Design and Application of Rapid Dewatering for Tailings Containing Sodium Silicate: Laboratory and Industrial Test Results

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Mines</td><td class="align_center">Xianglushan tungsten mine</td><td class="align_center">Dajishan tungsten mine</td><td class="align_center">Pangushan tungsten mine</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sodium silicate</td><td class="align_center">10–15</td><td class="align_center">4–6</td><td class="align_center">8–12</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Sodium silicate added during the mineral process (kg per ton of original ore).</div>

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Table 1: Design and Application of Rapid Dewatering for Tailings Containing Sodium Silicate: Laboratory and Industrial Test Results 