Scheelite is a calcium tungstate mineral (CaWO4) well known in the mining industry as a source of tungsten. This mineral fluoresces under shortwave UV and X-rays excitation with a characteristic blue luminescence centered at about 425 nm. CaWO4-based powder was commonly used as blue phosphor and scintillator (due to high Z of W) [1-3]. The emitted spectrum shifts to yellow in the presence of mo...

In heap bioleaching, acidophilic extremophiles contribute to enhanced metal extraction from mineral sulphides through the oxidation of Fe(II) and/or reduced inorganic sulphur compounds (RISC), such as elemental sulphur or mineral sulphides, or the degradation of organic compounds derived from the ore, biota or reagents used during mineral processing. The impacts of variable solution acidity and...

Investigations on the chemical and microbial leaching of a Nigerian Iron-ore in sulphuric acid have been carried out. The influence of physico-chemical parameters such as acid concentration, temperature, particle size and stirring speed on the chemical dissolution of the ore was investigated. The dissolution rates are significantly influenced by the temperature and acid concentration while the ...

The comminution process, particularly grinding, is very important in the mineral processing industry. Some characteristics of ore particles, which occur as a product of grinding process, have a significant impact on the effects of further ore processing. At the same time, this process requires a significant amount of energy which significantly affects the overall processing costs. Therefore, in...

Traditional geostatistical estimation techniques have been used predominantly by the mining industry for ore reserve estimation. Determination of mineral reserve has posed considerable challenge to mining engineers due to the geological complexities of ore body formation. Extensive research over the years has resulted in the development of several state-of-the-art methods for predictive spatial...

This contribution illustrates the procedures of calculating rare earth element (REE) patterns of magmatic fluids in equilibrium with granitic melts. These patterns can then be compared to those of altered and (or) mineralized rocks in order to investigate the source of the ore-fluids. This technique is applied to the Lake George Sb-Au-W-Mo mineral deposit, New Brunswick, Canada. The results sug...

ABSTRACT:Iron ore is the main mineral resources to support China's national economy, and open-pit mining is the main way. Chemical analysis has its disadvantages in terms of the determination of iron-ore type, such as slow speed and high cost. Therefore this study has put forward a method to determine iron-ore type through field spectrum analysis. First various types of iron-ore samples were co...

A flotation pre-treatment study for the separation of enargite (Cu3AsS4) from chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) ores of different origins was investigated in this work. The copper ore bearing enargite mineral contained 5.87mass% As and 16.50mass% Cu while the chalcopyrite bearing ore contained 0.32mass% As and 21.63mass% Cu. The two ore samples were mixed at 7 : 3 (enargite : chalcopyrite) by weight ratio ...