Iron Ore

List of Contributors Preface 1: Introduction: overview of the global iron ore industry Abstract 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Iron ore mining operations by country 1.3 Technology status and challenges 1.4 Iron ore outlook Part One: Characterization and analysis of iron ore 2: Mineralogical, chemical, and physical characteristics of iron ore Abstract 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Mineralogy 2.3 Chemical composition 2.4 Physical properties 2.5 Future trends 3: XRD analysis and evaluation of iron ores and sinters Abstract 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Principles of powder X-ray diffraction 3.3 Rietveld analysis 3.4 Sources of error in XRD analysis 3.5 Applications of cluster analysis 3.6 Applicability of XRD analysis 3.7 Use of mass balancing in iron ore analysis 3.8 The principal minerals and phases 3.9 XRD for the characterization of Iron ores 3.10 XRD in sintering and pelletizing 3.11 Summary and conclusions 4: Automated optical image analysis of natural and sintered iron ore Abstract 4.1 Introduction: Overview of optical image analysis technique 4.2 Mineralogical characteristics of iron ore and sinter 4.3 Automated optical image analysis (OIA) 4.4 Application of automated OIA to natural and sintered iron ore 5: Quantitative analysis of iron ore using SEM-based technologies Abstract 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Principles of SEM-based technologies 5.3 Application of automated SEM-based technologies to ore characterization 5.4 Characterization of natural and sintered iron ore using QEMSCAN 5.5 Summary 5.6 Future trends 6: Characterization of iron ore by visible and infrared reflectance and, Raman spectroscopies Abstract 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Principles of reflectance and Raman spectroscopies 6.3 Technologies 6.4 Reflectance and Raman spectroscopies of iron ore minerals 6.5 Future trends Part Two: Extraction, comminution, separation, and beneficiation of iron ore 7: Iron ore extraction techniques Abstract 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Iron ore mining-an historical UK context 7.3 Underground iron ore