The prospects of application of modular plants in processing ores of low-productive and remote gold deposits

摘要

Diamond kimberlite pipes are scattered over a wide territory of unsettled regions being practically unreclaimed and scarcely suitable for residence. Therefore, construction of large-scale ore mining and processing enterprises, which will be unclaimed upon completing operation of native sources or placers, is inexpedient. Development of modular dressing plants is one of feasible directions in exploitation of the Arctic deposits. All operations of ore-preparation and prior concentration at remote and inefficient deposits can be performed with help of connected to each other modular plants of flushing device types widely used in dressing of alluvial gold. Such a system of plants can produce just several hundreds of kilograms of the concentrated product after processing 1000 tons of ore. The product can be delivered by, for example, a helicopter to the nearest functioning concentrating mill for further concentration and final processing. Use of modular plants for processing of large-volume samples of remote pipes of the Munsky kimberlite field can be the starting stage of their industrial exploitation.