Geologia e Caracterização Tecnológica do Minério de Manganês da Mina Córrego do Cocho, Itapira (SP)
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2011-12-01
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Angeli, Nelson [UNESP]
Khan, Henrique
Ito, Gabriel Mineo [UNESP]
De Carvalho, Sebastião Gomes [UNESP]
Jimenez-Rueda, Jairo Roberto [UNESP]
Penha, Ulisses Cyrino
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The objects of this study are three manganese ore deposits and one mine derived from lateritic weathering of gondites (spessartine quartzites). These deposits are associated with Mn-rich garnet metasediments of the Itapira Group (Paleoproterozoic) and the reserves were estimated at approximately 2.0 × 10 6 tons with an average grade of 23% MnO 2. The ore minerals are cryptomelane, pyrolusite, lithiophorite, spessartine and psilomelane. Several crystal shapes and textural characteristics were identifi ed in this study, which are related to the degree of liberation, as confi rmed by heavy media separation method. In this study, we determined the main characteristics of the liberation of manganese, which is concentrated in the fi ne grain-size fraction and is lost during ore dressing. Therefore, the low average content of MnO 2 (28%) is due to this loss, whereas at grain size of minus 0.074 mm, contents near 40% MnO 2 were observed. This suggests that the ore can be used for manufacturing manganese sulphate fertilizers. A comparative study with the ore deposits located at Ouro Fino (MG), mainly with the Caneleiras mine, showed that higher degree of liberation occurs in the coarse grain-size fractions (0.84 to 0.074 mm with MnO 2 content of 38%). As a consequence, the ore can be used for manufacturing Fe-Si-Mn alloys.
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Degree of liberation, Gondites, Itapira Group, Manganese ore, Manganese sulphates, Mineral technology, chemical weathering, grain size, laterite, manganese deposit, metasediment, ore deposit, ore mineral, quartzite, spessartine, Brazil, Corrego do Sitio Mine, Minas Gerais
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Geologia USP - Serie Cientifica, v. 11, n. 3, p. 107-130, 2011.