In order to improve recoveries of rare earth resources, Bayan Obo rare earth ore was taken for research, for which a combined process consisting of XRF sorting, low-intensity magnetic separation (LIMS) and flotation was adopted to recover rare earth elements (REEs )and iron minerals therein. With appropriate parameters, a rough concentrate of rare earth was obtained with a REE grade of 9.44%, recovery of 94.03% and an enrichment ratio of 1.48, and the tailings for discarding had a REE grade of 1.03%, presenting a discarding rate of 5.97%. After that, a process consisting of LIMS and flotation was adopted, producing a rare earth concentrate grading 61.23% REE at 79.81% recovery, with a yield of 19.89%, and the tailings with iron grade of 58.68% at 83.27% recovery. It is concluded that such processing technique can improve the REE grade of the feed into the mill and also simplify the flotation flowchart, providing a new idea for efficient recovery of rare earth ore.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |