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Magnetic and flotation studies of banded hematite quartzite (BHQ) ore for the production of pellet grade concentrate

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To identify and establish beneficiation techniques for banded hematite quartzite (BHQ) iron ore, a comprehensive research on BHQ ore treatment was carried out. The BHQ ore was assayed as 38.9wt% Fe, 42.5wt% SiO2, and 1.0wt% Al2O3. In this ore, hematite and quartz are present as the major mineral phases where goethite, martite, and magnetite are present in small amounts. The liberation of hematite particles can be enhanced to about 82% by reducing the particle size to below 63 μm. The rejection of silica particles can be obtained by magnetic and flotation separation techniques. Overall, the BHQ ore can be enriched to 65.3wt% Fe at 61.9% iron recovery. A flowsheet has been suggested for the commercial exploitation of the BHQ ore.

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    B. Das, B. K. Mishra, S. Prakash, S. K. Das, P. S. R. Reddy & S. I. Angadi

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Das, B., Mishra, B.K., Prakash, S. et al. Magnetic and flotation studies of banded hematite quartzite (BHQ) ore for the production of pellet grade concentrate. Int J Miner Metall Mater 17, 675–682 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-010-0373-x

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