Abstract:
point of view. In this study, a shaking-table was used for concentrating a manganese ore sample from the Ghasem Abad
area in Kerman, Iran. Experiments were designed by using L
The influence of each variable and their interactions on the operation of the device was studied. The variables under
investigation were: table slope, table frequency, water flowrate, feed rate, and particle size. The manganese
concentrate grade, recovery, and separation efficiency were used as response variables. It was shown that water
flowrate, table slope, feed rate, and particle size are the significant variable on concentrate grade while, all the
variables influence manganese recovery. Also, water flowrate, table slope, and table frequency have an important
effect on manganese separation efficiency. Finally, three mathematical models were presented to predict the values of
each response variables.
