DEVICE FOR ARGILLACEOUS SANDS WASHING Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: mineral concentration, particularly, devices for washing of geological exploration samples, slimes, sands of natural and technogenic deposits containing free gold; applicable in treatment of samples of argillaceous gold-containing sands. SUBSTANCE: device for washing of argillaceous sands includes working chamber in the form of bath with bottom plate of truncated cone type, vibrator placed into working chamber and made in the form of airtight hollow ball accommodating motor with unbalanced mass whose drive is placed inside spring cantilevered to rigid support, loading and unloading devices, system of water supply and slime discharge. EFFECT: higher efficiency of washing argillaceous sands and reduced capital and maintenance expenditures. 2 dwg