Chiniot Iron
Chemical
Composition (AV)
|
Elements |
Smelting Grade
(Fe2O3
>85%) |
High Grade
(Fe2O3 70-85%) |
Med Grade
(Fe2O3
50-70%) |
Low Grade
(Fe2O3
30-50%) |
|
Fe2O3 (%) |
86.74 |
75.25 |
55.50 |
39.63 |
|
SIO2 (%) |
8.65 |
15.34 |
31.15 |
41.56 |
|
AI2O3 (%) |
2.95 |
2.81 |
5.95 |
7.96 |
|
S (%) |
0.04 |
0.35 |
0.10 |
0.25 |
|
Grade
wise Reserve |
11.5 mt |
7.9 mt |
33.0 mt |
57.4 mt |
Mineralogical
Composition (AV)
|
Hematite |
36 - 80 % |
|
Magnetite
|
5 - 35 % |
|
Goethite (Limonite) |
5 - 62 % |
|
Pyrite/ Chalocopyrite |
2 - 8 % |
|
Quartz |
3 - 48 % |
|
K - Feldspar |
2 – 5% |
|
Carbonate |
2 - 8 % |