ҚазҰУ Хабаршысы. География сериясы. 2010, №2 (31)
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From table 2, it is clear that there is no change
in the contents of SiO
2
,
Al
2
O
3
and Fe
2
O
3
. On
the other hand, there is a marked decrease in the contents of P
2
O
5
(from 0.01% after Floatation, to
<
0.01% after magnetic separation).
Some of the trace elements such as Cr and Ni also displayed a noticeable decrease of contents
after magnetic separation while Cu, Zn and Pb displayed a little increase of
contents after wet
magnetic separation. The rest of trace elements did not display any response to the wet magnetic
separation.
After beneficiation processes (froth Floatation and wet magnetic separation, the quartz
deposits of Wadi Mubarak area are qualified to be used for the production of silicon carbide (SiO
2
(99.50 to 99.75%), Al
2
O
3
(0.04 to 0.05%), Fe
2
O
3
(0.05 to 0.1%) and CaO+ MgO ≈1.1% /9/).
Discussion
Geochemical studies revealed that Wadi Mubarak quartz deposits can be classified as pure to
very pure quartz (SiO
2
99% to ≥ 99.5 %) owning to their silica content which ranges from 99.50 to
99.60% with an average content 99.55% /10/. Also they are characterized by
low contents of Al
2
O
3
,
Fe
2
O
3
, CaO, MgO, Na
2
O, K
2
O and P
2
O
5
. Therefore, these deposits, without treatments, match well
the requirements of the Aluminum (Si minimum 98 wt%, Fe maximum 0.02–0.05 wt% and Ca from
0.015–0.3 wt % /11/) and Ferrosilicon alloy (SiO
2
> 98%, Al
2
O
3
< 0.4%,
Fe
2
O
3
,
CaO and MgO
≤ 0.2% /9/) industries.
The quartz deposits of Wadi Mubarak were beneficiated with froth Floatation followed by
wet magnetic separations. The beneficiation by froth Floatation resulted in a marked increase in the
SiO
2
content and minimized the A1
2
O
3
and Fe
2
O
3
content to a noticeable percent, hence it is
recommended to use this method in processing of quartz deposits with aluminum and iron bearing
deposits. While the beneficiation of the quartz deposits of Wadi Mubarak with wet magnetic
separations after the froth Floatation, displayed no changes in the contents of SiO
2
,
Al
2
O
3
and
Fe
2
O
3
, but only
decreased the contents of P
2
O
5
. Thus the beneficiation by wet magnetic separation
has a little effect on the upgrading of the quartz deposits of Wadi Mubarak.
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