One of the fundamental requirements in the mining industry is the using of new equipment and technologies. Mineral ores with low grade and purity cannot be used in the industry, so the sorting operation is carried out. Some advantages of sorting can be mentioned the following:

 Increased Productivity

 Decreased Capital Expenditure and Specific Operating Costs

 Reduction of Specific Fine Tailings Generation

 Sustainable Development

Reduction of Transport Costs

Different methods are used to separate the mineral ores. Traditional methods of mineral ore sorting were done manually, which were often time-consuming, expensive and dangerous. Sorting methods in the mining industry have been undergo revolution by emergence of the sensor-based ore sorting. The XRF separator and the X-3D scanner are two important products of RADOS company, which perform sorting by using X-ray fluorescence and based on energy dispersion. In XRF separator, the sorter is combined with a camera or laser so efficiency will be increased. This is especially useful for detecting copper oxide and all kinds of crystals, including diamond, nickel, copper, zinc, gold and manganese.

• XRF sorter
• 3D Scanner