MINERAL TECHNOLOGIES
“ The new CT1 spiral separator is very exciting , and we will be showing it all around the world over the next 12 months ”
– Ken Roberts , General Manager – Global Sales
No two mining projects are dealing with exactly the same ores , so this customised equipment design service is the best way for them to achieve optimum grade and recovery .
Spiral separators and shaking tables have been around for a long time , but innovation is always able to deliver better performance . With over 50,000 visitors and 500 exhibitors , the International Mining Exhibition ( EXPOSIBRAM ) and the Brazilian Mining Congress bring together hundreds of entrepreneurs , government and private organizations every two years and this year , from 18 to 21 September , it was chosen as the launch pad for Mineral Technologies to introduce the industry to a new type of spiral separator - the CT1 .
“ It ’ s very exciting , and we will be showing it all around the world over the next 12 months . We call it our compact turbo spiral and it increases throughput up to fourfold , on the same footprint .” Being enclosed , it is spillage and noise free , he adds . Its small footprint and modular nature means customers can reduce both capex and opex while maintaining metallurgical performance . Conventional plants containing five , six or more spiral stages can be replaced by a three stage CT1 flowsheet . Fewer processing stages means reduced power consumption and a decreased need for peripheral equipment such as pumps , motors , control circuitry , sumps , intermediate launders and distribution systems . Plants with fewer processing stages are easier to operate , easier to control and quicker to commission .
88 November 2017