N<strong>at</strong>ional Metallurgical Labor<strong>at</strong>ory Madras Centre Page 2 <strong>of</strong> 10Field Tests: Hindustan Copper Ltd., Malanjkhand (Copper) Kudremukh Iron Ore Co. Ltd., Kudremukh (Iron) Gujar<strong>at</strong> Mineral Development Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion, Ahmedabad (Fluorspar) Gujar<strong>at</strong> Mineral Development Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion, Ahmedabad (Cu-Pb-Zn)) Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Udaipur (Agucha, Lead-Zinc) Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Udaipur (Dariba, Lead-Zinc) Bhar<strong>at</strong> Gold Mines Ltd., KGF, Karn<strong>at</strong>aka (Gold)Chronological Activities <strong>of</strong> the field tests with Labor<strong>at</strong>ory Flot<strong>at</strong>ion ColumnYear Project Title Sponsor Test Site198719881989-911992-93Explor<strong>at</strong>ory project on fine particleprocessing by new techniquesDevelopment <strong>of</strong> 3 types <strong>of</strong> cells –conventional <strong>column</strong>, electro-<strong>column</strong>& combin<strong>at</strong>ion.Design & <strong>development</strong> <strong>of</strong> fullyautom<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>flot<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> <strong>column</strong> with st<strong>at</strong>e<strong>of</strong>-theinstrumentsAmenability studies <strong>at</strong> Malanjkhandcopper project – copper oreMinistry <strong>of</strong> MinesMinistry <strong>of</strong> MinesNML Internal resourcesHindustan Copper LtdNMLMCNMLMCNMLMCMalanjkahand,M.P1993-94Feasibility studies <strong>at</strong> Kudremukh IronOre Company Ltd.Kudremukh Iron Ore Co.Ltd.Kudremukh,Karn<strong>at</strong>aka1994-95Fluorspar benefici<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>at</strong> Gujar<strong>at</strong>Mineral Development Corpn.Gujar<strong>at</strong> MineralDevelopment CorpnKadipani,Gujar<strong>at</strong>1995-96Column <strong>flot<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pb-Zn ore <strong>at</strong>Agucha, HZLHindustan Zinc Ltd.Agucha,Rajasthan1996-97Column <strong>flot<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pb-Zn ore <strong>at</strong>Dariba, HZLHindustan Zinc Ltd.Dariba,Rajasthan1997-981998-992007-08Benefici<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> multi metal ore <strong>at</strong>Ambaji, GMDC – Cu-Pb-Zn oreAmenability studies <strong>at</strong> Bhar<strong>at</strong> GoldMines Ltd. – Gold oreBenefici<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> siliceous limestonefrom Jayanthipuram depositGujar<strong>at</strong> MineralDevelopment CorpnBhar<strong>at</strong> Gold Mines Ltd.Madras Cements Ltd.,ChennaiAmbam<strong>at</strong>ha,Gujar<strong>at</strong>Kolar GoldFields,Karn<strong>at</strong>akaNMLMC
Commercializ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Labor<strong>at</strong>ory Flot<strong>at</strong>ion ColumnN<strong>at</strong>ional Metallurgical Labor<strong>at</strong>ory Madras Centre Page 3 <strong>of</strong> 10After field tests the labor<strong>at</strong>ory <strong>column</strong> was standardized and erected an autom<strong>at</strong>ic systems toNMDC R&D Centre Hyderabad by particip<strong>at</strong>ing in a global tender. The system was installed and isbeing utilized for the benefici<strong>at</strong>ion R&D studies <strong>of</strong> iron ore fines. One more system was installed <strong>at</strong>the Department <strong>of</strong> Mining Engineering, Golden Valley Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, KGF, Karn<strong>at</strong>aka fortheir curriculum introduced in B.Tec. Course.1999Transfer <strong>of</strong> Fully Autom<strong>at</strong>edLabor<strong>at</strong>ory Column to N M D C R&DCentre, Hyderabad2001Transfer <strong>of</strong> Fully Autom<strong>at</strong>edLabor<strong>at</strong>ory Column to G V I T, KGF,Karn<strong>at</strong>aka