The Common Gold Mining Process – Gravity Separation Method
Gravity separation method is to separate the minerals according to their relative density (usually called specific gravity).The mineral particles with different densities are subject to hydrodynamic and mechanical forces in the moving medium (water, air and heavy liquid), resulting in suitable conditions for loose layering and separation, thus separating ore particles with different densities. Gravity separation method is one of the oldest and most common gold mining processes. In the sand gold deposits, the gold usually exists in the form of monomer natural gold, and its particle size is generally more than 16t/m 3 , which has a big difference with gangue density, so gravity separation method is the most effective and economic gold mining process. However, gravity separation method is rarely used alone in the lode gold mining. Generally, adopting the jigging machine and spiral chute with the shaking table in the grinding and classifying stage to recover the dissoci...