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Mineral
complex
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Purpose of
electric separation
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Separator
type
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Non-metallic minerals and materials
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Diamond ores
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Enrichment
of diamond ores for the separation of diamonds from waste materials
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Barium ores
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Enrichment
of barium ores for the separation of barium from quartz
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Asbestos
ores
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Enrichment
of asbestos-containing tailings for the separation of asbestos from waste
materials, dedusting of lower grades of asbestos
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Separation with
electrostatic corona separators, as well as with pneumo-electric separators
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Boron-containing
ores
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Separation
of boronatrocalcite from impurities
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Coal
(including small-sized types), carbonaceous shales, antracites
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Enrichment
and particle size classification for the reduction of ash percentage
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Separation with
electrostatic corona separators, as well as with pneumo-electric separators
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Corundum,
electrocorundum and other abrasives
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Close particle
size classification. Removal of impurities.
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Phosphate
ores
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Enrichment
of phosphate ores of seashell and sand types for the separation of phosphorite
from silica minerals
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Potassium
ores
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Enrichment
of sylvinite ores for the separation of sylvites and halites
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Quartz ores
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Enrichment
of glassmaking sands for the separation of quartz from mineral impurities
containing iron, titanium and chromium
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Enrichment
of molding sands for the separation of feldspars, etc.
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Enrichment
of granular quartz (instead of rock crystal) for the removal of all mineral
impurities in order to obtain high-purity concentrate
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Separation with
electrostatic corona separators, as well as with pneumo-electric separators
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Feldspar
ores
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Separation of feldspars, as well as partial separation of albite from microcline
in order to increase the ratio of potassium and sodium in feldspar
concentrate
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Perlite
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Particle
size classification
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Magnesite
ores
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Enrichment
of contaminated magnesites in order to separate magnesite from silicates
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Sillimanite
ores
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Enrichment
of sillimanite shales for the separation of sillimanite from quartz and
biotite
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Kyanite ore
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Enrichment
of washed kyanite-containing rock for the separation of kyanite from quartz,
muscovite and chlorite
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Brucite
ores
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Enrichment
of brucite limestones for the separation of brucite from calcite
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Gypsum ores
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Gypsum
enrichment for the separation of gypsum from silicates
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Gypsum
enrichment for the separation of gypsum from quartz and silicates
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Pneumo-electric
separator
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Non-ferrous metal ores
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Polymetallic
ores of copper, lead, zinc and other metals
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Aftertreatment
of industrial products (flotation, gravity preparation, etc.) of complex ores
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Titanomagnetite
ores
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Aftertreatment
of gravitational enrichment products for the separation of titanomagnetite
from pyroxenes and apatite in order to obtain titanium concentrates with low
silica and phosphorus content
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Titanium
and zirconium ores
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Aftertreatment
of industrial products (flotation, gravity preparation, etc.) for the separation of rutile,
ilmenite, leucoxene from zircon, monazite, staurolite, tourmaline, sillimanite,
garnet and quartz
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Niobium and
tantalum ores
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Aftertreatment of primary collective niobium and tantalum gravity
concentrates
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Columbite and tantalum ores
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Aftertreatment of tantalite-columbite
concentrates for the separation of tantalite and columbite from monazite,
ilmenite from andradite, and cassiterite from zircon
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Wolframite and
cassiterite ores
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Aftertreatment of collective
wolframite-cassiterite concentrates for the extraction of magnetite,
ilmenite, wolframite, monazite, followed by recrushing of the nonmagnetic
fraction (cassiterite, etc.) and its electric separation. One company, which
applies electrical separation, uses the aftertreatment of wolframite-cassiterite-sulphide
concentrate with the predominance of arsenic compounds for the separation of cassiterite
from quartz.
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Electrostatic
corona Electrostatic corona separator separator
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Ores
containing precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium)
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Extraction
of precious metals from mineral raw materials (primary and alluvial
deposits), enrichment of preliminary, contaminated concentrates, tailings,
washings, etc.
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Ferrous metal ores
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Manganese
ores
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Aftertreatment
of gravity and magnetic concentrates for the separation of oxide and hydroxide
manganese minerals from manganese carbonates and waste minerals
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Metallic
powders (iron etc.)
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Close particle
size classification and classification by shape and bulk weight
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Metallic
powders (granules for powder metallurgy)
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Removal of
ceramic impurities
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Electrostatic
corona separator
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Technological,
metallurgical and other wastes
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Metallurgical slags, cakes, flotation tailings,
etc.
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Separation of useful components from impurities.
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Abrasive
materials, foundry molding sand mixtures, quartz sand, ceramics, etc.
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Removal of impurities.
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Scrap of electronic equipment
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Separation of useful components from impurities.
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Cable scrap and waste
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Separation
of metal from the shell. Production of metal concentrate.
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