Visando à obtenção de um concentrado com teor de sílica inferior a 1,00%, foram realizados ensaios em laboratório a partir de uma amostra do concentrado da flotação mecânica da Samarco, que apresentou 3,08% de sílica. Efetuou-se um corte na granulometria de 105µm nesse concentrado. A fração -105µm, que representa 76,69% da massa inicial, foi submetida a uma outra etapa de flotação, gerando concentrado de teor de sílica de 0,61%. A fração +105µm, que representa 23,31% da massa inicial, foi moída a 100% -105µm, deslamada e submetida à flotação. Foram obtidos concentrados com teor de sílica de 0,90%. Ponderando as massas das respectivas frações com os teores de sílica obtidos, obtém-se um concentrado com 0,68% de sílica, que é um teor satisfatório para o objetivo desse trabalho. Percebe-se que uma grande parte da origem da sílica de 0,90% pode ser explicada pela presença do elemento silício encontrado na rede das goethitas e pela presença de lama residual, nos poros da hematita porosa.
Aiming at producing a concentrate with a silica content lower than 1.00%, laboratory experiments were conducted using a sample of the concentrate from Samarco's mechanical flotation, which presented 3.08% silica content. This sample was split in two size ranges: +105mm and -105mm. The -105mm fraction, representing 76.69% of the initial mass, was submitted to another flotation, generating 0.61% silica content. The fraction +105mm, representing 23.31% of the initial mass, was ground 100% -105mm, deslimed, and submitted to flotation. Concentrates with 0.90% silica content were obtained. Considering the mass proportions of the two size fractions, the calculated silica content of the concentrate is 0.68%, which is considered satisfactory for the objective of this investigation. The major reasons for the 0.90% silica content are the presence of silicon in the lattice of goethites and the presence of residual slimes in the pores of porous hematite
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