Iron Ore Analysis & Process Optimization Solutions

Prior to extracting iron ore, deposits must be evaluated to gain knowledge about the grade distribution within an ore body for optimized planning, use of drilling budget and choice of equipment for beneficiation of iron ore.

We offer analytical solutions that enable grade definition directly in the field with mineralogical (NIR) and elemental (XRF) elemental analysis. Laboratory solutions, tailored to the specific requirements of every mine, provide accurate information whether these are benchtop, stand alone or completely automated mining laboratory solutions.

Our expertise in iron ore sample preparation, especially to produce high quality glass disks using fusion machines, is the basis for accurate elemental analysis according to international norms.

Iron (Fe) is one of the most abundant rock-forming elements, constituting about 5% of the Earth’s crust. It is the fourth most abundant element after oxygen, silicon and aluminum and, after aluminum, the most abundant and widely distributed metal. Iron is indispensable to modern civilization and people have been skilled in its use for more than 3,000 years. However, its use only became widespread in the 14th century, when smelting furnaces (the forerunner of blast furnaces) began to replace forges.