Iron ore is obtained in the conventional method of open cast or underground mining and conveying the ore to the surface preparation are where it is crushed washed and transported to the smelter Here the ore is put into a blast furnace along with limestone and coke and subjected to hot air blasting and heat which converts the ore to molten iron
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Get PriceIron ore is the material from which the metal iron is produced The process of mining dates back to prehistoric times Prehistoric people first mined flint which was ideal for tools and weapons since it breaks into shards with sharp edges The mining of gold and copper also dates back to prehistoric times
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Get PriceMining of banded iron formations involves coarse crushing and screening followed by rough crushing and fine grinding to comminute the ore to the point where the crystallized magnetite and quartz are fine enough that the quartz is left behind when the resultant powder is passed under a magnetic separator
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Get PriceThe reduction of iron oxides takes place according to the following chemical equations 1 F e 2 O 3 3 C O → 2 F e 3 C O 2 2 F e 2 O 3 3 H 2 → 2 F e 3 H 2 O In contrast to the blast furnace process the direct reduced iron process operates at temperatures of up to 1000 °C The iron ores are therefore not melted
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Get PriceFor the past 50 years more than 90 percent of US iron ore production has been mined from the Lake Superior deposits None of the iron ore now mined in the US is direct shipping ore ready to be fed into the iron and steel making process The ore is concentrated to raise the iron content before use
Get PriceIron ore is converted into various types of iron through several processes The most common process is the use of a blast furnace to produce pig iron which is about 92 94% iron and 3 5% carbon with smaller amounts of other elements
Get PriceThis type of mining is particularly damaging to the environment because strategic minerals are often only available in small concentrations which increases the amount of ore needed to be mined Environmental hazards are present during every step of the open pit mining process Hardrock mining exposes rock that has lain unexposed for geological
Get PriceThis process can be entirely abiotic or facilitated by microorganisms especially iron oxidizing bacteria The abiotic processes include the rusting of iron bearing metals where Fe 2 is abiotically oxidized to Fe 3 in the presence of oxygen and the reduction of Fe 3 to Fe 2 by iron sulfide minerals
Get PriceDifferent types of iron ore use different exraction process especially when the magnetism various Let s see more about common iron ore extraction processes 2024 11 15 18 14 31
Get PriceThe mining process involves the excavation of large amounts of waste rock to remove the desired mineral ore The processing of iron products goes in a few stages Usually it is mining mineral processing agglomeration casting depuration Each step essentially increases the cost of production
Get PriceMINING AND PROCESSING Iron ore mining can be broadly divided into two categories namely 1 manual mining which is employed in small mines and 2 mechanized mining is suitable for large iron ore mines Manual mining method is normally to float ores and small mines Mining of reef ore is also being done manually on a small scale Chat
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Get PriceIron Mining Process Minnesota IronIron Mining Process From blasting to crushing to separation more than 85% of the iron mined in the United States is mined in northeastern Minnesota to make our nations steel basic mining process of iron oreThe mining process of this foreign iron ore concentrator has a great suitability for the ore
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Get Price01 Definition of Iron Ore Processing The process of separating useful minerals from gangue minerals or harmful minerals in raw materials by physical or chemical methods or separating a variety of useful minerals is called beneficiation also known as mineral processing There are many types of iron ore and different iron ore processes are
Get PriceIron ore is mined from a deposit of the material usually Fe2O3 with a considerable amount of SiO2 and lesser amounts of Al2O3 CaO MgO S and P The ore is then ground and beneficiated so that it contains >80% Fe2O3 which means that it is a ground powder which contains 60% 68% Fe <10% SiO2 <3% Al2O3 <8% CaO <5% MgO <0 1% S <0 2% P
Get PriceThe Blast Furnace This is a tower like structure of steel lined with refractory bricks The raw materials mix or charge enters the furnace from the top and hot air is blown or blasted from the bottom causing the coke to burn and the oxygen to combine with carbon in the coke to form carbon monoxide
Get PriceS O 2 → SO 2 4 P 5 O 2 → 2 P 2 O 5 Roasting is the process of heating iron ore strongly in dry air for drying the ore and expelling humidity It is used to increase the percentage of iron in the ore and for the oxidation of some impurities such as sulphur and phosphorus Roasting of iron is very important in the ore dressing process but this process pollutes the environment Ore
Get PriceThe primary objective of iron making is to release iron from chemical combination with oxygen and since the blast furnace is much the most efficient process it receives the most attention here Alternative methods known as direct reduction are used in over a score of countries but less than 5 percent of iron is made this way
Get PriceThe Mining Process The Mining Process 1 Mining open pit and underground To define the ore from the waste rock samples are taken and assayed … iron processing Britannica com iron processing Use of a smelting process to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned Included in this article also is a discussion of the nbsp …
Get PriceMining iron ore is a physically and chemically demanding process that takes place in remote locations around the world The process begins with exploration which can be done through surface or underground methods Once a deposit is discovered mining can begin Open pit mining Open pit mining is the most common method used to extract iron ore
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