Project number
16086
Organization
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Academic year
2016-2017
Tin is commonly used to produce alloys, solder, and coatings that protect against weathering and corrosion. The goal of this project was to determine the chemical, mineral and metallurgical characteristics of a Brazilian tin mine ore in order to remediate the sponsor’s processing plant.
The mine is already running and equipped with the main tools for extraction and concentration of tin ore, but wants to increase throughput via remediation or optimization, depending on what is economically feasible.
The team provided recommendations for method of extraction, processing plant and possible tin recovery from tailings along with a mineral composition analysis.
The mine is already running and equipped with the main tools for extraction and concentration of tin ore, but wants to increase throughput via remediation or optimization, depending on what is economically feasible.
The team provided recommendations for method of extraction, processing plant and possible tin recovery from tailings along with a mineral composition analysis.