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- Title
A few aspects of the connections between ore mineralogy and flotation results at Hitura nickel mine in Finland.
- Authors
Miettunen, H.; Heiskanen, K.; Keiski, R. L.
- Abstract
The serpentinite massifs of Hitura are located in the municipality of Nivala in Central Finland. The most important sulfide minerals in the ore are pentlandite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite. The ore body consists of amphibolite rocks in contact with serpentinite against mica gneiss. The mean Ni grade of the ore is about 0.7%, and the highest Ni grades have been encountered in close contact. In general, the inner parts of the ore are strongly serpentinized ultramafite and some sulfides have been converted to mackinawite and valleriite. The degree of alteration varies considerably within the ore body and, correspondingly, the grain size of the sulfides varies as well. In this study, flotation tests were done with samples from different zones of the ore body. The flotation test results on the bench scale and plant scale are discussed in terms of the mineralogical features of the ore. Ores in the North Hitura zone differ from those in the South Hitura zone.
- Subjects
NIVALA (Finland); SERPENTINITE; ORES; NICKEL; SULFIDES
- Publication
Minerals & Metallurgical Processing, 2015, Vol 32, Issue 1, p38
- ISSN
0747-9182
- Publication type
Article