Assessments of the sylvinite ore dressability at the Starobin potassium salt deposit

Abstract

Determination of basic quality parameters of sylvinite ores qualifies them as economic mineral material only, but does not account for the properties necessary to be considered to classify their dressability. A saturation exploration of the Nezhin mining site involved for the first time a forecast and technological assessment of sylvinite ores in three minable potash horizons, which was made along with estimates of geological fields and was based on a comprehensive study of the mineralogical and technological features of ores in the rock massif and crushed samples.