diamond beneficiation technology

DIAMOND BENEFICIATION DIAMOND BENEFICIATION TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

PRESENTER: KRISHNA KUMAR SHARMAPRESENTER: KRISHNA KUMAR SHARMAMENTOR: K K LAHIRIMENTOR: K K LAHIRI

GEOLOGY, MINING & BENEFICIATION DEPARTMENTGEOLOGY, MINING & BENEFICIATION DEPARTMENT

SYNOPSISSYNOPSIS

HOW DIAMONDS ARE FORMEDHOW DIAMONDS ARE FORMED

HOW DIAMONDS ARE PROCESSEDHOW DIAMONDS ARE PROCESSED

HOW DIAMONDS ARE MINEDHOW DIAMONDS ARE MINED

PROLOGUEPROLOGUE

TRANSPARENT TRANSPARENT GEMGEM

ADAMASADAMAS

KIMBERLITEKIMBERLITEPIPEPIPE

LAMPROITELAMPROITEPIPEPIPE

HOW DIAMONDS ARE FORMEDHOW DIAMONDS ARE FORMED

HOW DIAMONDS ARE FORMEDHOW DIAMONDS ARE FORMED

HOW DIAMONDS ARE FORMEDHOW DIAMONDS ARE FORMED

KIMBERLITE PIPEKIMBERLITE PIPE

KIMBERELEY DIAMOND MINEKIMBERELEY DIAMOND MINE

ARGYLE DIAMOND MINEARGYLE DIAMOND MINE

PIPE MINING REFERS TO THE EXTRACTION OF DIAMONDS FROM REFERS TO THE EXTRACTION OF DIAMONDS FROM VOLCANIC PIPES. VOLCANIC PIPES.

TYPICALLY, A VERY LARGE AREA HAS TO BE COVERED. AN TYPICALLY, A VERY LARGE AREA HAS TO BE COVERED. AN AVERAGE OF 250 TONNES OF ORE MUST BE MINED IN ORDER TO AVERAGE OF 250 TONNES OF ORE MUST BE MINED IN ORDER TO PRODUCE A ONE-CARAT GEM QUALITY POLISHED DIAMONDPRODUCE A ONE-CARAT GEM QUALITY POLISHED DIAMOND

HOW DIAMONDS ARE MINEDHOW DIAMONDS ARE MINED

THIS PROCESS INVOLVES THE EXTRACTION OF DIAMONDS THIS PROCESS INVOLVES THE EXTRACTION OF DIAMONDS FROM RIVERBEDS OR OCEAN BEACHESFROM RIVERBEDS OR OCEAN BEACHES

MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO, AT THE TIME THE DIAMOND PIPES MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO, AT THE TIME THE DIAMOND PIPES WERE FORMED, SOME DIAMONDS WERE WEATHERED OUT OF WERE FORMED, SOME DIAMONDS WERE WEATHERED OUT OF THE PIPES AND CARRIED GREAT DISTANCES ALONG RIVERS AND THE PIPES AND CARRIED GREAT DISTANCES ALONG RIVERS AND EVEN INTO OCEANSEVEN INTO OCEANS

HOW DIAMONDS ARE MINEDHOW DIAMONDS ARE MINED

HOW DIAMOND ARE PROCESSEDHOW DIAMOND ARE PROCESSED

CRUSHINGCRUSHING SCRUBBINGSCRUBBING

DIAMOND DIAMOND RECOVERYRECOVERY

SCREENINGSCREENING

X - RAY SORTINGX - RAY SORTING

DIAMOND PROCEESING PLANTDIAMOND PROCEESING PLANT

FINALEFINALE

CUTTINGCUTTINGPOLISHINGPOLISHINGVALUING VALUING CLARITY GRADINGSCLARITY GRADINGSCARAT ANALYSISCARAT ANALYSIS