Achievements and participation in development of mineral processing and waste utilization by Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals in Gliwice

Abstract

The article presents the achievements of the Mineral Processing and Waste Utilization Department of the Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals in Gliwice, during the sixty five years of activity, beginning with the research conducted in the 1950s on the enrichment of copper and zinc and lead ores from Old Copper and Lead and Zinc Basin to the current research directions. The development of enrichment technology of currently exploited deposits: copper ore of LGOM and zinc and lead of Olkusz - Pomorzany region was presented. The development of the construction of both IZ and IF flotation machines takes a special place in this article. The technical characteristics of these machines and their distribution, including export, are given. New construction of HC 500/12° ZAM-IMN hydrocyclones was also mentioned. A number of enrichment technologies have been developed for domestic and foreign non-ferrous metal ores and waste materials. The research and implementation of new flotation reagents has been presented. The importance of action on the international scene has been emphasized. The Department of Mineral Processing and Waste Treatment of the Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals in Gliwice occupies a permanent place in the development of the non-ferrous metal industry and processing in Poland.