Strategies for processing low-grade iron ore minerals

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-371

  Srivastava, U ^a   Kawatra, S Komar ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron extraction; Iron nuggets; Iron ore; Low grade ore; Pyrometallurgy

Indexed keywords

BASIC OXYGEN FURNACE; COMPLEX SEQUENCES; COST EFFECTIVE; IRON AND STEEL; IRON EXTRACTION; IRON MAKING; IRON MINERALS; IRON NUGGETS; IRON RECOVERY; LOW-GRADE ORE; LOW-GRADE ORES; METALLIC IRON; NONMAGNETICS; PHYSICAL SEPARATION; PROCESS STEPS; UNIT OPERATION;

BASIC OXYGEN CONVERTERS; BLAST FURNACES; FURNACES; IRON; IRON ORES; METAL RECOVERY; METAL REFINERIES; MINERALS; ORE ANALYSIS; ORE TREATMENT; OXYGEN; PELLETIZING; PYROMETALLURGY; SEPARATION;

IRON OXIDES;

EID: 70349469496     PISSN: 08827508     EISSN: 15477401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08827500903185208     Document Type: Article

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