Wills Barry Alan. Mineral processing technology. An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery

D. W. Hopkins (editor). — 3rd ed. — Oxford: Pergamon Press Ltd., 1985. — 642 p. — (International series on materials science and technology; v. 29). — ISBN 0-08-031160-1 — ISBN 0-08-031159-8.THE main objective of this book is to provide students of mineral processing, metallurgy, and mining with a review of the common physical ore-processing techniques utilised in today's mining industry. The need for such a book was highlighted during the preparation of the degree course in Mineral Processing Technology at the Camborne School of Mines. Although there are many excellent texts covering the unit processes, most of these are now out of date, and many of the methods described have been superseded by more modern techniques.
Descriptions of the treatments of specific ores have been deliberately restricted, except where to illustrate the applications of a particular process. Methods of processing differ in detail from mine to mine, even with very similar ores, and students should be strongly encouraged to peruse the mining periodicals, which regularly detail the treatment routes used on particular plants.
This edition has been expanded to include an introduction to automatic control and descriptions of some of the control strategies which have been adopted on various concentrators. The section on mass balancing has also been extended to include an introduction to statistical methods, which are suited to evaluation by microcomputer.Introduction
Ore Handling
Metallurgical Accounting and Control
Particle-Size Analysis
Comminution
Crushers
Grinding Mills
Industrial Screening
Classification
Gravity Concentration
Heavy Medium Separation (HMS)
Froth Flotation
Magnetic And High-Tension Separation
Ore Sorting
Dewatering
Tailings Disposal
Metallic Ore Minerals
Common Non-Metallic Ores
Index