University of Guyana MIN 215, Test 3 ‘Answer any two questions 1) a) What are the forces associated with the separation of minerals in gravity concentration. 5 3) b) Show how these forces are used in your description of a gravity concentrator showing how the control variables are used to effect separation between heavy and light mineral particles noting the effect of size and size distribution on performance. 5 unnlalate freon youth ‘A blanket stuicelstrake is used to recover gold from an alluvial deposit containing 0.8 gfonne. The °bs do od sluice is fed with slury, of concentration 30.3 % solids by weight, at a rate of 66 tonnes per hour. = #1" This sluice/strake operated for five (5) days before the removal of blankets for gold recovery. After five (5) days, operating for twelve (12) hours each day, the manager recovered 540g of gold from the 250 kg concentrate produced. i. How efficient is this sluice/strake. ji, If this blanket sluice/strake was replaced with a pinched sluice with similar rt what steps could be taken to improve recovery of gold. iii, What would be the effect of these steps on the quality of the concentrate. $ Q) a) What are the two basic types of separating medium used in heavy medium separation. 3, b ‘What are the important properties of these media. “ ae 0) ‘With the aid of a simple schematic diagram, describe the basic features of a heavy medium plant. 2° # 0) A balch of coal was beneficiated using a Heavy Medium Separation facility. Figure 2.1 using shows.a graph described as a parttion curve obtained as one sought o evaluate the operation, i) Obtain from this curve information that would describe the quality ofthe separation, 5 A) Nong the puis gravy of coli 1.3, what change othe infomation you dared woud indicate better performance of the plant and why. ‘A pinched sluice can be considered a classifier while the shaking table is considered without doubt a Gravity concentrator. Discuss. \