SLURRY TRANSPORT OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

Slurry transport of industrial minerals has proven to be practical, economical, and efficient. Industrial minerals currently being pumped for long distances include cement, clay, phosphate, sand, and various waste product from industrial mineral processing operations. This paper touches upon the basic theory of hydraulic transport of solids and then considers the economic and engineering considerations upon which construction and operation of such a line would be based. Where possible, actual cost data are presented.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented AIME Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 1972.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Mining, Mettalurgy & Petroleum Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Link, J M
• Publication Date: 1973-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 57-64
• Serial:
  • Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, Transactions
  • Volume: 254
  • Publisher: American Institute of Mining, Mettalurgy & Petroleum Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pipeline transportation; Pipelines; Slurry pipelines; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline design; Pipeline economics
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056430
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Colorado School of Mines
• Report/Paper Numbers: SME #72H75 Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM