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gaustec the new Wet High
Intensity Magnetic Separator
Eng. Jos Pancrcio Ribeiro | Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Horn

Paper presented at
Conference on MARKETING OF INDIAN IRON ORE in Goa, India | 23-24 August 2007

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The gaustec WHIMS

Introduction
allmineral world leader in jigging technology has signed a Cooperation Agreement with Gaustec Magnetismo Ltda. | Brazil in 2006, to market the gaustec
Magnetic Separator WHIMS type (Wet High Intensity

Magnetic Separator) on a worldwide basis.

This equipment has been designed and improved by
skilled engineers based on their practical experience of more than 20 years. Several features introduced
to the standard equipment led to the best possible
operational flexibility and easy maintenance.
Leading Technology in Magnetic Separation
A wide range of sizes starting from the smallest unit
for research and process design applications (G 340
Minimag), with a rated feed capacity of 0.3 t/h, to the
biggest equipment of its kind ever constructed, the
G 3600 with a rated feed capacity of 200 t/h is offered.

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The gaustec WHIMS

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gaustec | Technology

Wet High Intensity Magnetic Separator

- Separates ores and other paramagnetic
and feebly magnetic minerals with a particle size up to 3 mm.
- Matrix is made of grooved plates.
- Vertical and unhindered flow through the
matrix
- The high gradient magnetic field is independently adjustable for each rotor
- Rougher and cleaner | scavenger process
step possible in one single machine.
- Rotor speed is adjustable from 3 to 7 rpm.
- Throughput rates of 0,3-200 t|h per machine

gaustec Technology

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gaustec

gaustec 3600 | 200 tph feed capacity

The biggest WHIMS in the world.

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gaustec 3600

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Innovations | The key factor to keep the pace with the growing mining industries demands
Main features introduced to the gaustec WHIMS that improve their performance beyond the known limits
of Magnetic Separator Technology:

1. Magnetic Induction of each Rotor Independently

2. The standard equipment is supplied with

adjustable.

two AC/DC power supplies, one for each rotor.

The high gradient magnetic field is independent-

The coils that generate the magnetic field on the

ly adjustable for each rotor through AC/DC con-

top and bottom rotor are fed electrically indepen-

verters, in the operational ranges. This allows for

dent, making it possible to have the necessary

rougher and cleaner | scavenger process steps in

magnetic induction on each rotor adjusted accor-

one single machine.

ding to the operational needs.

This feature is also of advantage from the maintenance point of view, since if one of the AC/DC
power supplies fails the second power supply can
supply energy to all coils of the machine maintaining the production in emergency status, until
the necessary repair can be made.

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gaustec | Room between poles

3. Larger distance between magnetic poles

One of the main restriction to make the maintenance in traditional WHIMS is the small distance
between the rotors. This makes the maintenance
of the bottom rotor like matrix inspection, cleaning, and retightening of the bolts, a tiresome
and difficult task to perform.
The gaustec Whims presents as one of its main
features a comfortable room between rotors,
making operation and maintenance of this equipment easy.

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Room between poles

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gaustec | Adjustable Magnetic pole

4. Adjustment of the effective magnetic area of the

Adjustable Pole

magnetic poles
Electrical energy saving is a must in the gaustec
WHIMS design. The increasing demand to reach
higher magnetic induction is an important factor
as well.
Looking for the wide application range the gaustec WHIMS is developed for, a new design of the
magnetic poles has been introduced to achieve
both: energy savings and higher magnetic inductions.
This possibility is offered to our customers by
making the magnetic pole area adjustable.

Adjustable Magnetic pole

Adjustable Magnetic pole

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gaustec | Adjustable Magnetic pole

The pole size can be adjusted by simply adding

respectiveley removing the yellow marked pole wedges. With a smaller pole one saves energy or can
increase the magnetic field strength. With a wider
pole the residence time can be increased leading to a
higher separation efficiency.

Adjustable Magnetic pole | Principle

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Adjustable Magnetic pole

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gaustec | Technology

5. Two process steps in one single machine

Due to the independently adjustable magnetic
fields for the two rotors a cleaner-scavenger process can be realised in a single machine. This
offers unsurpassed flexibilty with regard to product quality and recovery.

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Performance Data

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66,79 66,66 67,05 66,40 66,98 67,00 66,94 66,74 66,76 66,81 66,87 66,83 66,56 66,65 66,53 66,72 66,79

69
Concentrate

66
63
60

Fe
57,51

Feed

57

55,67 56,23

57,31 58,12 57,32

56,08

55,40

58,38 56,76
54,28

58,06 55,50 54,14 56,62

58,15 57,71

54
51
48
45
42
39
33
30
27
24

21,15

21
18

17,08

15,36

15,45 15,96

very constant product quality is

produced.
Fe

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Performance Data

( Feed)

SiO2

(Feed)

SiO2

( Conc)

07 | 2007

06 | 2007

05 | 2007

04 | 2007

(Conc)

03 | 2007

01 | 2007

Fe

02 | 2007

12 | 2006

11 | 2006

10 | 2006

09 | 2006

08 | 2006

07 | 2006

06 | 2006

feed grade are eliminated and a

05 | 2006

0
04 | 2006

only a significant increase in pro-

16,66

21,50
19,35

17,50

3,15 3,23 2,75 2,97 2,73 2,66 2,71 2,88 2,87 2,84 2,75 2,64 3,15 3,07 3,27 3,02
2,63

Concentrate

03 | 2006

02 | 2006

mine (03 | 2006 - 07 | 2007) show not

15,48 16,74

19,40

SiO2

01 | 2006

12 | 2005

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stec 3200 in operation in a Brazilian

16,23

18,18

Feed

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The performance data of an Gau-

duct quality. The variations in the

15,54

11 | 2005

gaustec WHIMS

19,01 18,15

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gaustec | The Minimag

6. Lab Scale Process Design with MINIMAG

For the process development for new ore types,

allmineral offers the laboratory WHIMS G 340
MINIMAG. With a wide range of magnetic
induction reaching fields of up to 17.000 Gauss

(1.7 Tesla) , this equipment works with the real

dynamic conditions of an industrial unit enabling
the process engineer to safely develop his project.
Four types of magnetic matrix, with its scale factor to larger equipments, are offered as standard
design. Other type of matrix can be offered upon
request.

The Minimag

The Minimag

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gaustec | The Minimag Matrix identical to Industrial Matrix

The matrix for the Minimag has the same height as

the matrix boxes of the industrial units. This ensures
an identical residence time in the process which is
very important for upscaling.

Minimag Matrix | Industrial Matrix

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The Minimag Matrix

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gaustec | Minimag Rotor

The Minimag-Rotor

The Minimag-Rotor

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