Upgrading processes in BIF-derived iron ore deposits: Implications for ore genesis and downstream mineral processing

Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Applied Earth Science

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-96

  Clout, John M F ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

BIF derived iron ore deposits; Downstream mineral processing; Ore genesis; Textural classification scheme

Indexed keywords

IRON ORES; MINERALOGY; MINING; ORE DEPOSITS; POROSITY; TEXTURES;

DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ORE TEXTURES;

METALLURGY;

BANDED IRON FORMATION; IRON ORE; METALLOGENESIS; MINERAL PROCESSING; ORE DEPOSIT;

EID: 1142281744     PISSN: 03717453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/0371745032501153     Document Type: Article

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