Abstract
Processing of Iranian high sulfur iron ore is problematic in minerals industry. The iron ores were studied by the means of polarizing microscopy, chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction. The study shows that the iron ores have high grade of iron, and complex structures. XRD showed that the iron ore consists of metallic minerals such as magnetite with a small amount of hematite and limonite and non-metallic minerals as serpentine, chlorite, and talc. The average particle size of magnetite crystals is 0.182 mm. The ore contains 1.62% sulfur as harmful impurity in form of pyrite mineral. Due to the isomorphism of magnesium and iron, magnetite mono crystal grade is lower than 68%, and difficult to be physically upgraded to a higher-grade iron concentrate using the available mineral processing technologies.
Recommended Citation
Zhao, T.L., Wang, X.L., Ai, H.L. and Sobhy, A. (2018) Process Mineralogy of Iranian High Sulfur Iron Ore. Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, 6, 498- 506.
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Publication Status
Open Access
Keywords and Phrases
High-Sulfur Iron Ore, Process Mineralogy, Magnetite, Pyrite
Print OCLC #
2327-4077; 2327-4085
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2024 The Authors, all rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Publication Date
July 24, 2018
