Clays in the Minerals Processing Value Chain

A review of the issues surrounding clays in the mineral processing value chain, from mining to processing and waste disposal.

Markus Gräfe (Edited by), Craig Klauber (Edited by), Angus J. McFarlane (Edited by), David J. Robinson (Edited by)

9781107157323, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 31 August 2017

462 pages, 102 b/w illus.
25.3 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm, 1.07 kg

Clays are increasingly becoming a major problem in the mining, extraction and value-adding processes for a wide range of commodity raw materials. Clays can impact negatively on virtually every unit process within the mining and minerals processing sector, having long-term environmental implications that go well beyond the lifetime of the mining operation. This book is the first to compile, explain and evaluate the effects of clays in the mineral processing value chain, from mining to minerals processing, and finally, tailings disposal. Focusing on topics from the chemistry and rheology of clays to their detection and dissolution behaviour, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the effects on processes such as settling, preg-robing, flotation and comminution. It is an excellent reference for professional mineralogists and geologists, industrial engineers, and researchers interested in clays and clay minerals.

List of contributors
Foreword
Preface
1. Clays and the mineral processing value chain (MPVC) Markus Gräfe, Angus J. McFarlane and Craig Klauber
2. Fundamentals of clays: surface and colloid science and rheology Elizaveta Forbes and Andrew Chryss
3. Leaching and solution chemistry Jian Li, Angus J. McFarlane, Craig Klauber and Peter Smith
4. Identification and quantification of clays Mark Raven and Peter Self
5. Clays by deposit type Martin Wells, Erick Ramanaidou, Carsten Laukamp, Kai Yang and Mark Pownceby
6. Exploration and discovery Carsten Laukamp, Erick Ramanaidou, Martin Wells and Kai Yang
7. Clay minerals in flotation and comminution operations Elizaveta Forbes, Mark Ma and Warren Bruckard
8. Solid-liquid separation of clay tailings Phillip Fawell
9. Effects of clay in tailings handling and storage Andrew Chryss
10. Knowledge and practice gaps and research priorities for clay-related phenomena in the minerals processing value chain (MPVC) Markus Gräfe, Angus J. McFarlane and Craig Klauber
Glossary
Index.

Subject Areas: Economic geology [RBGL], Mineralogy & gems [PNV], Mining industry [KNAT]