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1 Describe the different techniques for mineralogical characterisation of ores 15

and minerals
2 Describe the heating cycle process of iron ore 15
3 What are the physical properties of ores and minerals 5
4 What is the significance of sphericity? Derive the sphericity of irregular 10
shape.
5 What is the statistical mean diameter of the particles ? Write different 10
formula to calculate mean diameter.
6 What is the objective comminution of the ores and minerals what are the 10
steps in size reductions?
7 Derive the crushing laws using the given differential equation

DE/dD = K. Dn
Where dE = Differential energy required
dD = Change in particle dimensions
D = Magnitude of a length dimension
K = Energy use/weight of material
N = Exponenet
8 What is the mechanism of size reduction? 5
9 What is the significance of Mayor curve? 5
10 Dervice the equation of recovery of the mineral value of the process? 10
11 The feed to a flotation plant assays 5.2% graphite. The concentrate produced 10
assays 92% graphite, and the tailings 0.10% graphite. Calculate the yield of
concentrate and recovery of graphite value in the concentrate.
12 The schematic diagram is shown Fig. of the operation of beneficiation
process of iron ore. The Fe content of the different streams are given;
Fe in feed = 61%; Fe in Tails1 = 56%; Fe in Conc.1= 64%; Fe in Conc.2 =
63%; Fe in the Tails 2 =52%; Fe in Conc.3= 62% and Fe in Tails 3 = 44%.
Calculate the yield of each streams, overall yield and overall iron recovery.
Feed
Tail1 Tail2
Gravity Magnetic Flotation
Separation separation
Tail3

Conc.1 Conc.2 Conc.3

13 A material is crushed in a Blake jaw crusher and the average size of the 15
particles is reduced from 7 cm to 1.5 cm with consuming energy at the rate of
 4.0 killowatthr/tonne. What will be the consumption of energy to crush the
same material of average size 10 cm to an average size of 5 cm? /the
mechanical efficiency remains unchanged.
(i) Using Rittinger’s law
(ii) Using Kick’s law

16 Calculate the energy required to grind 1000 tonnes of iron ore per hour if 10
80% of the feed passes through a screen 8 mm aperture and 80% of the
product passes through a screen with 0.5 mm aperture. The work index of
iron ore is 12kwatt hr/tonne.

17 Derive the separation efficiency of beneficiation process. 15

The hematite ore contains 60% Fe. The concentrate contains 65% Fe and the
tailing contains 50%. Calculate the separation efficiency.

18 What are the advantages of high pressure grinding roll in comparison with 5
conventional roll crusher ?
19 Describe the mechanism of breakage in ball mill. 5
20 Describe the motion of charges in ball mill with figures. 10
21 What is the purpose of screen used in mineral processing industries? 5
22 How the circular and elpetical motions are created in vibrating screen? 5
23 How to reduce the blinding of the vibrating screen in the process? 5
24 Dervice the efficiency of the vibrating screen. 15
From a crushed quartz sample the fraction less than 5 mm had to be removed
by screening. The feed sample contained 40% of minus 5 mm material. After
screening the oversize fraction contained 5% of minus 5 mm size and the
undersize contained 85% of minus 5 mm size. Determine the efficiency of the
screen.

25 The size fractions of a screen feed, oversize and undersize stream sample are
given in the table below. The oversize represented 62.5% of the feed mass
flow rate. Draw the Tromp curve for the separation and determine:
1. The separating size,
2. The probable error,
3. The imperfection

Size, micron Mean size, micron Oversize, wt.% Undersize, wt.%

16000 17899 37.5 0.5
8000 11314 32.0 1.0
4000 5657 13.0 10.6
2000 2828 7.4 12.1
1000 1414 3.6 15.0
500 707 2.5 18.0
250 35.7 2.0 20.0
125 177 1.5 19.8
-125 0.5 3.0