Q. What is meant by the term enrichment of ore ? name four Methods generallyused for enrichment of ores.
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The unwanted impurities like sand, rocky material,lime stone, mica etc present in an ore are called as gangue.
Before extracting the metal from an ore, it is necessary to remove these impurities .
By removing the gangue, we get concentrated ore conatining a much higher percentage of metal. concentration of ore is also called as Enrichment of ore.
The various methods used for enrichment of ore as follows:
1. Hydraulic Washing
2. Magnetic Separation
3. Forth Flotation
Before extracting the metal from an ore, it is necessary to remove these impurities .
By removing the gangue, we get concentrated ore conatining a much higher percentage of metal. concentration of ore is also called as Enrichment of ore.
The various methods used for enrichment of ore as follows:
1. Hydraulic Washing
2. Magnetic Separation
3. Forth Flotation
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