Mineral processing research laboratory

Areas of experimentation and research

• Comminution test
• BondImpact Crushing Work Index
• Bond Abrasion Index
• Bond Ball Mill WorkIndex
• Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS)
• Point Load Test
• Bench Scale of metallurgical testwork
• Primary andRefractory Gold Metallurgy /GRG-Leaching Pre-treatment options BIOX, POX, Roasting etc/Gravity gold recovery /GRG/
• Low and High Intensive dry/wet magnetic and gravity separation of ferrous ore
• Flotation of sulfides, precious metals and non-sulfides
• Rare and rare earth ore processing
• Heavy Liquid Separation /Float Sink Testing/
• Hydrometallurgical research
• Bottle Roll Test
• Column Leach Test
• Batch AgitatedLeaching (CIL/CIP) Test
• Solvent Extraction
• Electrowinning
• Dewatering
• Concentrate or tailing settling Test
• Engineering calculations
• Mass balance calculation /metal, material balance/
• Process development/Equipment sizing
• METSIM modeling

 

 

Metallurgical Tests

 

 

 

Mineral processing experiments/ work done:

• Copper ore
• Tsagaansuvarga copper oxide ore leaching test
• Tsagaansuvarga copper oxidized ore flotation test
• 21st century
• Tsagaansuvarga copper oxide ore electrolysis test
• Hyperleach leaching test in Tsagaansuvarga flotation concentrate
• Lockedcycle flotation test on OyuTolgoi concentrator feedsample
• Metallurgical testing of future concentrator feed samples at Erdenetmine
• Locked cycle column leach test on sample from 8A and 12th stockpile copper ore of Erdenet mine
• Bench flotation testing of copper sulfide and oxidized ore samples from Hatavch
• Bench flotation testing on copper sulfides sample from Tsagaan del
• Graphite
• Jargalant, Chuluut, SuujUul, Khuld, Urkhut, UndurshiliinBalchuluun ore bench flotation test
• Shale
• Huutii shale distillation test
• Iron
• Magnetic separation test on iron ore samples fromTumurtolgoi, Tumurtei, Tayannuur, Bayantsogt, Argalant, ZuunTsagaankhoshuu, Songinokhangai, Bargilt, Erveekhoshuu, Naranbulagby ALGT LLC and Bayanmunkhtolgoi deposits of
• Zeolite
• Zeolitetesting and crusher sizing forTsagaantsav deposit
• Tungsten
• Bench scale testing on tungsten samples from SayrinUkhaa, KharChuluut and Bayankhongor
• Chromite
• Bench scale testing on Polymetal oreby Legend Mines LLC
• Polymetal
• Polymetalore bench scale testing fromTsogt-Undur deposit
• Limestone
• KhukhTsav lime flotation testing
• Gold
• Gravity gold recovery bench scale testing on samples from Khushuut, Asgat, Zaamar, Force gold LLC placer gold deposits
• Refractory gold metallurgical test on samples from Khartolgoi deposit Gobi-Altai
• Gold metallurgical test on quartz and quartz-sulfide sample fromEreen-Baavgait deposit, Umnugoviaimag
• Gold column leaching test at Boroo, Naranbulag and TsagaanOvoot deposits
• Gold GRG-Leaching on primary gold sample fromthree orebodies of KharmagtaiCu-Au deposit
• Locked cycle column leach test on gold oxides sample from three orebodies of KharmagtaiCu-Au deposit
• Bench Gold-silver metallurgical testing on sample fromSalkhit gold and silver deposit
• Flourite
• Bench scale flotationtesting of fluorspar ore samples from Ulziit-Ukhaa, Khutul-Ulaan, Haitan, Chuluut, Khongor, Monzech, Urgun, TsagaanElgen and Khavtsal deposits
• Nickel
• Nickel metallurgical bench scale testing on samples from nickel occurrence in ShuvuuTolgoi and KhuuvurKhudag
• Sand
• Sand processing test on samples fromChargatUul and DenjiinElsdeposits
• Sand washing spiral classifier sizing for DenjiinEls deposit, samplingand optimizationof process mode
• Rare earth elements
• Rare earth elemental testing on ash and argillite sample fromEldev coal mine and lithium flotation test at various deposits
• Gypsum
• Gypsum washability test of Shireet valley deposit
• Zinc
• Bench Flotation and Magnetic separation test on Zinc-magnethite samplefromErdene-Undur deposit
• Coal
• Zuunbulag, Nariinsukhait, Aduunchuluun, Chinggis's black gold, Javkhlant, Khotgorshanaga, Tal Bulag, Khuut, BiluutJargalant, Dalan, Chandgana, Noyon-Uul 2, OvootTolgoi, BulagSuuj LLC, Project Mining LLC, Stein Coal LLC, Dornogobilignite
• Crushing and grinding testingof ore
• Bond Abrasion test on samples from Tsagaansuvarga, Erdenet mine 8A, 12th stockpile, three ore bodies from Kharmagtai
• Bond Impact Crusher Test on samples from Tsagaansuvarga, Erdenet mine 8A, 12th stockpile, three ore bodies from Kharmagtai
• Bond ball mill work index test on samples fromTsagaansuvarga, Khatsavch, ZuunTsagaankhoshuuChuluut, Khongor, Urgun, Kharmagtai
• Inspectionand sampling at plant testing
• Operational inspection at grinding circuitofAutoclaved Aerated Concrete Plant of Mongolyn Alt LLC
• Inspectionand optimization work of sand washing line of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Plant of Mongolyn Alt LLC
• Sampling of semi-automatic grinding circuitof concentrator of Erdenet Copper mine
• Plant Testing and inspection on 10,000 tons sample “Nariinsukhait” coal concentrator of Berun Group, China
• Plant scale testing on sample/20 000 tons/ from“Nariinsukhait” coal mine at washery plantof ChinghuaCorp, China
• Training for factory operators and laboratory assistants
• Crusher, conveyor operator training
• cement plant operator training
• Training for cement plant operators
• Training for laboratory assistants of Nariinsukhait coal mine site laboratory
• Training short course for OyuTolgoi Metallurgical Lab engineers about Bond Ball Mill Work Index Test
• Training course Chemical assay on fluorite sample
• Concentrator operator training course