Liberation Size and Beneficiation Of Arufu Lead Ore, Nasarawa State, North-Central Nigeria
- Obassi Ettu
- D.T. Gundu
- U.M. Akindele
LIBERATION SIZE, ARUFU LEAD ORE, MINERAL PROCESSING, BENEFICIATION
The lead ore sample was obtained from Arufu mining site, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The ore was pulverized, sieved to liberation size and beneficiated. The mesh of grind was found to be 198μm and liberation size established to be 63μm sieve size having the highest percentage of lead of 17.3% then upgraded to 53.3%Pb by froth flotation method and was assessed by using x-ray fluorescence (XRF).The lead concentrate by weight was obtained to be 65%, confirmed being of high economic grade having surpassed 60% wt Pb element in an ore. The study recommended further investigation to be done especially to establish the reserve estimate of the deposit.
Obassi Ettu, D.T. Gundu, U.M. Akindele. "Liberation Size and Beneficiation Of Arufu Lead Ore, Nasarawa State, North-Central Nigeria".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH ISSN:2321-9939, Vol.3, Issue 1, pp.90-94, URL :https://rjwave.org/ijedr/papers/IJEDR1501019.pdf
Volume 3 Issue 1
Pages. 90-94