Characterization and Exploitation of El-Gedida High-Mn Iron Ore, El-Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Galal H. El-Habaak; Mohamed S. Askalany; Mohamed G. Farghaly; Mahmoud S. Abdel-Hakeem

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Characterization and Exploitation of El-Gedida High-Mn Iron Ore, El-Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Galal H. El-Habaak, Mohamed S. Askalany, Mohamed G. Farghaly, Mahmoud S. Abdel-Hakeem

Published in American Journal of Energy Engineering (Volume 4, Issue 4)

Received: 25 November 2016 Accepted: 27 December 2016 Published: 17 January 2017

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Abstract

Two strategies have been chosen for the exploitation of El-Gedida high-Mn iron ore containing 46.37 wt.% Fe and 7.53 wt.%Mn. The first one included magnetic roasting and subsequent low intensity magnetic separation. The second strategy involved a blend process of the El-Gedida high-Mn iron ore with the Um Bogma manganese ore. The magnetic separation failed to reduce the Mn content up to 4 wt.% and produced iron concentrate containing 52.15 wt.% Fe with a recovery of 94.47% and 6.45 wt.% Mn with a recovery of 71.95%. At this point, the magnetic separation is considered to be unsuitable process for upgrading the high-Mn iron ore. Moreover, this physical separation supported the microscopic prediction regarding the difficult liberation of iron minerals from manganese phase during the comminution process. On the other hand, blending the high-Mn iron ore with the Um Bogma manganese ore at weight ratio of 1/6 (El-Gedida sample/Um Bogma sample) produced a suitable mixture for making the ferromanganese alloys.

Published in	American Journal of Energy Engineering (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajee.20160404.11
Page(s)	34-39
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El-Gedida Mine, High-Mn Iron Ore, Um Bogma Area, Manganese Ore, Magnetic Separation, Blend Process

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Galal H. El-Habaak, Mohamed S. Askalany, Mohamed G. Farghaly, Mahmoud S. Abdel-Hakeem. Characterization and Exploitation of El-Gedida High-Mn Iron Ore, El-Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. Am J Energy Eng. 2017;4(4):34-39. doi: 10.11648/j.ajee.20160404.11

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Galal H. El-Habaak

Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
Mohamed S. Askalany

Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
Mohamed G. Farghaly

Department of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, El-Azhar University, Qena, Egypt
Mahmoud S. Abdel-Hakeem

Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

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