W. Stanek, M. Szega Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland L Blacha Silesian University of Technology, Katowice, Poland Metallurgy represents a complex production system of fuel and mineral non-renewable resources transformation. The effectiveness of resource management in metallurgical chains depends on the applied ore grade and on the irreversibility of components of the system. T...

Depletion trend of high-grade iron ore resources have become significant due to the recent increase in world steel production. Therefore, effective utilization low-grade and low-quality ores has been will be strongly required. Since concentrates obtained by beneficiation processes are usually fine, e.g., less than 100 µm particles size, it is difficult directly use a large amount them sintering...

We investigated the influence of microwave and conventional heating pretreatments on grinding cassiterite associated with pollimetallic ore. The minerals that exhibited a stronger absorption ability crushed first, which is main difference between traditional pretreatments. distribution Fe, Pb, Zn, Sn increased in fine size range (−0.425 mm). Fe Pb grades ranges −3.2 + 2 mm −2 1 after pretreatme...

Abstract For banded iron formation-hosted deposits accurate boundary modelling is critical to ore-grade estimation. Key estimation fidelity the separation of different domains within ore body, requiring boundaries between domains. This yields both theoretical and application challenges. We present a series solutions for challenges that arise when large-scale employing composition Gaussian Proce...

Depletion of high-grade iron ore resources leads to increasing use concentrates as raw materials for sinter. One the methods effectively utilize such is Mosaic EmBedding Iron Ore Sintering (MEBIOS), which pre-granulated green pellets are charged into sintering bed with mixture other materials. In this study, effects type and gangue mineral components on strength sintered pellet prepared fine we...

A pre-treatment method for upgrading gold from a polymetallic gold-zinc-lead ore by flotation was studied. X-ray diffraction analysis of the sulfide showed that quartz, calcite, pyrite, sphalerite, and galena are main constituents ore. The composition contained 6.49 ppm Au, 3.48% Zn, 1.25% Pb, 17.98% Fe, 20.36% S. Due to complexity ore, recovery is generally low. objective this study develop pr...

Leaching of a low-grade lead and zinc oxide ore was studied by an organic reagent, citric acid. The quadratic mathematical models were developed for the relationship among the influential parameters and lead and zinc recoveries. Leaching rate was strongly affected by the interactive effects of factors. It was also found that the quadratic effects of stirring speed and linear<e...

Iron ore pellets are sintered, centimetre-sized spheres of ore with high iron content. Together with carbonized coal, iron ore pellets are used in the production of steel. In the transportation from the pelletizing plants to the customers, the iron ore pellets are exposed to different loading situations, resulting in degradation of strength and in some cases fragmentation. For future reliable n...

Bioreactor leaching using enriched culture of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Leptosprillium ferrooxidans was investigated for the apatite rich Indian (Narwapahar) uranium ore. Bioreactor leaching of Narwapahar ore of <45 μm size at pH 2.0 and 10% (w/v) PD using 10% (v/v) inoculum of the bacterium at 35 °C (A. ferrooxidans) and 40 °C (L. ferrooxidans), solubilised 57% and 63% uranium in 5 da...