Horizonal-belt filtration at Randfontein Estates Mine

The paper descriptionbes tests on horizontal-belt filters for the filtration of gold and uranium. The promising results led to the installation of 17 such filters (ten of them 120 m2 in size) in the mine's metallurgical plants, and their operation is discussed. Although several problems were en...

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Published in:Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1979-12, Vol.79 (17), p.503-508
Main Author: Blendulf, K.A.G. & Everett, D.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
countercurrent decantation
filtration rates
horizontal-bed filters
metallurgical recovery
Randfontein Estates Mine
rotary filters
rotary-drum filtration
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Summary:The paper descriptionbes tests on horizontal-belt filters for the filtration of gold and uranium. The promising results led to the installation of 17 such filters (ten of them 120 m2 in size) in the mine's metallurgical plants, and their operation is discussed. Although several problems were encountered both in operation and maintenance, it is concluded that, with correct operation and suitable filter cloths, exceptionally good metallurgical recoveries can be achieved at filtration rates twice to three times higher than those on rotary filters.
ISSN:0038-223X