Question

What is ore enrichment? Is it different for different for different types of ores?

Answer 1

Enrichment of ores means increasing the metal (or non-metal) content of an ore by removing as much of the minerals in the ore that do not contain the desired substance. This can be done by several means including screening, gravity separation, magnetic separation and fine grinding followed by froth flotation; to concentrate the metal-rich minerals and discard the non metallic ones (gangue).

Different ores use different enrichement methods like screening, gravity separation, magnetic separation and fine grinding followed by froth flotation


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