HX and SC Mineral Spiral Concentrators
Multotec mineral spiral concentrators allow for separation of fine heavy minerals in the size range 1.5 mm to 0.04 mm. Multotec HX3 and HX5 mineral spiral concentrators are used for chrome and iron ore, while the SC range is typically used for gold, copper, iron ore and mineral sands and other high density minerals.
HX3 and HX5 Mineral Spiral Concentrator features:
- 1 000 mm in diameter and with 3 and 5 turn units
- Tonnage rating per start from 4.0 tons per hour – mineral type dependent
- Ideal for low grade ore where large tonnages are processed
- Plant footprint can be reduced by more than 33%
- Materials of construction give long life, low cost and reduced maintenance
SC Mineral Spiral Concentrator features:
- 6 different models and up to 3 different combinations
- From 3 turns up to 8 turns
- High medium or low grade profiles
- Materials of construction give long life, low cost and reduced maintenance
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The Multotec Spiral range is one of the most extensive in the world.
Multotec SC, HX5 and HX3 Mineral Spiral Concentrators
| Spiral product name | Typical application | Configuration |
| SC20 LG | Gold, copper | Twin and triple start spirals |
| SC20 HC | Iron ore, chrome | High capacity twin start spirals |
| SC20 VC | Mineral sands | Twin and triple start spirals |
| SC21 | Chrome, high grade ores | Twin and triple start spirals |
| HX3/HX5 | Chrome, iron ore | Twin and triple start spirals |
Mineral Spiral Concentrator components
Modular housing frame
- Each module houses two spiral assemblies
- Upper level walkway (optional)
- Access cat ladder (optional)
- Can be fully dismantled for retrofitting
- Hot dip galvanised to prevent corrosion
- Optional features: Safety handrails, Cat Ladder Hoops, Toe Plates
Launders
- LDPE with cast polyurethane lining for long life
- Lightweight rigid construction
- Discharge flange to customer specification
- Launders can be bolted to spiral frame
- Design allows for spiral products direct discharge into launder
Choose a process partner who will constantly work to lower your cost per ton.
Committed to continuous improvement of our range of Spiral Concentrators:
Multotec will partner with you over the lifetime of your plant, constantly seeking to optimise process efficiency to make sure you achieve your mineral processing goals at the lowest cost per ton. Our team of leading metallurgists and engineers will help improve your profitability by continuously working towards leaner, more efficient beneficiation processes geared towards enhancing product speed to market and increasing product consistency and reliability while reducing waste.
Read about our latest innovations in Spiral Concentrators:
Feed box
- Solid polyurethane casting
- Impact wall provides longer life
- Design ensures homogenous pulp mix
- Easily replaceable
Sliding and auxiliary splitters
- Solid polyurethane casting
- Collects high density material
- Collected material is channelled into a specific product box outlet
- Improves metallurgical performance
Distributor and piping
- Robust, galvanised steel shell
- Cast polyurethane lining
- Replaceable parallel throat orifice
- Anti-syphoning off-takes
- Rigid HDPE piping
- Modular polyurethane elbows
- Top or bottom fed
Spiral trough
- Accurately manufactured by reverse lamination
- Working surface is sprayed with polyurethane to required thickness (+/- 0.5 mm tolerance)
- Rubber integral edge improves circumferential strength, prevents spillage and ribbed for extra strength
Product box and splitters
- Solid lightweight polyurethane casting
- Splitter calibration
- Box design assures no solids build up
- Linked reinforced splitters
- Splitters are independent to trough surface and offer knife edge cutting of pulp stream
- Three or four products
Services offered by Multotec for its ranges of mineral spiral concentrators include consultation regarding spirals and plants, commissioning of spiral plant and equipment and optimising spiral plants.
Multotec offers its clients
- Test work on spiral concentrators at its R&D and on-plant site
- Consultation regarding spirals and plants
- Design assistance to clients
- Commissioning of spiral plant and equipment
- Optimisation of spiral plants