Recovery of anthracite from coal preparation-plant tailings

M. S. Klima, S. Chander, S. Subbarayan

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Abstract

A laboratory study was conducted to investigate the potential for recovering anthracite from coal preparation-plant tailings. The study included washability analyses, cyclone simulations and froth-flotation testing. Samples were collected from either the tailings streams or the slurry ponds of five anthracite-cleaning plants. From each sample, a washability analysis was conducted on the 28×100- and 100×200-mesh fractions. Using the above data, along with published partition data, simulations were performed with various cyclone-staging arrangements for both water-only and dense-medium cyclones treating the 28×200-mesh fractions. Separate froth-flotation tests were conducted on the 28×100- and 100×200-mesh fractions from three of the plant samples. The washability, simulation and flotation results are presented as grade-yield curves.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)149-156
Number of pages8
JournalMinerals and Metallurgical Processing
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • General Chemistry
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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