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Measurement Solutions for Mining and Aggregates with Slurry
Mining and aggregate operations often involve slurry transport, suspended solids, cyclone monitoring, and changing material density that create difficult conditions for accurate level and density measurement.
Explore industries by the type of process environment and material challenges commonly encountered:
Common Mining and Aggregates Applications with Slurry
| Application | Typical Measurement |
| Hydrocyclone feed and overflow lines | Density, Mass Flow |
| Ore slurry transport pipelines | Density, Mass Flow |
| Grinding mill discharge and classification circuits | Density |
| Thickeners and settling vessels | Continuous Level, Interface Level |
| Flotation and mineral-processing cells | Level, Density |
| Tailings pipelines and process vessels | Density, Continuous Level |
What makes accurate measurement challenging?
- Changing slurry density impacts process efficiency and recovery rates
- Suspended solids and abrasive slurry conditions accelerate sensor wear
- Vibration and unstable process conditions reduce measurement accuracy
How Radiometric Measurement Solves Common Mining and Aggregates with Slurry Measurement Challenges
Contact sensors wear rapidly in abrasive slurry service →
External measurement, no contact with abrasive mineral slurry
Changing solids concentration affects traditional measurement methods →
Reliable measurement despite varying slurry density and solids content
Buildup and scaling reduce instrument accuracy →
Can compensate for buildup in pipes, tanks, and process vessels
Large thickeners and separators are difficult to measure
effectively →
Reliable measurement in large-scale slurry processing equipment
Maintenance in wet, abrasive service creates downtime →
Minimal maintenance and fewer process interruptions
Find the Right System for Your Mining & Aggregates Slurry Application
Ronan provides reliable, non-contact measurement for abrasive mineral slurries, suspended solids and
changing-density process streams.
Continuous Level Measurement
Continuously monitor slurry and process-material levels in tailings vessels and other processing equipment.
Density Measurement
Measure changing density and percent solids in hydrocyclone lines, grinding circuits, transport pipelines and tailings processes.
Mass Flow Measurement
Track ore-slurry throughput through hydrocyclone feed lines and transport pipelines.
Mass Flow Measurement
Track ore-slurry throughput through hydrocyclone feed lines and transport pipelines.
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