Iron ore slimes beneficiation using optimised ... ScienceDirect
The iron (Fe) content of such ores ranges from 72% to 35%. The highly friable and fully liberated constituents in ore, such as alumina and silica, generate a large quantity of fines during mechanized mining and crushing. Fine gangue material or iron ore slimes having <45%55% Fe are discarded as reject during the ore beneficiation process.