Dust Collection for Mining and Mineral Processing

Introduction to Dust and Fume Control for Mining and Mineral Processing

The mining industry includes not only excavation sites (e.g., surface mining, open-pit mining, quarrying, mega-mining, open-cast mining and open-cut mining) but also all of the infrastructure for processing mined materials and ores and turning them into usable raw materials.

Mined materials include sand and gravel, stone, coal, metals (e.g., iron, lead, copper, gold, silver, platinum, aluminum, zinc, lithium, nickel, molybdenum, manganese, cadmium, beryllium, chromium, tin, tungsten), nonmetals (e.g., phosphate, gypsum, talc, feldspar, pumice and gemstones) and rare-earth minerals (e.g., neodymium, dysprosium, yttrium, europium, terbium). In North America, the most common mine types by far are sand, gravel and stone, followed by coal. Copper and iron are the most common metal mines. Heavy, abrasive dust is produced at a number of points in the mining industry. These include:

Excavation sites (e.g., quarries and open-pit/surface mines)

Conveyors, belt transfer points and weigh-belt feeders

Ore storage bins and silos

Crushers and grinders

Hammer mills and ball mills

Screeners

Blenders

SOLUTIONS FOR MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

LEFILTER offers robust dust control solutions for the mining and mineral processing industry. A LEFILTER solutions engineer can design an effective dust control system