Heamatite ore is concentrated by:
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gravity separation method
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forth floatation
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amalgamation
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hand picking
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Explanation
Heamatite is an iron oxide with a chemical composition of $Fe _2O _3$. Gravity Separation or Hydraulic Washing (Levigation)
Heamatite ore is concentrated by gravity separation method. This method of concentration of the ore is based on the difference in specific gravities of the metallic ore and gangue particles. Generally metal ores are heavier than the gangue associated with them.
By flowing the powdered ore in a current of water, the lighter rocky impurities can be washed away and the ore particles are left behind. For this, either wilfley table or Hydraulic classifier is used. Generally oxide and carbonate ores are concentrated by this method. i.e. haematite and cerussite.