STUDY OF PROPERTIES OF Mn ORE FINES AND POSSIBILITIES THEIR UTILIZATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF FeSiMn

Abstract

This article deals with the analysis of the physical and chemical properties of undersize samples of Mn ore from the mine Buzim in Bosnia and Herzegovina, comparing individual samples, followed by the production of Mn sinter and analysis of the Mn sinter. Mn ore fines are formed in different steps of Mn ores processing. These fines can not be directly put into the ferroalloy furnace. The most suitable way of Mn ore fines processing is sintering and the article deals with this method of processing. On each sample of Mn ore from Bosnia and Herzegovina marked Mn ore 1, Mn ore 2 and Mn ore 3 have been performed the analysis of physical and chemical properties. The results showed that the granulometry of the samples affects their chemical composition. On the sample of Mn ore 1 was performed an experimental laboratory sintering, in which succeeded to produce an Mn sinter. The Mn sinter is suitable for further use in the production of FeSiMn, in terms of low phosphorus content and suitable phase composition, but the Mn sinter had also a high content of SiO 2 , which adversely affect the granulometry and strenght of the sinter.