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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) - University of Port Harcourt
ISSN: 1119-8362
Vol. 17, No. 2, 2013, pp. 315-319
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Bioline Code: ja13034
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2013, pp. 315-319
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Predicting the Concentration Characteristics of Itakpe Iron Ore for cut-off Grade Estimation
IFEANYI, NWOSU JOSEPH; OKENGWU, KINGSLEY & ADESOJI, ALIMI
Abstract
Concentration characteristics of an ore are very critical to the estimation of
cut-off grade of a deposit. A mathematical model that can lead to their quick prediction will
significantly enhance ore reserve estimation, mine planning and the economy of the mining
venture as a whole. In this paper attempts have been made to establish a functional relationship
between ore grades and concentration characteristics of Itakpe Iron ore. The Wilcoxon signed
rank test has been used to establish a significant level of correspondence between actual values
and values obtained from the model. The model has shown that the performance characteristics
of the processing plant and the grade of the ore both play vital roles in deciding the
concentration characteristics of an ore. ©JASEM
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