US187821A - Improvement in ore-separators - Google Patents
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- FIG. 1 is a vertical section on vline m in Fig. 2.
- Fig. 2 isa vertical section on line y y in Fig. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a detail View cfa portion of the top ot' the machine.
- the object of this invention is to separate the heavier from the lighter particles ot' tailings by the action of currents of water, thereby providing a riftie that is entirely automatic in its operation.
- A is a chute, that is some- What larger than the tail-race leading from the washer, and is provided with the triangular blocks a, projecting upward from its bottom, forbreaking and diffusing the intlowing current of tailings.
- the bottom of this chute is discontinued at b, and a hopper, B, is placed under the opening so formed. Above 'the hopper B the inclined grating C is placed.
- This grating is composed of wires or rods, placed a small distance apart, and running longitudinally in the chute A. It is arranged to receive the larger particles carried in the tailings and deliver"them to a vertical pas- Sage or chute, D, which leads to the spoilt E, that conveys the tailings from the riftle.
- F is a pipe projecting downward froml the hopper B, and connecting with the horizontal pipe G. This pipe is provided with valves c c', and with the downwardly-projecting elbow or nozzle el, which discharges' into a settiling-tank, H.
- I is a receptacle connected with the pipe Gr immediately under the pipe F, for receiving mercury and other heavy particles from the hopperB.
- J is a valve for closing the passage between the receptacleI and pipe-G.
- the settling-tank H is provided with a partition, c, that extends from its bottom nearly to its upper edge. It is also provided With an overflow-pipe, f.
- the operation is as follows:
- the tailings are received from the tail-race by the chute A, and are projected between the blocks a. and upon the grating ⁇ G with suicient force to carry the larger particles over the end of the grating into the vertical chute D.
- the pipe Gr being connected with a supply-pipe containing water under pressure, and the valves o c being opened, so that a portion of the water owing through the pipe Gr passes upward into the hopper B, and another portion passes out through the nozzle d, an up- Ward current is established in the hopper B, which joins the current of the tailings and flows with it into the passage D.
- the heavier of the particles that pass through the grating fall toward the pipe F, while the lighter of such particles are carried upward and discharged With the tailings.
- the heavy particles-such as precious metals, amalgam, and mercurydescend through the pipe F into the pipe G.
- the mercury drops into the receptacle I, the valve J being open, and the metallic particles are carried forward and discharged into the settling-tank H, where they subside, while the water escapes through the overoW-pipej'.
- the upward current in the pipe F and hopper B may be proportioned to. the weight ot' the particles to be separated by adjusting the valves c c. j
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ICE.
' WILLIAM M GOURTIS, OF WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN.
IMPROVEMENT IN ORE-SEPARATORS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1875521, dated February 27, 1877 application led January 13, 1877.
To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. CoUnTIs, of Wyandotte, -in the county ot' Wayne aud State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Hydraulic Rifle, of which the fol-V lowing is a specification Figure 1 is a vertical section on vline m in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 isa vertical section on line y y in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail View cfa portion of the top ot' the machine.
Similar letters of reference indicate correspending` parts.
The object of this invention is to separate the heavier from the lighter particles ot' tailings by the action of currents of water, thereby providing a riftie that is entirely automatic in its operation.
rlhe invention will rst be described in connection with the drawing, and then pointed out in the claims.
In the drawing, A is a chute, that is some- What larger than the tail-race leading from the washer, and is provided with the triangular blocks a, projecting upward from its bottom, forbreaking and diffusing the intlowing current of tailings. The bottom of this chute is discontinued at b, and a hopper, B, is placed under the opening so formed. Above 'the hopper B the inclined grating C is placed.
This grating is composed of wires or rods, placed a small distance apart, and running longitudinally in the chute A. It is arranged to receive the larger particles carried in the tailings and deliver"them to a vertical pas- Sage or chute, D, which leads to the spoilt E, that conveys the tailings from the riftle. F is a pipe projecting downward froml the hopper B, and connecting with the horizontal pipe G. This pipe is provided with valves c c', and with the downwardly-projecting elbow or nozzle el, which discharges' into a settiling-tank, H. I is a receptacle connected with the pipe Gr immediately under the pipe F, for receiving mercury and other heavy particles from the hopperB. J is a valve for closing the passage between the receptacleI and pipe-G.
The settling-tank H is provided with a partition, c, that extends from its bottom nearly to its upper edge. It is also provided With an overflow-pipe, f.
The operation is as follows: The tailings are received from the tail-race by the chute A, and are projected between the blocks a. and upon the grating `G with suicient force to carry the larger particles over the end of the grating into the vertical chute D. The pipe Gr being connected with a supply-pipe containing water under pressure, and the valves o c being opened, so that a portion of the water owing through the pipe Gr passes upward into the hopper B, and another portion passes out through the nozzle d, an up- Ward current is established in the hopper B, which joins the current of the tailings and flows with it into the passage D. The heavier of the particles that pass through the grating fall toward the pipe F, while the lighter of such particles are carried upward and discharged With the tailings. y
The heavy particles-such as precious metals, amalgam, and mercurydescend through the pipe F into the pipe G. The mercury drops into the receptacle I, the valve J being open, and the metallic particles are carried forward and discharged into the settling-tank H, where they subside, while the water escapes through the overoW-pipej'.
The upward current in the pipe F and hopper B may be proportioned to. the weight ot' the particles to be separated by adjusting the valves c c. j
The advantages secured by my invention arethat the apparat-us isautomaticA in its action, and separates the particles more perfectly than other apparatus now in use.
Having thus described my invention,I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat-` ent- 1. The combination of the chute A, hopper B, grating G, pipes F G, and valves c c', substantiall y as herein shown and described.
V2. The combination of the receptacle I, hopper B, and pipes F G, substantially as shown and described.
3. The settling-tank H, in combination with the hopper B and its pipes, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.
WILLIAM MUNROE GOURTIS.
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Lizzrn E. GoURTIs, MARY FOLGER.
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