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Results:
Results of all the experiments carried out are presented in Tables 1 3.
Table1: Results of Yield using Magnetic Separations.
Equipment
Charge (Kg)
Concentrate
Middling
(Kg)
(Kg)
Rapid Mag. Sep
5.0
2.7
0.03
WHIMS
5.0
3.3
0.05
Table 2: Chemical Analysis of Crude and Processed Ajabanako Iron Ore Sample.
Sample
Al2O3 SiO2
P2O3 SO3 K2O CaO TiO2 Cr2O3 MnO
Crude
34.40 ND
ND
0.08 0.23
0.06
0.20
ND
Mag. conc
0.45
9.60
0.18
0.03 0.02 0.14
ND
0.18
0.007
Mag.Tailing
0.63
88.61 ND
0.29 0.30 0.30
0.04
0.21
0.03
WHIMS conc 0.54
17.30 0.10
ND
0.05 0.18
0.12
0.19
0.01
WHIMS
0.58
87.00 ND
ND
0.33 0.69
0.13
0.15
0.03
Tailings
Fe2O3
58.22
89.44
7.24
77.18
9.52
Tailing
(Kg)
1.7
1.3
Fe
40.72
62.55
5.06
53.98
6.66
CuO
0.04
0.06
0.06
0.09
0.06
MgO
ND
0.20
0.13
0.18
0.14
Na2O
0.23
0.11
0.10
0.24
Table 3: Theoretical Recovery in Both Rapid Magnetic and WHIMS Methods of Separation.
Equipment
Charge( Kg)
Concentrate (Kg)
Assay
Recovery
Cc /Ff x100
CRUDE
Mag Sept (Conc)
Mag.Sept.(Tailings)
WHIMS Conc
WHIMS Tailings
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5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
2.7
1.7
3.3
1.3
40.72
62.55
5.06
53.98
6.66
(%)
80.30
4.22
87.49
4.25
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