Titanium minerals

SELECTION OF METHODS FOR SEPARATING OF TITANIUM MINERALS

Classification of ores by content of TiO2:

  • 5-7% - poor ores

  • 7-10% - ordinary ore

  • 10-15% and more - rich ores

To extract the titanium industrial importance is the following minerals:

  • The titanium occur in over 255 minerals:SILICATES: 163

  • OXIDES: 79 (85?)

  • ELEMENTS: 5

  • PHOSPHATES: 4

  • BORATES: 2

  • СARBONATES: 1

  • Sulfides And Sulfosalts:1

    • Sulfate: 1

Titanium is extracted from the following minerals too:

Titanium can be extracted also from these minerals:

During the processing of minerals containing titanium, plants use the following types of separation:

Other methods of separation:

There are three main sources of mineral raw materials for the extraction of titanium:

  1. Placer deposits ofores containing titanium (alluvial deposits)

  2. Indigenous ore vein deposits containing titanium

  3. Waste and not the traditional raw materials containing titanium