Concentration of Ores Study Material for IIT JEE
This a chemical method of concentration. Here the powdered ore is treated with certain reagents, which dissolves the ore leaving behind impurities. The impurities left undissolved are removed by filtration. Leaching method is used for concentrating ores of aluminium, silver, gold etc. For example, bauxite (AI 2 O 2 O), is concentrated by