WPŁYW LITOLOGICZNEGO ZRÓŻNICOWANIA NADAWY NA WSKAŹNIKI TECHNOLOGICZNE W ZAKŁADACH WZBOGACANIA RUD KGHM POLSKA MIEDŹ S.A.

Abstract

THE EFFECT OF LITHOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF FEED ON PROCESS EFFICIENCY INDEXES IN KGHM POLSKA MIEDź S.A. CONCENTRATOR PLANTSAbstract. The paper presents the performance of ore beneficiation process carried out on KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. run-of-mine ore relating to its physicochemical properties. The properties are strongly associated with the lithology of rock formations. The susceptibility of specific lithological fraction occurred in the ore for the beneficiation process is described. Functional relationship between recovery and concentrate grade [ε = f(β)] was developed as the example for one of the KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. concentrators plants. The variety ofore properties and its effect on process efficiency is discussed. It has been proved that industrial process efficiency is very sensitive to both the alteration of lithological fractions and the content of major valuable metals and accompanying compounds.