Engaging X-Ray Fluorescence and X-Ray Transmission brings about best recovery in terms of separation of Minerals to the range of 95-98% compared to 50-60% using conventional methods
XFR is used in the Diamond mining industry
XRT is used for other minerals mining industry
The XRF-1 sorter uses Atomic Density X-Ray Transmission technique to identify and split minerals and particles with different densities. When a high value mineral is identified a high pressure air ejection system separates the mineral from the waste onto a different sorting line.
The sorter has been successfully implemented on numerous diamond mines. It has delivered results better than competitors and other recovery methods utilized in the current market.
Opportunities exist to implement in the diamond, platinum, copper, cobalt, nickel, lithium, tin, gold, PGM’s & Chrome industries
The advantages of XRT compared to traditional mining methods
Dramatic reduction of water consumption (90% saving)
Dramatic reduction of Electricity consumption (85% saving)
Environmental footprint decreases dramatically as a result of XRT plant size
CAPEX and OPEX reductions for mine operators
Capital and Machines costs a fraction of European and Asian counterparts operating in a similar space
National Strategic importance for the development of local mining opportunities
Rehabilitation and retreatment of existing tailing dumps for environmental rehabilitation
Limited Downtime: All hardware contained within the sorter is “plug-n-play”. Downtime in the rare event of a hardware failure is between 5 and 30 minutes for repairs. Critical spares kept on site
Software and program maintenance and upgrades are done remotely via internet connection.
