Ores Containing Antimony

Of the antimony ores proper the major mineral is antimonite Sb 2 S 3 which contains up to 714 percent Sb in rare cases antimony ores are represented by complex sulfides of antimony copper mercury lead and iron berthierite jamesonite tetrahedrite livingstonite as well as by oxides and oxychlorides senarmontite nadorite of antimony The content of Sb ranges from 1 to 10 percent in

Jan 21 2015 · Ores containing antimony are mined and then either changed into antimony metal or combined with oxygen to form antimony oxide Antimony enters the environment during the mining and processing of antimonycontaining ores and in the production of antimony metal alloys and antimony oxide and combinations of antimony with other substances

Ores containing antimony are mined and then either changed into antimony metal or combined with oxygen to form antimony oxide Antimony enters the environment during the mining and processing of antimonycontaining ores and in the production of antimony metal alloys and antimony

Antimony is found in trace amounts in silver copper and lead ores and it is usually economically possible as well as environmentally desirable to extract the antimony from these ores when they are smelted Most of the antimony mined each year comes from

Antimony is alloyed with other metals such as lead to increase its hardness and strength its primary use is in antimonial lead which is used in grid metal for lead acid storage batteries 1 Other uses of antimony alloys are for solder sheet and pipe bearing metals castings and type metal

SUBSTANCE invention refers to procedure for processing sulphide goldcontaining arsenicantimonous concentrates or ores and can be implemented at extraction of gold and antimony from polymetallic sulphide concentrates and ores mainly with ingrained fine dispersed gold

List of Antimony Compounds Common Compounds of Antimony Sb Formula Molecular Weight ENDMEMO Chem

More than threequarters of the worlds supply of antimony ore are obtained from the province of Hunan China In France the ore deposits at La Lucette yield an annual production of 3000 tons of antimony About 1000 tons of antimonial lead containing 21 per cent

Antimony the 51st element on the periodic table symbol Sb is a shiny silvergray metal that has been used by mankind for millennia Relatively rare it is sometimes found as a base metal but more often occurs bound to other elements in one of up to 100 mineral compounds

Ore has been mined from only two deposits in the area the Yellow Pine and Meadow Creek mines of the Bradley Mining Co The Yellow Pine mine was the largest source of tungsten and antimony ores in the United States from 1942 to 1944 Gold and silver ores also are taken from this mine

Process FlowSheet for Gold and Antimony Recovery from Stibnite a complex sulfidic antimony ore containing pyrite by ozonation leaching in hydrochloric acid solution has been studied in the

For antimony raw materials there are qualified antimony raw materials production lines two blast furnaces three reverberating furnaces two antimony white furnaces shaft furnaces to deal with complicated antimony raw materials three reverberatory furnaces two blowing furnaces multiple nonferrous metals recycling production lines to deal with complicated lead raw materials production lines

Jul 01 2010 · Cyanidation of gold ores containing copper silver lead arsenic and antimony Author links open overlay panel P Karimi a H Abdollahi a A Amini

Antimony It is sometimes found free in nature but is usually obtained from the ores stibnite Sb 2 S 3 and valentinite Sb 2 O 3 Nicolas Lémery a French chemist was the first person to scientifically study antimony and its compounds

Antimony is a metal found in natural deposits as ores containing other elements The most widely used antimony compound is antimony trioxide used as a flame retardant It is also found in batteries pigments and ceramicsglass

The direct addition of arsenicbearing metals or ores such as realgar to molten copper This method although possible lacks evidence The reduction of antimonybearing copper arsenates or fahlore to produce an alloy high in arsenic and antimony This is entirely practicable The reduction of roasted copper sulfarsenides such as tennantite and enargite

Antimony is extracted mainly from ores containing antimony trisulphide in the form of stibnite Rich ores are first subjected to liquation whereby the fusible Chat Online

The invention relates to a method for obtaining copper from cupriferous arsenosulphide andor antimony sulphide ores ore concentrates or minerals said method comprising the following steps the ores ore concentrates or minerals are transformed by reaction with sulphur at between 300 and 600 °C for at least 5 minutes the reaction product is ground the arsenic sulphide andor antimony sulphide obtained is

In January 2019 we received seven truckloads of Wadley direct shipping ore containing approximately 35 antimony containing about 70000 pounds of antimony This is a sharp increase from last year when the monthly average was about 48000 pounds

Antimony trioxide is produced from stibnite ores antimony trisulfide or as a byproduct of lead smelting and production It is used mainly in fireretardant formulations

Cyanidation of gold ores containing copper silver lead arsenic and antimony Cyanidation tests on two ore samples from two different gold deposits are reported The first sample contained 105 ppm gold with high arsenic and antimony The second sample had a low

Antimony released from smelters may remain in particulate quantities in the air some of which reaches the soil during rainfall where it attaches strongly to particles containing iron manganese or aluminium Generally the concentration of antimony in the soil is very low 1 part per million parts of soil ppm

Process FlowSheet for Gold and Antimony Recovery from Stibnite a complex sulfidic antimony ore containing pyrite by ozonation leaching in hydrochloric acid solution has been studied in the

The Mineral antimony Antimony is a native element that can occur in a natural state but it is rarely pure It almost always contains some arsenic and may also contain traces of silver iron and sulfur On a fresh or preserved surface Antimony has a tinwhite color with

Many minerals contain antimony Sb a soft white metal with a low melting point However stibnite and antimonial lead ores are the main sources of the metal Stibnite Sb2S3 and stibiconite Sb3Sb25O6OH were the only minerals mined in Arkansas for this metal

Most of the Mexican antimony deposits are oxide ores or mixed oxide sulfide deposits The oxides are recoverable by gravimetric methods typically jigs and tables The sulfide ores are recoverable by flotation During World War II the United States relied on Mexico for antimony for military applications

Description A further quantity of tetrahedrite ore and soda ash mixture is charged to the furnace containing the residual impure metal the ore being rabbled to bring about the displacement of antimony in the tetrahedrite ore by the copper constituent of the impure antimony metal resulting in the copper being concentrated in

Many minerals contain antimony Sb a soft white metal with a low melting point However stibnite and antimonial lead ores are the main sources of the metal Stibnite Sb2S3 and stibiconite Sb3Sb25O6OH were the only minerals mined in Arkansas for this metal

Antimony compounds are prominent additives for chlorine and brominecontaining fire retardants found in many commercial and domestic products An emerging application is the use of antimony in microelectronics Shipmentstorage Ore concentrate or residue of the element antimony A high density leadgrey mineral subject to black tarnish