Nucleonic control of jig separator for efficient stratification

摘要

Method, and apparatus, for the control of jig separators for minerals comprises (a) measuring the density of the material in the jig bed in consecutive short segments of the jig cycle; (b) determining the density signature or profile of the jig bed over the jig cycle; and (c) adjusting the operating parameters of the jig to maintain the density signature or profile within a preselected control envelope.