201311· This chapter deals with ferronickel technology. Properties of nickel and its reactions with relevant elements are described. The mineral resources of nickel are outlined with emphasis on oxide–silicate (laterite) ores processing. The technology of ferronickel smelting and all steps in the processing chain (roasting, smelting, desulfurization, and oxygen refining in …
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211· With the vigorously growing demand of the steel industry, corrosion resistance alloys, clean energy industries, and a variety of engineered infrastructure or technology, high-grade nickel ores are being exhausted gradually in the world. This review outlines metallurgical processes for nickel production from various nickel sulfide ores resources, particularly focusing …
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2024613· Mining of nickel ores is a unique operation which has its own features depending on the type of ore being mined for extraction of nickel from nickel ores, the major processes utilized require unique method of mineral processing and extraction and differ from extraction of nickel from sulfide ore.
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The utility model provides a rotary kiln for producing ferronickel from Indonesia Sulawesi nickel laterite ore through RKEF technical processing. The rotary kiln comprises a kiln body and a bracket provided with riding wheels to support the kiln body, wherein a drive and transmission device enabling the kiln body to rotate on the riding wheels is arranged on the bracket; the kiln …
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2020531· Another four smelters with a total processing capacity of 2.07 million t/a of ore and nickel output of 200,000 t/a (a mixture of nickel pig iron, ferronickel, lead bullion and ferromanganese) are due to begin operations this year.
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2020924· When smelting ferronickel using low-grade Pobuzhsky nickel ore, the mixture for firing in tubular rotary kilns consists of the following components: 1 ton of dry ore, 352 kg of limestone, 106 kg of anthracite bar and 5 kg of recycled dust.
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Learn about the rising demand for nickel laterite ore processing and the technologies and equipment shaping its extraction and refining.
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Iron is a primary contaminant in the acid-leaching solution during lateritic nickel production. Additionally, the accumulation of pyrometallurgical tailings from conventional nickel ore processing presents a significant challenge for industrial mining operations. This study addresses these issues by utilizing ferronickel slags (refining slag and kiln dust) as alternative neutralizing …
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Euronickel produces high quality, low carbon ferronickel granules comprising approximately 20% nickel and 80% iron that are primarily used in the production of stainless steel. Our ferronickel is shipped in bulk or in 1.8t bags from North Macedonia to major steel makers in Europe and internationally. The physical characteristics of the ferronickel granules mean that they are cost …
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34· However, due to the shortage of nickel for stainless steel in China, a large number of imports of laterite nickel ore, and the local government in order to solve the employment problem and create tax revenue, these eliminated blast furnaces are used for the treatment of laterite nickel ore to produce nickel ferronickel containing 1.5% nickel.
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The utility model provides a rotary kiln for producing ferronickel from Indonesia Sulawesi nickel laterite ore through RKEF technical processing. The rotary kiln comprises a kiln body and a …
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Nickel is recovered through extractive metallurgy: it is extracted from its ores by conventional roasting and reduction processes that yield a metal of greater …
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Nickel ore is used for ore feed for Kolaka ferronickel plant as well as being sold to domestic market. ANTAM sun dries its mined nickel ore before being …
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processing of nickel lateritic ores. The Ni-content of lateritic ore is normal lectric furnace) process [ 1, 2, 3]. For this route lateritic ore is screened, crushed and blended to produce a consistent …
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The invention provides a method for processing enrichment of laterite-nickel ore in a form of ferronickel by microwave, which comprises the steps of drying, mixed grinding, roasting, water quenching, wet grinding and magnetic concentrating, wherein in the roasting process, mixed grinding materials are added in a microwave device for direct reduction roasting under the …
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202061· The known resources of nickel sulfide ores are quickly diminishing; to satisfy future nickel demands, nickel laterite deposits are now being investigated as an alternative. The use of classic mineral processing techniques to economically extract nickel and prepare high-grade ferronickel from low-grade nickel laterite entails numerous challenges.
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Ferronickel The specific energy consumption for processing 1 ton of dry lean nickel ore (1% Ni) is 810 kWh or 78 200 kWh per 1 ton of nickel. The use of richer ores (2.5% to 3.0% Ni) allows …
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Stargate is planning to build a ferronickel smelter that produces Nickel Pig Iron (“NPI”) . The location of the smelter will be in Molore Village, Langgikima District, North Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province. The raw material from SMA smelter will be supplied by SPR, a sister company of SMA. SPR is a holder of mining permit in an approximately 1,674 hectares …
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34· However, due to the shortage of nickel for stainless steel in China, a large number of imports of laterite nickel ore, and the local …
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67· The raw materials used for smelting ferronickel are mainly copper–nickel sulfide ore and laterite nickel oxide ore.
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The mineral resources of nickel are outlined with emphasis on oxide–silicate (laterite) ores processing. The technology of ferronickel smelting and all steps in the processing chain (roasting, smelting, desulfurization, and oxygen refining in converters) are discussed. Some examples of known industrial ferronickel practice are presented.
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Euronickel owns and operates a nickel ore processing plant in Kavadarci, North Macedonia. The operation produces high quality ferronickel for use in the …
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Ferronickel The specific energy consumption for processing 1 ton of dry lean nickel ore (1% Ni) is 810 kWh or 78 200 kWh per 1 ton of nickel. The use of richer ores (2.5% to 3.0% Ni) allows the decrease of specific energy consumption at least twofold (Novikov et al., 2005). The combined nickel yield into ferronickel is 88% to 93%.
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2025318· Abstract This article considers the experience of smelting ferronickel from oxidized nickel ore in electric furnaces from the standpoint of saving energy resources in the carbon thermal process. Variants of basic oxidized nickel ore are shown as well as the main components of conditioning and smelting ferronickel in ore-reducing electric furnaces, followed …
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202422· The process of producing nickel from laterite ore is mainly used to make ferronickel, nickel matte, or nickel metal. Laterite nickel ore with a Ni …
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2017120· The nickel laterite processing routes were (1) high pressure acid leaching (HPAL), (2) ferronickel, and (3) the newly developed Direct Nickel (DNi Process) that involves atmospheric leaching of nickel laterite using nitric acid. A cradle to gate approach was adopted. A functional unit of one tonne stainless steel was chosen.
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The invention provides a method for producing ferronickel by processing laterite nickel ore in Sulawesi, Indonesia through an RKEF technology. The method comprises the following steps: 1, prescreening a laterite ore raw material by a 50mm grizzly screen, crushing a part not passing through the screen by a jaw crusher to below 50mm, and mixing the obtained crushed material …
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From the rotary kilns, the ore is moved into the electric reduction furnaces, where approximately 50% of the sulphur in the iron/nickel alloy is removed. The remaining sulphur is removed from the liquid metal in the oxygen converters, and the iron/nickel alloy is …
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