Solutions by ore type
More than 70 ore types processed across six families. Each solution below carries the route we use, the equipment behind it and the projects where it was applied.
Ten flowsheets in detail
Gold
Flotation, CIP, CIL and heap leaching, with CIL recovery reported up to 99% on suitable ores.
Gold
Copper
Bulk or selective flotation with concentrate regrind, for sulphide copper and polymetallic ores.
Copper
Lithium
Spodumene flotation combined with magnetic separation and dense medium separation.
Lithium
Iron
Magnetic separation for magnetite, magnetic plus flotation or gravity for hematite.
Iron
Lead and zinc
Preferential or bulk flotation for copper, lead and zinc polymetallic ores.
Lead and zinc
Molybdenum
Flotation with multi-stage cleaning, plus mine development and operation contracts.
Molybdenum
Quartz sand
Washing, desliming, scrubbing, magnetic separation, flotation and acid leaching to 5N purity.
Quartz sand
Fluorite
Flotation for metallurgical and acid grade fluorspar, including our first EPC project in Europe.
Fluorite
Zircon and titanium
Spiral roughing, magnetic recovery of titanium, then gravity and electrostatic separation for zircon.
Zircon and titanium
Phosphate
Direct flotation followed by acid conditioning and reverse flotation.
PhosphateThe wider ore coverage
Beyond the ten flowsheets above, Xinhai reports experience across six families and more than 70 ore types.
| Family | Ore types | Typical route |
|---|---|---|
| Precious metals | Gold, silver | Flotation, CIP and CIL cyanidation, heap leaching |
| Base metals | Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, tungsten, tin, antimony | Flotation, with gravity or magnetic support |
| Ferrous metals | Iron, chrome, manganese, vanadium, titanium | Magnetic separation, gravity and flotation combined |
| Energy transition minerals | Lithium, graphite, quartz, phosphate, nickel | Flotation plus magnetic and dense medium separation |
| Rare metals | Zircon, rare earths | Gravity, magnetic and electrostatic separation |
| Industrial minerals | Feldspar, fluorite, barite, andalusite, wollastonite | Flotation, gravity and magnetic purification |
Send us the ore, the tonnage target and the site conditions. We reply with a scoped proposal.