Patent ID: 6722503
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B03B,B03C

Abstract:
In a mineral preparation plant receiving a raw mineral feed and separating the raw mineral feed into clean mineral and refuse using a media based separation process, an apparatus for receiving and mixing the raw mineral feed with water, said apparatus comprising:a deslime screen assembly receiving the raw mineral feed and separating the raw mineral into coarse and fine sized fractions, the deslime screen assembly including a feedbox and a deslime screen, wherein the feedbox receives the raw mineral feed and directs the raw mineral feed onto the deslime screen for separation; and a media separating device integrally formed with the feedbox, the media separating device receiving an input slurry of media and water from the mineral preparation plant and separating the input slurry into particles of media and a overflow tailings water slurry from which particles of media have been removed, wherein the overflow tailings water slurry from the media separating device is received directly by the feedbox such that the overflow tailings water slurry mixes with the raw mineral feed received by the feedbox.