Blue Cube Slurry Analyzer
The Blue Cube Slurry Analyzer
- In-Line Measurement: Small footprint & easy to integrate with no sample streams, sample pumps, multiplexers
- Unmatched Range: Measures both light and heavy elements, minerals, particle size and % solids, all in one instrument
- Low maintenance: Mechanically simple with only two moving parts and no high-wear components
- Fast response: 15 second updates to all parameters, simultaneously
- Inherently safe: No radioactive sources or high-intensity lasers
- Proven technology: 100+ analyzers deployed worldwide
The Blue Cube Slurry Analyzer is an in-line instrument that measures the composition of slurry streams in real-time. The analyzer continuously scans the contents of the process stream directly without removing it from the pipe, resulting in a measurement that is truly representative of the real process. Blue Cube's diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) analytical technique uses a broad band of light from ultraviolet, through visible, and into near-infrared, together with state-of-the-art machine learning techniques, to determine grade and other process parameters based on the spectra reflected from particles in the slurry.
DRS covers a much broader range of electromagnetic frequencies than XRF-based analyzers, capturing more information at much shorter integration periods. This allows Blue Cube to measure the grade of both light and heavy elements, minerals, as well as other process parameters such as particle size. Our optical technology can be applied to any quantifiable property that affects the spectra in this broad range of light. The powerful combination of in-line measurement and DRS allows Blue Cube to update all measured parameters simultaneously every 15 seconds.
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Measure various parameters such as mineral grade, elemental grade, particle size fraction, % solids.
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In-line, continuously, every 15 seconds.
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On pumped, upward-flowing process lines of any diameter greater than 25mm
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Rapid measurement updates enable effective process stabilization through automatic process control.
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Automatic manipulation of air addition, pulp levels and reagents are suggested for the control of grade and recovery in typical flotation circuits.
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With the availability of real-time data, the effect of process changes can be tracked without having to do full plant surveys.
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The Blue Cube Analyzer can be used together with a mass flow indication to optimize recovery.
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Product grade can be optimized, and the impurity content minimized to eliminate penalties.
By providing reliable, real-time insights, our analyzer enables faster, more informed decision-making to optimize product grade and recovery.
Applications
Gold, Copper, Nickel, Zinc
Platinum, Chrome, Iron, Lead
Graphite, Manganese, Phosphate
Other (HM, U, Mg etc.)