Strong magnetic separator process
published date: 2019/5/9
feldspar mineral processing
PTMS MAGNETIC SEPARATOR
what is magnetic separation process?
The mineral and morphological characteristics of chromite strongly influence the separation efficiency while upgrading low-grade deposits. Usually, chromite ore is enriched by gravity separation due to high concentration standards between chromite and other minerals. However, the chromite ore in the Sukinda region of India is a typical ore body with high iron content in the chromite spinel and the gangue content in the form of oxides and hydroxides of iron-bearing minerals. Therefore, since the concentration standard value is low, the separation efficiency is lowered by the gravity method. To solve this problem, dry iron removers are another way to separate these iron-bearing gangue minerals from chromite. This work investigated the use of different dry magnetic separators in Indian iron ore chromite deposits. Prior to separation, two different deposits in the Sukinda area were subjected to detailed mineral, chemical, morphological, and magnetic characterization to visualize separation. Tests confirm the effects of magnetic field strength and other process parameters that affect the separation process of iron-bearing gangue minerals. Based on process-based experiments and statistical analysis, the results of these separators are related to mineralogy, process parameters, and the effects of mineral magnetism. In addition, the effect of desliming the low grade deposits prior to dry demineralization is emphasized.