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highest centrate clarity. Hourly monitoring of this steady
state then took place to observe the upper and lower limits
that the process produced. These proved to be remarkably
stable, as can be observed on the graphs.
We used this site also as an opportunity to expand
upon this pilot with additional testing of a multiple vari-
ables, to observe what factors could influence solids and
centrate outcomes. The presence of our onsite laboratory
allowed the test team to produce rapid feedback to results.
It was found to be an ideal enviroment to run a series of
“what-if” variables that alternate sites may encounter when
implementing centrifuge technology, to further the under-
standing of the flexibility and efficiency of the centrifuge,
regardless of feed or power issues that would otherwise
interrupt production.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Additional contributions &support from Messrs.
Guillermo Flores, Gabriel Rodrigues, Dustin Miller, Jose
Luis Contreras, Justin Trenkamp, Terry Ostrom, Robert
Klug, Mauricio Vaca, Sergio Garcia, and Tony Kramer all
gratefully acknowledged.
The authors wish to thank the owners, managers, and
especially the operations &maintenance teams at the mine
&plant in Mexico for their unfailing courtesy, patience,
encouragement, and support during the pilot operations.
They wish to remain anonymous.
Figure 17.
highest centrate clarity. Hourly monitoring of this steady
state then took place to observe the upper and lower limits
that the process produced. These proved to be remarkably
stable, as can be observed on the graphs.
We used this site also as an opportunity to expand
upon this pilot with additional testing of a multiple vari-
ables, to observe what factors could influence solids and
centrate outcomes. The presence of our onsite laboratory
allowed the test team to produce rapid feedback to results.
It was found to be an ideal enviroment to run a series of
“what-if” variables that alternate sites may encounter when
implementing centrifuge technology, to further the under-
standing of the flexibility and efficiency of the centrifuge,
regardless of feed or power issues that would otherwise
interrupt production.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Additional contributions &support from Messrs.
Guillermo Flores, Gabriel Rodrigues, Dustin Miller, Jose
Luis Contreras, Justin Trenkamp, Terry Ostrom, Robert
Klug, Mauricio Vaca, Sergio Garcia, and Tony Kramer all
gratefully acknowledged.
The authors wish to thank the owners, managers, and
especially the operations &maintenance teams at the mine
&plant in Mexico for their unfailing courtesy, patience,
encouragement, and support during the pilot operations.
They wish to remain anonymous.
Figure 17.