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A Fortunate Life – 45 Years in Heavy Minerals

机译：幸运的一生-重矿物45年

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This paper highlights two aspects of the mineral sands industry in Australia: the development of thernindustry from approximately 1870 through to 1980, and the author’s experience in the industry fromrn1966 to date.rnThe fi rst real heavy mineral (HM) mining in Australia started in 1870 with the mining of heavyrnmineral slicks on the beaches along the east coast of Australia. The real potential of Australianrnheavy minerals was however only realised in the 1920s with the fi rst production of a heavy mineralrnconcentrate that was shipped to Canada for processing. Post WW 11 and the Korean War, Australiarnwas the largest producer of mineral sands products in the world as well as a signifi cant developer ofrnassociated separation equipment and technology.rnThe number of producing companies in the east coast peaked at 33 in 1957, was reduced to ten byrn1965, and subsequently further reduced to fi ve in 1980 as a result of potential mining areas beingrndeclared National Parks or Conservation Reserves. Today there is one company, Unimin AustraliarnPty Ltd (formally Consolidated Rutile Ltd) operating on the east coast. In contrast there were threerncompanies on the west coast in 1965, four companies in 1980, and four companies today (albeit notrnthe same companies).rnThere have been considerable ups and downs for the industry in Australia, however world wide itrnwas renowned in the past as being an industry that attracted numerous interesting and innovativerncharacters that played a major role in developing it into the vibrant industry that it is today. This,rngiven the current climate, is predicted to continue into the future.rnThe author has been continuously involved in the industry for over 45 years from 1966, initially as anrnelectrician at Consolidated Rutile Ltd culminating in the role of General Manager/President of IlukarnResources Limited USA, prior to his retirement in 2009. His exposure has been world wide and hasrncovered all aspects of the industry but in the main focused on project development and operationalrnareas. During this time there have been signifi cant technological advances, yet to some extent the basicrnprinciples have not changed at all. Some of the most noteworthy advances include the development ofrnthe Wright Spiral in 1977, the development of the Reading High Intensity Wet Magnet (WHIMS), thernrare earth magnets, the CRL fl oating thickener and the improvement of analytical techniques.rnFrom a safety, health and environmental perspective there has been signifi cant advances that thernindustry has much to be proud of. These include wetland restoration both in Australia and in thernUS, the restoration of farmland in Virginia and Capel, and the re-establishment of native species, forrnexample at Eneabba and Richards Bay to name but a few.
机译：本文着重介绍了澳大利亚矿物砂行业的两个方面：从1870年到1980年行业的发展，以及作者从1966年至今的行业经验。在澳大利亚，第一个真正的重矿物（HM）开采始于1870年。在澳大利亚东海岸的海滩上开采重矿物浮油。然而，澳大利亚重矿物的真正潜力只有在1920年代才得以实现，首先生产了重矿物精矿，然后运往加拿大进行加工。第二次世界大战后和朝鲜战争之后，澳大利亚成为世界上最大的矿砂产品生产商，也是相关分离设备和技术的重要开发商。东海岸的生产公司数量在1957年达到顶峰的33个，到1965年减少了十个矿区，随后由于潜在的采矿区被宣布为国家公园或自然保护区而在1980年进一步减少到了五个。今天，在东海岸有一家公司Unimin AustraliarnPty Ltd（正式合并为Rutile Ltd）。相比之下，1965年在西海岸有3家公司，1980年有4家公司，而今天有4家公司（尽管不是同一家公司）。澳大利亚该行业经历了许多起伏，但是在过去以作为一个吸引了众多有趣和创新字符的行业，在将其发展成为当今充满活力的行业方面发挥了重要作用。鉴于当前的气候，预计这种情况将持续到未来。作者自1966年以来一直从事该行业超过45年，最初是Consolidated Rutile Ltd的电气电工，最终担任IlukarnResources Limited的总经理/总裁一职。美国，在2009年退休之前。他的业务遍及全球，涵盖了该行业的各个方面，但主要集中在项目开发和运营领域。在这段时间里，技术有了重大的进步，但是在某种程度上基本原理并没有改变。一些最值得注意的进展包括1977年Wright螺旋管的开发，Reading高强度湿磁体（WHIMS）的开发，稀土磁体，CRL浮选增稠剂的开发以及分析技术的改进。从环境的角度来看，工业已经取得了令人瞩目的重大进步。这些包括澳大利亚和美国的湿地恢复，弗吉尼亚和卡佩尔的农田恢复以及本地物种的重建，例如在Eneabba和Richards Bay的例子。

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