Iron Ore Recovery from Low Grade by using Advance Methods

AbstractWith increasing global demand of iron ores due to the huge requirement of steel all over the world, important iron ore producing countries have increased their production by initiating steps to utilize the low-grade iron ores, fines and slimes. The main difficulty in processing and utilization of low-grade iron ores primarily stems from their mineralogical characteristics as well as the soft nature of some ores and their high silica content. Thus, beneficiating the low-grade iron ores to remove the gangue minerals and enhancing their grade is an attractive proposition today. Among the known iron deposits in Karnataka, many are of low-grade which require beneficiation to produce an acceptable feed for steel making plants