Evaluation of the influence of the dispersion-sludge characteristics of the pulp on the beneficiation indicators of technogenic fluorite-containing tailings

Abstract

The article provides an assessment of the technological features of mature tailings from the processing of finely disseminated fluoritecontaining raw materials of the Yaroslavkaya Mining Company. The prospects for their secondary processing are considered. It has been established that the waste stored in various sectors of the enterprise’s tailings contain from 13 to 23% fluorite, 12-14% calcite. The characteristic is given to the technological features of raw materials. The fluorite grains present in the technogenic tailings are characterized by the presence of thin inclusions and veins of silicate minerals. An obstacle to the selective separation of minerals by the flotation method is the shielding coatings of the surface zone of mineral particles, formed from contact with reagents at the stage of primary ore processing and in the process of interaction with the water-air environment in the tailing dump. The ways of increasing the contrast of the adsorption properties of minerals are proposed. Important factors influencing the process of mineral selection, allowing to influence the quality characteristics of flotation of refractory secondary raw materials is fine grinding of the material in combination with a high degree of dilution of the pulp. The possibility of extracting concentrates with a CaF2 content of 95.2-95.6% with the recovery of fluorite in them of 57-60.7% is shown. The introduction of inter-cycle regrind of foam products into the operation scheme allows to reduce the content of silicone dioxide in concentrates to 0.98%, which meets the requirements of consumers.