A diamond mining company Tsodilo completed processing of 56 samples of kimberlite ore of the BK16 project in the volume of 925 kg of diamond ore concentrate that were retreated on the POLUS-M sorter, developed by Bourevestnik, Inc. As a result of the processing of the material 101 diamonds with a total weight of 18,571 carats were recovered, the largest of which was 1.375 ct.
The portable sorter POLUS-M commissioned by BVSA (Pty) Ltd. at Tsodilo’s recovery facility in December 2017 is designed for the treatment of dry diamond bearing concentrate of –8 +0,5 mm size fraction with the throughput up to 100 kg/h (for –8 +5 mm). The sorter was specially designed for geological exploration in field conditions, but is also used in the field of industrial diamond enrichment in small-scale mines. Due to its small size and weight, as well as the possibility of working without the connection of compressed air and cooling liquid, POLUS-M is a universal machine for processing diamond ore with not less than 98% recovery rate. One of the main users of POLUS-M sorters is “ALROSA” group of companies, which have a total park of 21 sorters of this model.
Tsodilo Resources Limited is an international diamond and metals exploration company engaged in the search for economic diamond and metal deposits and is engage in a series of projects in Botswana and South Africa.
Bourevestnik, Inc. is one of the world’s biggest designers and manufacturers of X-ray sorters for diamond recovery and is a subsidiary of “ALROSA” (PJSC). BVSA (Pty) Ltd. is South Africa based company, an authorized representative of Bourevestnik, Inc.
Source: www.tsodiloresources.com