New ore types from the cauê banded iron formation, quadrilátero ferrífero, minas gerais, Brazil - Responses to the growing demand

IRON ORE 2011, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 59-71

  Amorim, L Q ^a   Alkmim, F F ^b  

^a Department of Geology Mine Planning and Environment   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDED IRON FORMATIONS; GROWING DEMAND; HAEMATITE; HIGH CURRENTS; IRON ORE INDUSTRY; MGO; MINAS GERAIS , BRAZIL; MINING DISTRICT; MINING PROJECTS; ORE RESERVES; ORE-TYPE; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL; SUPERGENE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES;

HEMATITE; IRON ORES; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

EID: 84866703401     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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