Precious Minerals and Mining

Alfa Laval has a range of equipment to optimize key processes such as separation and heating and cooling in the beneficiation, leaching and extraction of precious mineral ores including gold, platinum and silver. Our solid-liquid separation can be used in various process steps including dewatering of ore concentrates. Importantly, this technology is a proven alternative to manage tailings safely and cost effectively without the use of dams.

Robust technology designed for tough mining applications

Optimal operation performance with minimal intervention
High volume capacities with smaller foot-prints save space
Contained processes resulting in clean and safe working conditions
Maximize recovery of valuable products, water and waste heat
Water re-use helps boost operational sustainability

Our solid-bowl decanter centrifuges increase separation efficiency by cutting lifecycle costs and helping to minimize environmental impact. They can be used to replace or complement existing solutions (such as thickeners, sedimentation dams, filters, etc.) and will help boost capacity and save space. In addition, our heat exchangers are a proven design for heating and cooling duties in a number of precious mineral processing applications.

Tackling tailings safely and sustainably

Alfa Laval decanter centrifuges are a proven, efficient solution for large-scale dewatering of tailings and removing the finest particles that conventional solids control equipment is unable to deal with. They offer a cost effective, sustainable and, above all, safe solution to manage tailings, acting as a complement to traditional separation systems such as thickeners, sedimentation basins and filters or replacing old systems altogether. Read more about our cleaner, more efficient and safer solutions.

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A Swedish copper smelter signed a three-year Performance Agreement with Alfa Laval

It resulted in lower energy costs, reduced water consumption and increased uptime.

Case story: Energy savings for cooling copper smelters

An efficient solution for dewatering of tailings

Meet the tailings dewatering challenge with Alfa Laval’s decanter centrifuges. They offer a cost effective, sustainable and, above all, safe solution to manage tailings. Download the brochure to read more about our cleaner, more efficient and safer solid-liquid separation systems.

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Accelerate your solid-liquid separation

Read more about the efficiency, practicality and technical details of our range of equipment for solid-liquid separation in base minerals and mining. Learn how to maximize uptime and profitability with Alfa Laval's decanter centrifuge brochure.