Estimation of Bulk Density, Recovery Tests and Mineralogical Analysis of Iron Ore Mine at Obulapuram Village, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh

摘要

The iron ore formation belongs to Precambrian, Dharwarian age. The lithological formations consists of Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks represented by Quartzite, shale, slate and phylites and iron ore occurring in from the mainly massive and fairable brown color hematite type presented. Source rock belongs to Banded hematite quartzite (BHQ) formation. The main Iron ore had been initially worked as open pit method of mining. The Hematite ore concentration mainly along the ferruginous shale and at some places pyrites are encountered. The recovery percentage of iron ore samples varied from 58.50%, 63% and 61%, the average being the float ore recovery is around 43%. The float ore occurs to a limited thickness of 1m and the workings are being carried out forming single bench to a maximum height of 3m from the surface. The results of the bulk density determined in the field for iron ore shown are 2.98 to 3.03. The average bulk density for float ore can be taken as 2.51. In the case of Iron ore the average works out to be 2.88.