This document discusses mineral processing and the mining industry. It notes that mining is the world's fifth largest industry, with iron and steel contributing most to development. It outlines various industrial minerals and their uses. It also provides an overview of mineral processing basics, issues in mining businesses, examples of mineral resources tracked in databases, mineral-based business opportunities, and information available on conflict minerals.

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Mineral Processing
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Mining is the
world's fifth
largest Industry
I r o n & S t e e l i s t h e M a j o r
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m o s t o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t s .
B u t t h e r e a r e m a n y m i n e r a l s
t h a t o f f e r e x c e l l e n t b u s i n e s s
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The Industrial Minerals
find extensive uses in
Paints, Coatings, Rubber,
Adhesives & Sealants,
Plastics, Pharmaceuticals,
Paper, Agricultural
Pesticides, Glass &
Ceramics, Digital Devices
and other Industries.
A p p l i c a t i o n s
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Mineral Processing
B a s i c s
• Mineral processing is a major division in the science of Extractive
Metallurgy. Extractive metallurgy has been defined as the science
and art of extracting metals from their ores, refining them and
preparing them for use.
• The mineral processing operations are Drilling, Crushing &
Screening, Grinding, slurry processing, Pyro processing, Material
Handling, compacting etc
• Mineral processing equipment includes a wide range of machinery
and products designed to process ROM stockpile material into a
refined mineral unit. These solutions include screening systems,
gravity concentrators, hydrocyclones, magnetic separators, filter
presses and industrial centrifuges.
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The Mining Business
I s s u e s I n v o l v e d
• The mining and quarry fronts are the starting
points for recovery of rock and mineral values
from surface and underground deposits.
• An important aspect of any mineral processing
study is an analysis of how material is
distributed whenever streams split and
combine. This knowledge is necessary when a
flow sheet is being designed and is also
essential when making studies of operating
plants.
• After locating a deposit, additional testing must
be done to prove it can be profitable
• Mines must obtain environmental permits that
must follow a set of standards
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Mineral Resources
Primary Information Services
Mineral Data Bases (Partial List)
Asbestos Cordierites Fluorspar L-Selenomethionine
Asphalt Cryolite Gem Stone Lava
Barite Diamond Gypsum Mica
Bauxite Dolomite Granite Micro Silica
Beryllium Diatomite Garnet Chromite
Borax Feldspar Iron Ore Magnesium Carbonate
Calcium Carbonate Ferrous Pyrite Kaolin Phosphate Rock
Carbonate Minerals Forsterites Kyanite Zeolite
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Mineral Based Industries
Business Opportunities Information on CD ROM
Primary Information Services
Minerals. Garnet. Granite. Gypsum. Mica. Vermiculite. Cement. Chromite.
Phosphates .Cubic Zirconia. Coal Gasification . Flotation Reagents . Ground Minerals .
CONFLICT Minerals
BLOG – Conflict Minerals

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