Open AccessREVIEW ON TANTALUM EXTRACTION BY DIFFERENT METHOD IN KENTICHA TANTALUM MINE, ETHIOPIA
Author(s) -
Elias Kassahun Woldeselsassie,
Dereje Bayissa Demissie,
Tamrat Mekonnen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-2143
DOI - 10.33564/ijeast.2019.v04i08.005
Subject(s) - tantalum , extraction (chemistry) , materials science , metallurgy , chromatography , chemistry
In Ethiopia, a huge and potentially minable tantalum mineral reserve is available and extracted by open-pit mining. The separation process of tantalum in kenticha mine site is gravity separation because of the density difference among the associated mineral or the gangue. Niobium and tantalum are chemically similar and are related to one another in nature which makes it hard to isolate. Basically, the most usable technology for separation of tantalum from the ore is gravity separation, which is the old and economical method. This method is radically changed by the chemical or solvent extraction method and flotation method. This strategy is fundamentally changed by the substance or dissolvable extraction technique and buoyancy technique. This paper reviews the overall processing system of kenticha tantalum mining and gives some clue on advancement and other recent technology used by other countries. Key Word: Tantalum, Niobium, Gravity Separation