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:
Placer deposits ofores containing titanium (alluvial deposits)
Indigenous ore vein deposits containing titanium
Waste and not the traditional raw materials containing titanium