Crushing Plant Startup Sequence & Procedure
The following items make up an EXAMPLE Crushing Plant Startup Sequence & Procedure that all must be checked in preparation and before the equipment in the Crushing Plant is started. If maintenance has occurred since the last operating shift, ensure that the MCC is energized and that all safety locks have been removed from equipment starters. Walk along […]
Gold Processing Plant Glossary
Apex: The point of a cone. The point of a cyclone from which coarse material is discharged. In a cyclone, it is open and the size of the opening affects cyclone performance. Argentite: A silver sulphide mineral (Ag2S). The most important silver mineral in the ore. Barren Solution: The cyanide/lime process solutions that have had […]
Fire Prevention in Mineral Processing Concentrator Plant
A fire prevention and control program must have the understanding and the cooperation of every employee in order to be effective. Although the overall program is under the direction of the mine manager, each employee on the job does have a direct responsibility for the program. The mine manager, because of his knowledge of the operation, is […]
Hydrochloric Acid & Sodium Cyanide
Even a small concentration of hydrochloric acid in the air irritates the membranes of the respiratory tract making it easily detectable in amounts below the Threshold Limit Value of five parts per million. One to five parts per million can be detected by smell, while five to ten parts become disagreeable. In addition hydrochloric acid […]
Lead Nitrate Safety
Lead nitrate is used in small quantities in the gold recovery circuit. Lead is extremely toxic. It is a cumulative poison and so a dangerous exposure level would not necessarily show an immediate result, but continuous exposure at this level would maybe show as serious problems after a month. View a lead nitrate MSDS. Ingestion of […]
Sodium Cyanide Safety – Poisoning – HCN Vapor
Almost all solutions in the plant contain cyanide, and in the absence of any other information it should be assumed that all solutions contain cyanide. Because of the toxicity of sodium cyanide, it is important that all persons coming in contact with it be completely familiar with and observe the established safety practices. Sodium cyanide […]
Good Concentrator Safety Guidelines & Practices
The following guidelines are considered good industrial practice: When any equipment or structure is dismantled in whole or in part, and subsequently re-assembled, it must be completely checked and found to be safe before it is started up. Whenever a person observes what appears to be an unsafe or harmful condition or act he should report it as soon as […]
Cyanide Antidote Kit
FIRST AID, CYANIDE ANTIDOTE KIT, Braun—Arranged according to the recommendations of the Committee of the Chemical, Metallurgical and Mining Society of South Africa, appointed to investigate cyanide poisoning. Accidental poisoning by cyanide will occur despite the greatest care, and death is liable to follow unless the proper antidote is at hand and administered at once. […]
Metallurgical Concentrator Safety A-Z
The information that is in this, our last and most important, chapter deals with safety. To open this chapter I would like to make a few general statements concerning work habits, safety awareness and safety programs. The operation of a concentrator plant can be very dangerous or it can be very safe. How it is […]
Mill Operator Crane Operation Safety
Mill Operator Crane Operation Safety: Both to you, anyone helping you, and the equipment that you are working around. When you are learning this job, some of the skills that you should be developing are, how to stop a swinging load, accuracy when moving your load into position, and finally safety awareness. The parts to […]