Abstract
The paper deals with the application of ferrofluids in mineral processing. The efficiency of primary and secondary raw material separation by the magnetohydrostatic method is dependent on convenient distribution and on the stabilisation of density of the ferrofluid. To determine this density, the effective dynamometric method based on measurement of the buoyant force was constructed. A density controller has been developed for stabilisation and control of the density. Influence of some factors on the separation process, as well as the results of magnetohydrostatic separation are described.