How to mine Silicon Metal?
Silicon Metal is an important industrial raw material with a wide range of uses. It is used to make glass, ceramics, cement, alloys, silica gel, etc. It is a mineral that is ubiquitous on the earth, so it is relatively easy to mine Silicon Metal. Generally speaking, the mining of Silicon Metal includes the following steps:
| Garde | Composition | ||||
| Si Content (%) | Impurities (%) | ||||
| Fe | Al | Ca | P | ||
| Silicon Metal 1501 | 99.69 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.01 | ≤0.004% |
| Silicon Metal 1502 | 99.68 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.02 | ≤0.004% |
| Silicon Metal 1101 | 99.79 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.01 | ≤0.004% |
| Silicon Metal 2202 | 99.58 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.02 | ≤0.004% |
| Silicon Metal 2502 | 99.48 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.02 | ≤0.004% |
| Silicon Metal 3303 | 99.37 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.03 | ≤0.005% |
| Silicon Metal 411 | 99.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ≤0.005% |
| Silicon Metal 421 | 99.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| Silicon Metal 441 | 99.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – |
| Silicon Metal 551 | 98.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – |
| Silicon Metal 553 | 98.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | – |
| Off-Grade Silicon Metal | 96 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
Specification granularity: natural block, 10-100mm, 10-60mm, 3-10mm, 1-3mm, 0-1mm, or customized according to customer requirements.
Packaging: Ton bag packaging (1000kg/bag) or customized according to customer requirements.
1. Exploration and site selection: Before mining Silicon Metal, geological exploration is required to determine the location, scale and quality of the ore deposit. According to the exploration results, select a suitable site for mining.
2. Geological development: After determining the location of the ore deposit, geological development is required, including cleaning the surface, conducting prospecting drilling, measuring the scale and layout of the ore body, etc.
3. Equipment preparation: Select appropriate mining equipment, such as drills, excavators, trucks, etc., and configure and prepare the equipment according to the depth and scale of the ore deposit.
4. Blasting and excavation: Use blasting technology to blast the ore, and then use an excavator to dig out the ore and transport it to the ore crusher for crushing.
5. Ore crushing and mineral processing: The excavated ore is crushed into particles suitable for mineral processing by a crusher, and then sorted by mineral processing equipment to extract silicon ore.
6. Concentrate processing and purification: The extracted silicon ore is concentrated to extract silicon with higher purity, usually purified through flotation, gravity separation, magnetic separation and other process steps.
7. Transportation and processing: The extracted Silicon Metal is packaged and transported to the processing plant for processing, and various products are produced according to customer needs.
The above is the mining process of Silicon Metal. Generally speaking, the mining of Silicon Metal is relatively standardized and requires strict compliance with the country's mineral resource protection policies and relevant laws and regulations. At the same time, attention should also be paid to environmental protection and safe production. In the mining process, we should pay attention to science and technology, improve mine productivity, reduce energy and resource consumption, protect the ecological environment, and achieve sustainable use of resources.