Figure 2. Location map of the study area - "Environmental Issues in the Extraction of Phosphate Ore from Abu-Tartour Mine, Egypt" ... The main objective of this paper is to address the environmental issues that arise during the extraction of phosphate ore at Abu-Tartour mining area, Western desert, Egypt. ... Solid and liquid wastes associated ...
X-ray diffraction analysis (Fig. 1, original) indicates that the Abu- Tartour phosphate sample is composed of the following minerals: apatite minerals represent the main component, which are characterized by diffraction lines 2.78, 2.69, 2.61 and 3.44 Å.The main gangue minerals include calcite phase of strong diffraction line 3.03 Å and …
The phosphate-glauconite rich deposit of the Campanian Duwi Formation at the Abu Tartur Plateau in the Western Desert of Egypt represents one of the largest phosphate reserves in the world, with an estimated 70 billion metric tons of ores with up 30 wt% P 2 O 5 (Glenn and Arthur, 1990). The origin of phosphorite in the Duwi Formation …
3.. Materials and methodsSixteen representative samples have been collected from the Maghrabi-Liffiya Sector of Abu Tartur phosphate province, include two black to grey phosphorite samples from inside the Abu Tartur mine (samples T-1M and T-2M), 12 core samples collected from borehole that locate about 10 km north of entrance Abu …
In this work, the amenability of upgrading the reject generated from beneficiating Abu-Tartur phosphate ore by magnetic separation was investigated by two methods: leaching with acetic acid ...
As a result of the work, the mineral composition of apatite-nepheline ore (ANO) and phosphate ore (PO) was studied taking into account the data of optical and electron microscopic studies, spot X-ray …
The chemical analysis of the phosphate rock is shown in Table 1. The phosphate rock sample contained 30.1% P2O5 and 44.4% CaO with a CaO/P2O5 ratio of 1.48. The value ≥ 1 indicates that Abu Tartur phosphate is a high-grade phosphate rock [2, 3]. The total REEs content of …
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2023.104938 Corpus ID: 258067321; Geochemical significance for the composition and depositional environments of the Campanian carbonate-rich phosphorite, Abu-Tartur plateau, Western Desert, Egypt
Abu-Tartur phosphate mine is the largest phosphate mine in Egypt. The mine located adjacent to Abu Tartur plateau, some 50 Km to the west of El Kharga Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt (Figure 1). The estimated phosphate ore reserves in the area may reach up to billion tons. An extensive geological drilling exploration
The Maghrabi-Liffiya phosphorite sector is considered as the most important phosphorite deposits in the Abu Tartur area due to its large reserve thickness and high …
The Abu Tartur project will depend on 2 million tons of phosphate ore per year, extracted from the Abu Tartur mine, as a main input for production, Harb added. The project includes three units for the production of concentrated sulfuric acid with a capacity of 1.6 million tons per year, another for the production of phosphoric acid, and a unit ...
The objective of the present work, study all factors affecting on phosphate dissolution of Abu Tartur phosphate ore. The optimum conditions for dissolution of phosphate ore by p. chrysogenum were 0.25 g ore per 50 ml of broth PVK medium, inoculated with spore suspension 5.1x10 P P cfu/ml incubated for 4 days at 30° C, glucose and yeast were ...
Enrichment of Abu-Tartur phosphate ore wastes 139 example, was used as pH regulator and depressing agent for phosphate minerals. The particle size of the sample was 92% passing 200 microns sieve ...
It was found that upon treatment of ground Abu Tartur phosphate rock with dilute acetic acid the % P2O5 can be raised to 28.6% from an original value of 25.6 % P2O5 with a phosphate recovery of 97.2%.
Methods and techniques used in the processing of ore are depending on its grade, type and quantity of gangues associated with the phosphate mineral. Phosphate deposits in …
This chapter reviews four types of non-metallic ore deposits in Egypt. These deposits are phosphate, white sand (glass sand or silica sand), argillic and evaporite …
Three main phosphate ore mining 1 ... Sedimentary Abu Tartur phosphate ore from Egypt contains relatively high concentrations of up to 0.05-0.20 wt. % REEs [1216– ], compared to those found in ...
Abu-Tartour phosphate ore consists mainly of carbonate apatite and associated gangue minerals represented by calcite, dolomite, quartz, pyrite, gypsum …
components are dissolved in 700 ml bidistilled water and are sterilized by autoclave at 121oc for 15 min. Solution B; 44.2 g/l FeSO 4.7H 2 O is dissolved ... medium supplemented with 0.5 % w/v of Abu Tartur phosphate ore as main phosphorus source. Flasks of each sample were incubated for 7days at 30°C.The culture filtrate was centrifuged at ...
Effect of different parameters on REEs leaching efficiency from Abu Tartur phosphate rock with a particle size of 150 µm. a reaction time: 5 mL/g; 100 rpm; 15 wt.-% P 2 O 5 ; 25 °C. b phosphoric ...
The constructed variogram and kriging models, as well as GIS-analysis, provide a clear understanding of all the elements distributed in the Abu Tartur phosphate ore and are very useful at the planning and mining stages. Purpose. This paper aims to estimate phosphate ore grade in the Abu Tartur area, Western Desert, Egypt, using …
In fact, the problem of Abu Tartur is not the grade or the quality of the ore, also not problem of transportation distance but it is definitely mining problem due to the soft shale member that overlaying the phosphate member. The Abu Tartur mine extend about 1200 m. inside the Abu Tartur plateau. The recent work depend on open cast mining ...
A measurement of the radioactivity content of phosphate ore material, phosphatic fertilizer (superphosphate), and by-product phosphogypsum in the Abu-Zaabal phosphate plant, Egypt, has been carried out. According to the results of gamma-ray spectroscopy analysis, {sup 238}U was found in concentrations of 523, 473, and 134 Bq kg{sup {minus}1}; {sup …
Sedimentary Abu Tartur phosphate ore from Egypt contains relatively high concentrations of up to 0.05-0.20 wt. % REEs [12] [13] [14][15][16], compared to those found in other sedimentary phosphate ...
X-ray Diffraction Analysis for Abu Tartur Phosphate Ore: The phosphate minerals, most probably fluorapatite, are the essential mineral constituents in all X- ray patterns.
Although this is the first time that REEs are leached from Abu Tartur phosphate rock with phosphoric acid, the idea of directly leaching REEs from a raw material as a preprocessing step is not new ...
The Phosphate is mined at Abu tartur area, New Valley, southwest of Egypt and mainly transported by a 680 km railway line from Abu tartur to the port. ... Main components of current dry bulk terminal . Phosphate unloading terminal. Main phosphate storehouse (50 x230m), of 100000 ton capacity is equipped with conveyor belts and a dry bulk ...
The main objective of this paper is to address the environmental issues that arise during the extraction of phosphate ore at Abu-Tartour mining area, Western desert, Egypt.
Phosphate rock is the major source of phosphorus in nature and is being used as the raw- ... Table (1): Components of Abu Tartur Phosphate ore Elements Percentage % Elements Percentage % P R 2 R O ...
Chemical composition of Abu Tartur phosphate ore XRD analysis of the Abu Tartur phosphate ore sample demonstrated the presence of insoluble P 2 O 5 is 24.5 % and the other element presence in this ...
The sample was crushed and milled to 1500 μm, followed by an attrition during 5 minutes on a pulp containing 55% solids by weight. Size distribution and chemical analysis of each granulometric lot are given in Table 1.It is clear that P 2 O 5 and MgO follow an inverse evolution. Furthermore, the [1500–210] μm fraction is rich in P 2 O 5 …
A novel method for the removal of magnesium from dolomitic phosphate ores by using dilute waste acid (DWA) from titanium dioxide pigment production was experimentally studied in this work. The pH of liquid phase and particle size of granulized phosphate ore have been found to be crucial to the efficient removal of magnesium …
Spectral remote sensing mapping methods were applied for mapping apatite mineral as a key indicator of phosphate ore outcrops at the eastern side of Abu Tartur Plateau, Western Desert, Egypt, using Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) and Landsat series imagery. Previous investigations of …
The optimum conditions of Abu Tartur phosphate ore dissolution were 28 hour incubation period, with growth on modified PVK medium as the best medium for dissolution of Abu Tartur phosphate ore, 2. ...
Effect of different parameters on REEs leaching efficiency from Abu Tartur phosphate rock with a particle size of 150 µm. a reaction time: 5 mL/g; 100 rpm; 15 wt.-% P 2 O 5 ; 25 °C. b phosphoric ...
The Abu-Tartur plateau, study area, is considered to be an important phosphate mining site that contains two thirds of the total phosphate reserve of Egypt estimated at 1billion tons and distributed through 112 km 2 of the total plateau area 1200 km 2 (Baioumy, 2002). The mine wastes are represented by phosphate rejects along …
Three main sites are promising for the phosphate mining, these are: 1) The Abu Tartour mine (with estimated reserves of 1 billion tons and up to 31% P2O5); 2) The Sibaiya …
In Egypt, phosphate ore reserves are present in three main localities, namely Nile Valley, New Valley ... 12, and 11 mg kg −1, and Abu Tartur phosphate rocks are characterized by their high ... Hassan NA, Mansour M, Fayez-Hassan, Sedqy E (2013) Elemental analysis of Egyptian phosphate fertilizer components samples by TGA, DTA …
