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US 2015/0307954 A1Published application
Mineral processing
OwnerAlbert Lovshininventor
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Abstract
Methods and systems for processing ores by assaying the ore to determine what ore constituent has to be separated, by controlling the volume of ore processed at one time, and/or by controlling the amount of heat added to or extracted from the ore.
Claims3
A method of ore processing comprising in any order the steps of:
- placing an unknown volume of ore in a cup and measuring a first temperature of the unknown volume of ore;
- applying a first known amount of heat to the unknown volume of ore, measuring a second temperature of the unknown volume of ore and determining the resulting first measured temperature change;
- determining the mass of the unknown volume of ore based on the expected ore constituent in the cup;
- measuring a third temperature of the unknown volume of ore;
- applying a second known amount of heat to the unknown volume of ore, determining an expected temperature change based on the determined mass and the second known amount of heat, measuring a fourth temperature of the unknown volume of ore and determining the resulting second measured temperature change;
- and,
- determining that the unknown volume of ore in the cup consists substantially of the expected ore constituent in the cup if the second measured temperature change is the same as the expected temperature change.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.