Shaking table is a technology that is still used in processing of tin ore using water as a medium.In the application at PT Timah Tbk,the shaking table is still used to process low grade tin ore into tin ore with a sta...Shaking table is a technology that is still used in processing of tin ore using water as a medium.In the application at PT Timah Tbk,the shaking table is still used to process low grade tin ore into tin ore with a standard smelting grade of PT Timah(72%-74%Sn).In processing tin ore using a shaking table,valuable minerals and impurity minerals are separated based on differences in specific gravity,size and shape of the mineral.To get the recovery of valuable minerals(recovery)and optimal grades,it is strongly influenced by the separation variables of tin ore minerals.These variables include riffle,slope of deck,washing water rate,stroke length,and deck movement speed.This study aims to vary the number of riffles,table slope and time in a laboratory scale to obtain optimal recovery and grade of tin ore.Tin ore samples were obtained from the washing residue of the Toboali Washing Plant tin ore.In the experiment,the numbers of riffles set were 16(R1),24(R2)and 34(R3).The table slopes were 2°(S1),3°(S2),and 4°(S3).Time variations were 15(T1),20(T2)and 25 min(T3).The relationship between the number of riffles and the grade can be determined through quadratic polynomial regression analysis with the functionŶ=-20.60+2.26X+(-0.04X2),while the relationship between the number of riffles and recovery is determined by the functionŶ=-173.33+17.376 X+(-0.315X2).Optimal levels are obtained at variations in the number of riffle 26 by 66.43%,with levels of 8.45%Sn.Optimal recovery is obtained on the variation of the number of riffle 28 with a recovery of 66.43%.展开更多
文摘Shaking table is a technology that is still used in processing of tin ore using water as a medium.In the application at PT Timah Tbk,the shaking table is still used to process low grade tin ore into tin ore with a standard smelting grade of PT Timah(72%-74%Sn).In processing tin ore using a shaking table,valuable minerals and impurity minerals are separated based on differences in specific gravity,size and shape of the mineral.To get the recovery of valuable minerals(recovery)and optimal grades,it is strongly influenced by the separation variables of tin ore minerals.These variables include riffle,slope of deck,washing water rate,stroke length,and deck movement speed.This study aims to vary the number of riffles,table slope and time in a laboratory scale to obtain optimal recovery and grade of tin ore.Tin ore samples were obtained from the washing residue of the Toboali Washing Plant tin ore.In the experiment,the numbers of riffles set were 16(R1),24(R2)and 34(R3).The table slopes were 2°(S1),3°(S2),and 4°(S3).Time variations were 15(T1),20(T2)and 25 min(T3).The relationship between the number of riffles and the grade can be determined through quadratic polynomial regression analysis with the functionŶ=-20.60+2.26X+(-0.04X2),while the relationship between the number of riffles and recovery is determined by the functionŶ=-173.33+17.376 X+(-0.315X2).Optimal levels are obtained at variations in the number of riffle 26 by 66.43%,with levels of 8.45%Sn.Optimal recovery is obtained on the variation of the number of riffle 28 with a recovery of 66.43%.