REDUCING THE NEED FOR TAILINGS STORAGE DAMS IN MINERAL FLOTATION

摘要

This invention relates to a process for recovering value metals from ore (50)configured such as to substantively reduce oreliminate the need for a tailings storage facility. This object is achievedthrough an integrated processing system designed to enhance theratio of sand residue from coarse flotation (62) to the amount of tailingsarising from fine flotation (72), and then blending a proportionof coarse and fine flotation gangue materials into a free draining stack (82).