Physical separation of iron ore: magnetic separation
It was found from plant operating results using this flow sheet that an iron ore concentrate containing 63.5% Fe could be produced from a run-of-mine ore containing 39.4% Fe at a mass yield of 38.2% to the iron ore concentrate, an iron recovery of 61.6%, and a tailings grade of 24.5% Fe. ... which is then fed to mineral processing plants. …