Mineralogical Imaging for Characterization of the Per Geijer Apatite Iron Ores in the Kiruna District, Northern Sweden: A Comparative Study of Mineral Liberation Analysis and Raman Imaging

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Patrick Krolop, Anne Jantschke, Sabine Gilbricht, Kari Niiranen, Thomas Seifert
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: MLA; mineral processing; iron ore; Kiruna; Raman spectroscopy; magnetite; hematite; Luossavaara; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/min9090544

The Per Geijer iron oxide apatite deposits are important potential future resources for Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (LKAB) which has been continuously mining magnetite/hematite ores in northern Sweden for over 125 years. Reliable and quantitative characterization of the mineralization is req...