The research of ore beneficiablity is a kind of scientific experiment,which is of great significance to the development of mineral processing and actual production. A studying of prototype is made through a laboratory experiment of samples or models, and then scale it up gradually to actual production plant. Therefore, a wide range of exploration and research can be carried out with very little manpower and material resources, and the process plan can be selected quickly and reasonably, which can provide reliable basis for production and construction.

The clients should provide about 50Kg representative samples, or 200 to1000kg for some special samples. The simple test needs 30-60 working days, and the detailed test about half a year.

1. First we will analyze the material components including ore structure, mineral and types of ore and chemical properties like elements, the particle size screening, density, ore relative grindability of crude ore etc, and get some data for the subsequent beneficiation test.

2. Testers take the exploratory testing from experience at first to find the best solution for beneficiation and make more detailed analysis including grinding fitness, reagent dosage, open and closed circuit test, etc.. After obtaining the final products，testers should analyze them to get the recovery rate, and then take sedimentation test of concentrate and tailings as references of equipment selection.

 Iron Ore Laboratory Test Contents

1 Preface 1

2 Specimen taking and preparation 2

2.1 Sample taking 2

2.2 Preparation of specimens 2

3 Determination of raw ore properties 4

3.1 Spectral analysis of raw ore 4

3.2 Multi-element analysis of raw ore 4

3.3 Physical analysis of raw iron ore 4

3.4 Ore mineral composition and content 5

3.5 Sieve analysis of raw ore size 6

3.6 Main structure and configuration of the ore 6

3.6.1 Main structure 6

3.6.2 Main structures 7

3.7 Main metallic and non-metallic mineral embedding characteristics 7

3.7.1 Main metallic mineral embedding characteristics 7

3.7.2 Main non-metallic mineral inlay features 8

3.8 Micrographs with drawings 9

3.9 Particle size characteristics of important mineral embedding 17

3.10 Summary of process mineralogy 17

3.11 Density Determination of Raw Ore (-2mm) 17

3.11.1 True Density Determination 18

3.11.2 Heap density determination 18

4 Product Option I beneficiation tests 19

4.1 Raw ore (-2mm) direct magnetic separation test 19

4.2 Magnetic separation test of the raw ore mill 20

4.3 One-stage mill magnetic separation concentrate size sieve analysis 21

4.4 Second stage grinding fineness condition test 21

4.5 Combined condition test 23

4.6 Results of multi-element analysis of iron ore concentrates 24

4.7 Iron concentrate size sieve analysis results 24

4.8 Summary 25

5 Product determination 26

5.1 Tailings settling tests 29

6 Conclusion 30

After receiving the test samples according to the disciplines and operation request of laboratory test, on the basis of comprehensive analysis of samples (including spectral analysis, multi-element chemical analysis, mineral analysis, particle size analysis, etc.), multi-scheme technical flow structures and conditions tests shall be conducted and the optimized solution and technical indicators shall be determined, so as to provide the basis for the next step of plant design.

The final product of the test is to meet the sand product requirements,

That is:

Take the Iron Ore for example (Exploratory Test)

1. Fe = 62-65%
2. Silica+Alumina < 5%
3. P+S < 0.1%
4. Size: 200 mesh

1. Mineral processing exploration test

1.1. Main contents of laboratory mineral processing exploration test

• Sample preparation;
• Grinding test- to Study the particle distribution curve of metal main stream
• Classification test of particles to analysisthe specific density me main metal and other impurity;
• Analysis of elements , >10 Elements ;
• Strong magnetic Test;5.Weak Magnetic Test
• Flotation test to remove S,P;
• Gravity test to remove SilicaAlumina;
• Recovery ratio test;
• Plant process arrangement  test(>2 Type of process)
• Report of complete  test
• Confirm on final plant process design to produce Qualified concentrate