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Artisanal and small scale gold mining ASGM equipment

1.Product Introduction Gold Ore Processing Equipment

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2.Application Gold Ore Processing Equipment

ASGM equipment is utilized across every stage of production, from initial excavation to the final pour:

• Extraction: Tools used to dig and move gold-bearing ore. This ranges from manual picks and shovels to basic winches and pulleys used in underground shafts.

• Crushing and Grinding: To release gold trapped in hard rock, ore must be pulverized. Equipment includes manual hammers, stone mortars, and small-scale mechanized jaw crushers or ball mills.

• Washing and Concentration: Utilizing gravity to separate heavy gold from lighter sand and silt. Common tools include gold pans, sluice boxes (lined with carpets or riffles), and shaking tables.

• Amalgamation and Recovery: Historically, miners mix liquid mercury with gold ore to form an amalgam. The amalgam is then heated to vaporize the mercury, leaving behind raw gold.

• Mercury-Free Alternatives: Due to the severe health risks of mercury, international efforts promote centrifugal concentrators and borax smelting (direct smelting), which allow for high recovery without toxic emissions.

3.Working Principle  Gold Ore Processing Equipment

The effectiveness of ASGM equipment relies on fundamental physical and chemical principles:

• Gravity Separation: This is the most common principle. Since gold is much denser than common minerals (specific gravity of ~19.3 vs. ~2.6 for quartz), equipment like sluices and pans uses water flow to wash away lighter waste while the gold settles at the bottom.

• Mechanical Comminution: Crushing and grinding use impact and attrition forces to reduce ore size, increasing the surface area and "freeing" the gold for capture.

• Amalgamation (Traditional): Mercury selectively wets gold particles to form a solid-liquid alloy. Because mercury’s boiling point (357°C) is significantly lower than gold’s, heating the alloy causes the mercury to transition to gas.

• Centrifugal Force (Modern): Centrifugal concentrators rotate at high speeds, applying multiple "G-forces" to the ore. This magnifies the density difference, allowing even microscopic gold flakes to be trapped efficiently.

4. Advantages  Gold Ore Processing Equipment

• Affordability and Accessibility: Most ASGM tools are low-cost and can be manufactured locally, making them accessible to resource-constrained communities.

• Operational Simplicity: The equipment generally requires minimal technical training, allowing miners with various educational backgrounds to gain a livelihood.

• Versatility: These tools can be adapted for both alluvial (riverbed) and hard-rock mining and can be scaled up or down based on the richness of the deposit.

• Livelihood Support: ASGM provides a critical income source for millions, including a significant percentage of women and children in rural areas.

• Health and Environmental Protection (Mercury-Free Models): Adopting mercury-free technology like borax smelting or improved gravity concentration eliminates the risk of neurological and kidney damage caused by mercury vapor and protects the local food chain from methylmercury contamination.

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