Lo mshini usetshenziselwa ukuxuba i-mercury negolide nesihlabathi esimnyama, thola i-amalgam yegolide. Bese ucwenga i-amalgam yegolide ku-mercury retort futhi uthole igolide elihlanzekile.
Abanye abavukuzi begolide baphinde basebenzise isigayo sebhola ukuze babe nenqubo yokuhlanganisa, kodwa njengoba ukuhlanganiswa kwezinga lokutholwa komshini webhola liphansi, ukulahleka kwe-mercury, izinkinga ezinkulu njengezingozi zezempilo emvelweni kanye nabasebenzi manje abasebenzisa kancane, kuphela ezinye zezindawo ezingemuva ezizosebenzisa umshini we-Nianpan noma isigayo sebhola ngokuqondile.
Nakuba iningi legolide ekugxilweni kwegolide eliphinde lakhethwa lisesimweni esikhululekile, ingaphezulu lezinhlayiya zegolide livame ukungcoliswa ngamazinga ahlukahlukene, kanti elinye igolide namanye amaminerali noma ama-ganges asesimweni esiphilayo. Lapho kukhethwa kabusha ukugxilisa igolide ngesilinda sokuxuba i-mercury, amabhola ensimbi avame ukungezwa kusilinda, futhi ifilimu engaphezulu yezinhlayiya zegolide isuswa ngokugaya futhi izinhlayiya zegolide ziyahlukaniswa ekuqhubekeni ukuze kuphathwe isisindo sezinhlayiya zegolide zamahhala ngengaphezulu elihlanzekile. Endabeni yokugxilisa isihlabathi, amasilinda okuhlanganiswa kwesisindo esincane ngokuvamile asetshenziswa, kanti inani lamabhola okushaya lincane. Lapho isihlabathi esisindayo sigxila nokuqukethwe okuphezulu kwama-granules aqhubekayo kanye nokungcoliswa okukhulu kwendawo yezinhlayiya zegolide, kuvame ukusetshenziswa amasilinda ahlanganisa umsebenzi osindayo.
| Uhlobo | Usayizi Wangaphakathi | I-OreLoading (kg) | Isivinini (r/min) | Amandla (kw) | Isisindo sebhola (kg) | I-Ball Dia (mm) | |||
| Dia | Ubude (mm) | Ivolumu (m3) | |||||||
| Uhlobo Olukhanyayo | 420 | 600 | ngo 0.3 | 50-90 | 20-22 | 0.75-1.5 | 10-20 | 38-50 | |
| Uhlobo Olusindayo | 0-31 | 600 | 800 | 0.233 | 100-150 | 22-38 | 0.3-2.1 | 150-300 | 38-50 |
| 0-3b | 750 | 900 | 0.395 | 200-300 | 21-36 | 1.7-3.75 | 300-600 | 38-50 | |
| 800 | 1200 | 0.60 | 300-450 | 20-33 | 3-6 | 500-1000 | 38-50 | ||