatshe kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali anobuthi, okuhambisana nemigomo yokumba esimeme. Ukuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco kwezixazululo ezinobungani nemvelo kuyabonakala kule miprojekthi, ehlanganisa izinto ezibalulekile zezomnotho nezemvelo.

Abasebenzi bezimayini abanesifiso sokuhlola imiphumela efanayo ephumelelayo nemininingwane yezobuchwepheshe bayakhuthazwa ukuthi babuyekeze ulwazi lwamaphrojekthi oluqoshwe yi-Alicoco ku-Amacala ikhasi ukuze uthole imininingwane ephelele.

Ukululama kahle kwezinsimbi ezithwalwa umfutho womhlaba kunikeza izinzuzo ezinkulu zemvelo ngokunciphisa udoti nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali. Izinsalela, ezivame ukuba namaminerali angenziwanga kahle, zingaba umthombo omkhulu wokungcola kwemvelo. Ngokukhulisa ukululama kwezinsimbi, ubuchwepheshe buka-Alicoco buyasiza ukunciphisa ivolumu yezinsalela nezingozi zemvelo ezihambisana nazo.

Izindlela zokuhlukanisa ezisemqoka zomzimba ezifana nalokho okunikezwa yi-Alicoco zigwema ukusetshenziswa kwezinto eziyingozi, zehlisa ingozi yokungcoliswa komhlabathi namanzi. Lokhu kuhambisana nezitayela zomhlaba jikelele zokusebenza kwemigodi eqhubekayo futhi enesibopho, lapho ukuphathwa kwemvelo kuba yisidingo esikhulayo sokulawulwa kanye nesokuxhumana.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokubuyisela imithombo ye-ultra-fine emithonjeni, imisebenzi yemigodi ingandisa impilo yezinsiza zemithombo ezikhona, yehlisa isidingo sezindawo ezintsha zokumba futhi igcine izindawo zemvelo. Ukubuyiselwa kahle kwemithombo yomzimba ngakho-ke kunika umnikelo ekugcinweni kwezinsiza nasezimfundisweni zomnotho ezijikelezayo.

Ukwehla kwenani lemithombo futhi kwehlisa umthwalo ezikhungweni zokugcina imithombo, kunciphisa izingozi zokwehluleka kwemifantu nezibopho zemvelo zesikhathi eside. Ubuchwepheshe be-Alicoco bokuphonsa obujikelezayo busekelwa imisebenzi yokucubungula imithombo ephephile enezinyathelo eziphansi zemvelo.

Ukuze uqonde kahle ukuzinikela kwe-Alicoco ekucubunguleni imayini ezilungele imvelo kanye nezinto ezintsha ezikhuthaza ukuhweba okungaguquki, vakashela ku-Izindaba ikhasi elikhombisa ukuthuthuka kwabo kwakamuva kanye nezinhlelo zemvelo.

Ukubuyiselwa kwezimayini ngomoya kuqhubeka nokuba ingxenye ebalulekile yokusebenza kwemayini okuphumelelayo, okungaguquki. Ngokwanda kwesidingo sezinhlayiya kanye nokwanda kokwazi ngemvelo, izixazululo ezintsha ezifana nalezo ezinikezwa yi-Alicoco Mineral Technology Co., Limited zibalulekile ekuthuthukiseni le mboni.

Ngokugxila ekubuyiseleni izimayini ezincane kakhulu ngekhono le-spiral chute elinamalungelo obunikazi, i-Alicoco ihola indlela ekuxazululeni izinselelo zokubuyiselwa kwezimayini. Izinqubo zabo zomzimba, ezilungele imvelo ziqinisekisa amazinga aphezulu okubuyiselwa, umthelela ophansi kwemvelo, kanye nezibuyekezo zezimali ezithuthukisiwe kumabhizinisi emayini.

Ikakhwezi lezinsimbi ezitholakala ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho wokudonsa (gravity) lincike ekuhlanganiseni ukuqonda kwesayensi, ubuchwepheshe obusha, kanye nomthwalo wemfanelo kwezemvelo. Ukuzibophezela kwe-Alicoco kule mithetho kwenza kube uzakwethu omethembayo ezinkampanini zezimayini ezifuna ukuthuthukisa ukucubungula amaminerali nokwamukela izindlela ezisimeme.

Amabhizinisi anentshisekelo yokubambisana ne-Alicoco noma ukuthola ulwazi olwengeziwe ngezixazululo zabo akhuthazwa ukuthi axhumane ngqo nge-Xhumana ikhasi, lapho kutholakala khona izinsizakalo zokweseka nokweluleka.

Ukutshala imali ezindleleni eziphumelelayo zokuthola amaminerali ngokusebenzisa amandla omfutho womhlaba (gravity mineral recovery technologies) akuyona nje into ebalulekile kwezomnotho kodwa futhi kuyisinyathelo samasu esiya esikhathini esiluhlaza nesisimeme sokumba.