Pyrometallurgical Treatment of Apatite Concentrate with the Objective of Rare Earth Element Recovery: Part II

• Published in: Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
• Main Authors: Kennedy, Mark William, Tianming, Sun, Yurramendi, Lourdes, Arnout, Sander, Aune, Ragnhild Elizabeth, Tranell, Gabriella
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2017
• Subjects: Kiruna; Luossavaara
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2478609; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-017-0148-y

Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3F, is a useful raw material for the production of both elemental phosphorus and phosphoric acid, and the mine tailings present at Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB) in Kiruna, Sweden, represent a significant potential European source of apatite if upgraded to a concentrate. In the...