METAL & NON-METAL MINING
TYPICAL PROCESSING METHODS
Typical Metal and Non-Metal Mining processes that involve moving powder and bulk ingredients include:
- Calcining
- Crushing
- Dewatering
- Drying
- Excavation
- Filtration
- Flotation
- Grinding
- Leaching
- Packaging
- Pelletizing
- Screening
- Separating
BULK MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Bulk ingredients from metal and non-metal mining run the gamut, from dusty to abrasive, free-flowing to non-free-flowing and powders to large pieces. Typical material types include:
- Fine Powders
- Free-flowing
- Non-free-flowing materials
- Abrasive
- Lumpy
- Moist
- Materials that pack, cake or smear
- Blends of materials having disparate sizes, shapes, bulk densities and flow characteristics
TYPICAL BULK MATERIALS HANDLED:
- Alumina
- Ammonium Nitrate
- Ball Clay
- Barytes
- Bentonite
- Cement
- Copper Concentrate
- Copper Sulphate
- Diamtomites
- Feldspar
- Filter Concentrate/Cake
- Fire Clay
- Flocculants
- Fuller's Earth
- Gravel
- Kaolin
- Lime
- Limestone
- Magnesia
- Nickel Concentrate
- Perlite
- Phosphate Rock
- Rutile
- Sand
- Talc
- Thiourea
- Titanium Dioxide
- Urea
- Vermiculite
- Zinc Oxide
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FLEXICON EQUIPMENT FOR
BULK METAL & NON-METAL MINING MATERIALS
Stand-alone units to engineered systems, Flexicon equipment can convey or fill large volumes of material rapidly and safely, promoting flow while reducing degradation, offer dust suppression and collection to contain product from escaping, comply with government regulations, reduce environmental hazards, and improve worker safety.
Examples include:
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT THAT MEETS YOUR BULK HANDLING NEEDS
- Discharge or fill bulk bags, drums, boxes or other containers
- Load or off-load trucks, tankers and railcars
- Transfer material between single or multiple sources/destinations
- Weigh batch and blend automatically
- Cut labor cost while improving safety
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