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Accelerate your solid-liquid separation
Maximize uptime and profitability with Alfa Laval decanter centrifuges
Let the centrifugal force do the jobEquipment for solid-liquid separation is an essential part of any mining and mineral plant. Traditional solutions such as gravity thickeners, settling ponds and filter presses are often associated with high costs, poor efficiency and/or environmental issues.
Alfa Laval is one of the world’s leading suppliers of decanter centrifuges and our equipment has long been used for solid-liquid separation in other demanding industries, offering benefits such as very high capacity and cake dryness, minimal footprint, low investment costs, great reliability and flexibility.
With our new P range of decanter centrifuges specifically developed for mining and mineral applications, we bring these benefits to your industry. We help you optimize your separation processes throughout your plant and improve your bottom line.
Please contact us or visit www.alfalaval.com to learn more.
Alfa Laval decanter centrifuges are the perfect choice for a wide range of solid-liquid separation duties in mining and mineral applications. They can replace or comple-ment existing solutions and help boost capacity, reduce tailings volumes, save space and increase the recovery of water, chemicals and minerals.
Optimizing your solid-liquid separa-tion processes is a straightforward way to cut operating and investment costs while minimizing your company’s environ mental impact.
In many cases you can raise plant profitability by simply adding Alfa Laval decanter centrifuges to traditional separation systems such as thickeners, sedimentation dams and various filters, or replace the old system altogether.
Benefits• High cake dryness – the cake is
sufficiently dry to be stacked• Very high throughput and small
installation area• Continuous, automatic operation• Two or three phase separation• Low investment costs• Contained process resulting in
good working conditions• Robust design and low
maintenance costs• Full support from our global
service organization, even in remote locations
• High recovery of water, process chemicals and minerals
• Highly flexible setup that can easily be moved if operations are moved
• High reliability• Comprehensive range of services
Rix’s Creek, AustraliaInstalling an Alfa Laval decanter centrifuge for separating out water from coal mine tailings has resulted in significant savings in capital expenditure, water consumption and energy usage at Rix’s Creek coal preparation plant.
“Using the decanter centrifuge enables us to retain and reuse 80–90% of the process water. Given the water shortage here, these are significant savings,” says Robert Booth, project manager at Rix’s Creek.
Short payback time
The output from an Alfa Laval decanter centri-fuges is sufficiently dry to be stacked.
TestsWe are happy to install test equipment at your site and perform tests under your specific process conditions so that you can experience the performance of our decanter centrifuges before making a decision.
Analysis and laboratory test
Feed sample test
On-site tests
Solution proposal
Opportunities throughout your process
Mature fine tailings, CanadaMore than 30 Alfa Laval decanter centrifuges have been installed at three different tailings treatment sites in Canada. The decanters have proven to be an outstandingly efficient solution for large-scale dewatering of tailings. The decanters efficiently remove the finest particles that conventional solids control equipment is unable to deal with.
With their large capacity, high efficiency and reliability, Alfa Laval decanter centrifuges have set a new standard for tailings treatment.
MINING & BENEFICIATION
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
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Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
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Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
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Solvent Extraction
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(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
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Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
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Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
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Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
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Surface mining
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Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
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EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
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CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
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Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
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Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
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(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
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Solvent Extraction
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(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
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Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
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Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
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Solvent Extraction
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Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
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Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
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Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
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Leaching / Digestion Solid-liquid separation Precipitation
Thickening
Pregnant liquor
FlotationTailings
Tailings dam
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
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12
1
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Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
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4
6
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8 9
12
1
11
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Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
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8 9
12
1
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Concentrate
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
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Concentrate
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Solvent extraction Electrowinning Cathodes
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Leaching
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
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Impurity removal
Underground Mining
CRUD
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Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
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Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
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Metal recovery
Underground Mining
CRUD
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Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
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Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
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CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
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Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
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Eti Maden, TurkeyThe world’s largest borate mining company, Eti Maden in Turkey, uses an array of fully protected Alfa Laval decanter centrifuges to separate tailings from a saturated borate solution.
The company is very pleased with the long track record of reliable operation, low maintenance costs and strong local service support from Alfa Laval.
Potential decanter applications
Acid mine drainage sludge treatment
Drilling water sludge treatment (water recovery / metal recovery)
Fine rejects / slime dewatering (water recovery, dry stacking)
Solid-liquid separation and washing (replacement of thickeners / washers)
Tailings dewatering (water recovery, chemical recovery, dry stacking)
Thickening of concentrate (thickener replace-ment)
Concentrate dewatering (filter replacement)
CRUD treatment to recover organic solution
Anode slime dewatering to recover solution / recover valuable metals from sludge
Waste / residue dewatering to recover product / dry waste disposal
Product thickening (thickener replacement)
Product dewatering (filter replacement)
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Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
5
4
6
7
8 9
12
1
11
2
10
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
5
4
6
7
8 9
12
1
11
2
10
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
5
4
6
7
8 9
12
1
11
2
10
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
5
4
6
7
8 9
12
1
11
2
10
Precipitation
Thickening Filtration Concentrate
Precipitates
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
5
4
6
7
8 9
12
1
11
2
10
SmeltingCalcining
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
5
4
6
7
8 9
12
1
11
2
10
Ingots
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
5
4
6
7
8 9
12
1
11
2
10
Packaging
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
5
4
6
7
8 9
12
1
11
2
10
Drying
6 7
Underground Mining
CRUD
(Reduction, Precipitation,Cementation, Crystallization)
Waste / Residue
Concentrate
Grind Crushing
Fines Rejects / Slimes
Coarse Reject Tailings Pond / Dam
PURIFICATION AND METAL RECOVERY
Concentrate
Thickening
Electrowinning Cathode
Tailings Pond / Dam
Filtration
Tailings
Surface MiningScreening /Washing
Tailings
Leaching / Digestion
Flotation
Pregnant Liquor
Precipitation
Solid-Liquid Separation
CalciningSmelting Dore Bar / Ingots
Anode Slimes
MINING / BENEFICIATION EXTRACTION & CONCENTRATION
ThickeningFiltration
Drying PackagingLeaching Impurity Removal
Concentrate
Solvent Extraction
Precipitates /Concent
3
5
4
6
7
8 9
12
1
11
2
10
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Alfa Laval in brief
Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of specialized products and engineer-ing solutions. Our equipment, systems and serv-ices are dedicated to helping custom-ers to optimize the performance of their processes. Time and time again. We help our customers to heat, cool, separate and transport prod-ucts such as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, foodstuffs, starch and pharmaceuticals. Our worldwide organization works closely with customers in almost 100 countries to help them stay ahead.
How to contact Alfa Laval
Up-to-date Alfa Laval contact details for all countries are always available on our website at www.alfalaval.com.
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