Typical Mixing Applications

Gold Mining (CIP/CIL)

(Carbon-in-Pulp/Carbon-in-Leach)

Ensures efficient gold extraction, even carbon distribution, and prevents solids settling. Agitators help by:

  • Mixing cyanide and oxygen into the slurry for efficient gold extraction.
  • Ensuring even distribution of activated carbon for gold adsorption.
  • Preventing solids from settling at the bottom of tanks.

Example: A gold leach plant uses industrial mixing machines to keep the slurry moving, ensuring the highest gold recovery rates.

BIOX/Gas Dispersion

Promotes even air/oxygen distribution in slurry for ore breakdown and efficient microbial activity. Industrial mixers ensure:

  • Even distribution of air or oxygen in the slurry.
  • Longer contact time for microbes to act.
  • Efficient bio-oxidation with minimal waste.

Example: BIOX plants rely on agitators to maximise oxygen transfer, supporting microbial activity for ore processing.

Conditioning

Mixes reagents with slurry to improve mineral recovery in flotation cells. Mixers ensure:

  • Reagents mix evenly with the slurry.
  • Mineralised particles are ready for separation in flotation cells.
  • Good mixing is essential to ensure reagents adhere to the mineralised surfaces

Example: Copper flotation plants use agitators in conditioning tanks to improve concentrate grade and recovery.

Concentrate Storage

Prevents solids from settling and ensures smooth feed to subsequent processes. This ensures:

  • Consistent feeding to the next process.
  • Reduced downtime from blockages.

Example: Nickel plants use agitators to prevent concentrate from settling.

Reagent Make-Up

Dissolves chemicals completely for accurate concentrations without clumping. Agitators mix reagents, ensuring:

  • Complete dissolving in water.
  • Correct chemical concentrations.
  • No clumping or uneven mixing.

Example: Cyanide solutions in gold plants are mixed with agitators for effective leaching.

Lime Make-Up and Storage

Assures thorough mixing and consistent slurry quality for stable pH level. Lime is vital for many industrial processes. Mixers help by:

  • Mixing lime powder and water thoroughly.
  • Preventing sediment build-up.
  • Maintaining consistent lime slurry quality.

Example: Offshore rigs use mixers to keep drilling fluids consistent, reducing equipment wear.