Diamond Mining
Hard rock is drilled and explosives are used to break it up so it can be removed. Vertical shafts are often used as well when there is a rich ore deposit. Passageways are made to branch off from the shaft so no ore is missed. This is just one type of mining. The actual removal of the diamond ore at a kimberlite mine site, starts with the opening of a pit at the source of the pipe. The ore is then removed with hydraulic shovels and ore trucks.
Density separations may be achieved by using cones and cyclones, grease tables, and x-ray separators. The final separations are done by the human eye. After the ore is removed from the mine is it processed or sorted. One method of sorting is by using a wash pan. This method allows the heaviest diamond ore to settle on the bottom and the waste material goes to the top.
Even after the sorted diamonds reach their prospective markets, either for jewelry makers or industrial users of diamonds, they are sorted even more. The quality of a rough diamond finally determines what it will ultimately be used for.
The actual removal of the diamond ore at a kimberlite mine site, starts with the opening of a pit at the source of the pipe. The ore is then removed with hydraulic shovels and ore trucks. Hard rock is drilled and explosives are used to break it up so it can be removed. Vertical shafts are often used as well when there is a rich ore deposit. Passageways are made to branch off from the shaft so no ore is missed. This is just one type of mining.
After the ore is removed from the mine is it processed or sorted. One method of sorting is by using a wash pan. This method allows the heaviest diamond ore to settle on the bottom and the waste material goes to the top. Density separations may be achieved by using cones and cyclones, grease tables, and x-ray separators. The final separations are done by the human eye.
Even after the sorted diamonds reach their prospective markets, either for jewelry makers or industrial users of diamonds, they are sorted even more. The quality of a rough diamond finally determines what it will ultimately be used for.
Density separations may be achieved by using cones and cyclones, grease tables, and x-ray separators. The final separations are done by the human eye. After the ore is removed from the mine is it processed or sorted. One method of sorting is by using a wash pan. This method allows the heaviest diamond ore to settle on the bottom and the waste material goes to the top.
Even after the sorted diamonds reach their prospective markets, either for jewelry makers or industrial users of diamonds, they are sorted even more. The quality of a rough diamond finally determines what it will ultimately be used for.
The actual removal of the diamond ore at a kimberlite mine site, starts with the opening of a pit at the source of the pipe. The ore is then removed with hydraulic shovels and ore trucks. Hard rock is drilled and explosives are used to break it up so it can be removed. Vertical shafts are often used as well when there is a rich ore deposit. Passageways are made to branch off from the shaft so no ore is missed. This is just one type of mining.
After the ore is removed from the mine is it processed or sorted. One method of sorting is by using a wash pan. This method allows the heaviest diamond ore to settle on the bottom and the waste material goes to the top. Density separations may be achieved by using cones and cyclones, grease tables, and x-ray separators. The final separations are done by the human eye.
Even after the sorted diamonds reach their prospective markets, either for jewelry makers or industrial users of diamonds, they are sorted even more. The quality of a rough diamond finally determines what it will ultimately be used for.
posted by Vittoria @ August 06, 2012
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