The role of microtexture and mesotexture in the separation performance of an ore

IF 4.9 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

Minerals Engineering Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI:10.1016/j.mineng.2025.109303

Kate Tungpalan , Elaine Wightman , Cathy Evans , Emmy Manlapig

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Abstract

This paper presents the role of microtexture and mesotexture in the separation performance of an ore. Microtexture analysis highlighted the influence of mineral grain size distribution in mineral liberation and separation recovery. Mesotexture analysis highlighted the contribution of vein structures in mineral liberation and provided insights of the origin of liberated particles observed during microtexture analysis. The work demonstrates the importance of the scale at which ore texture is measured and points to the way drill cores are prepared for textural analysis. Selection of the most appropriate scale of analysis also provides an effective means of acquiring textural information relevant to mineral processing for the entire deposit and consequently improving deposit characterisation.

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Minerals Engineering 工程技术-工程：化工

CiteScore

8.70

自引率

18.80%

发文量

519

审稿时长

81 days

期刊介绍： The purpose of the journal is to provide for the rapid publication of topical papers featuring the latest developments in the allied fields of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy. Its wide ranging coverage of research and practical (operating) topics includes physical separation methods, such as comminution, flotation concentration and dewatering, chemical methods such as bio-, hydro-, and electro-metallurgy, analytical techniques, process control, simulation and instrumentation, and mineralogical aspects of processing. Environmental issues, particularly those pertaining to sustainable development, will also be strongly covered.