New technology for producing hematite concentrate from wastes generated in the processing of iron quartzites

Author: Filippov L.   Filippova I.   Severov V.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0026-0894

Source: Metallurgist, Vol.54, Iss.5-6, 2010-09, pp. : 268-272

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Abstract

Results from studies of the use of reverse cationic flotation and an effective new reagent-based method for the beneficiation of waste products (Fe ~25% and SiO2 ~54%) formed in processing iron quartzites from the Mihailovskii deposit show that the hematite concentrate which is obtained has an iron content of roughly 60% and contains less than 5% SiO2 (without preliminary dressing). The use of high-gradient magnetic separation for beneficiation of the same waste products yielded iron concentrate with excellent processing properties. It is found that a technology which combines magnetic separation and flotation is the most promising approach to the concentration of materials that contain hematite.