Settler for decanting mineral slurry and method for separating clarified liquid from thickened slurry of said mineral slurry

A settler (201) for decanting mineral slurry comprising a tank (203) having a side wall (205), a bottom (207) and a top (209), an outlet (211) for a thickened slurry at the bottom of the tank, a first overflow outlet (213) for withdrawing an overflow stream of a clarified liquid, a slurry inlet means (215) for introducing fresh slurry into the tank, the slurry inlet means (215) having a slurry opening (261) through which fresh slurry joins a body of slurry in the tank, and a stirrer (217) having a vertical axis (239) around which the stirrer rotates or reciprocates, in said settler the slurry opening (261) is displaced laterally relative to said vertical axis of the stirrer and said slurry inlet means (215) comprises mixing means (251). A separation installation comprising the above settler and a method for separating a clarified liquid from a thickened slurry of a mineral slurry are also disclosed. 一种用于滗析矿浆的沉降器(201)，其包括罐(203)，所述罐具有侧壁(205)、底部(207)和顶部(209)；位于罐底部用于浓浆的出口(211)；用于抽取澄清液的溢流料流的第一溢流口(213)；用于将新鲜浆料引入罐中的