To address the challenges of selecting suitable tailings thickening devices for domestic mines due to the diversity of available options, a thickening device optimization method based on the AHP-TOPSIS evaluation model was proposed. Based on the actual filling situation of a certain polymetallic mine, 13 evaluation indicators were selected from aspects such as economy, site conditions, and technology. Three thickening device schemes, including vertical sand silo, deep cone thickener, and paste storage thickener, were comprehensively evaluated and optimized through expert scoring. By calculation and analysis, the comprehensive superiority of the three schemes is found to be 49.51%, 17.42% and 80.11%, respectively. Therefore, the paste storage thickener scheme is determined to be the best scheme. The result is consistent with the actual application situation on site in a certain polymetallic mine, which adopts a filling process based on paste storage thickener. The tailings processing capacity of a single paste storage thickener exceeds 100 t/h, and the tailings storage capacity exceeds 1 600 t. The highest bottom flow mass concentration of the thickener reaches 74%, with a good filling effect. This evaluation model can provide a new method for optimal selection of tailings thickening devices.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |