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concentrating table

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concentrating table [′kän·sən‚trād·iŋ ‚tā·bəl]
(mining engineering)
A device consisting of a riffled deck to which a reciprocating motion in a horizontal direction is imparted; the material to be separated is fed in a stream of water, the heavy particles collect between the riffles and are conveyed in the direction of the reciprocating motion, while the lighter particles are borne by the water over the riffles to be discharged laterally from the table.


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