The Production Practice of Multipurpose Utilization of Tailings in Taochong Mine,Maanshan Iron & Steel Company

The Multipurpose Utilization of Taillings in Taozhong Mine,Maanshan Iron Steel Company was investigated.The mineral processing flowsheet and size composition of the tailings were described.On the test results,the technical schemes of multipurpose utilization of tailings in Taochong Mine were advanced:classification of tailings,dewatering of coarse fractions with spiral classifiers,dewatering of fine fractions with ceramic filter and dewatering of slime fractions with pressure filter.The dewatering products can be used as raw material of cement industry.The utilization of tailings at Taochong Mine is favorable to economic operation and continual development.The no-tailings technique of mineral processing was realized at the plant.