公开(公告)号：AU2011245066A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-15

申请号：AU2011245066

申请日：2011-04-28

Applicant: TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD

Inventor： WELLWOOD GRANT ASHLEY ,  KINGMAN SAMUEL

IPC: B07B13/00

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for sorting mined material, such as mined ore, are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a chamber for exposing fragments of a material to be sorted to electromagnetic radiation, with the chamber comprising an inner wall for fragments to move downwardly and outwardly over from an upper inlet of the chamber to a lower outlet of the chamber. The apparatus also comprises a detection system for assessing one or more than one characteristic of the fragments. The apparatus also comprises a sorting means for separating the fragments into multiple streams in response to the assessment of the detection system.

公开(公告)号：CA2784608A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-30

申请号：CA2784608

申请日：2010-12-21

Applicant: TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD

Inventor： KINGMAN SAMUEL ,  DIMITRAKIS GEORGIOS ,  DODDS CHRISTOPHER

IPC: G01N25/18

Abstract: A method of sorting mined material, such as mined ore, is disclosed. The method comprises exposing particles of mined material to radio frequency electromagnetic radiation and heating particles depending on the minerals present in the particles and then thermally analysing particles exposed to radio frequency electromagnetic radiation to detect temperature differences between particles which indicate differences in the minerals in the particles. The method also comprises sorting the particles on the basis of the results of the thermal analysis.