Run-of-mine (ROM)
• as-mined ore which consists of your valuable minerals and gangue
Tailing
• predominantly the gangue mineral
TECHNICAL
• Different ores require different processes which would require different
innovations
ECONOMIC
Mineral resource are finite resources,
processing from high
grade to low grade
ENERGY
high consumption of energy,
high cost
MINERAL PROCESSING
treatments applied to the ore containing valuable minerals prior to
recovery and separation
• aka ore dressing, mineral dressing,
milling, mineral beneficiation
• No alteration of
physical/chemical properties of the minerals
TECHNICAL
To bring the final product into suitable technical condition as
required by succeeding processes
• Undesired constituents must be removed or reduced below the
specified levels
ECONOMIC
To remove the unwanted minerals in the cheapest way possible
•
To reduce unit material handling costs
Liberation
Release of valuable minerals from their
waste gangue minerals
Concentration
Separation of valuable minerals from the gangue