Belgorod State University, Belgorod, Russia:

+Gzogyan T. N., Head of Laboratory
Gzogyan S. R., Senior Researcher, mehanobr1@yandex.ru
Grishkina E. V., Researcher

The article describes mineralogical and technological studies of ferruginous quartzite of Okolovo deposit. A signature of the mineral composition of ferruginous quartzite from this deposit is a noticeable predominance and diversity of silicate minerals as against quartz. The presence of low metallic and nonmetallic materials in quartzite dictates their extraction in the process of ore pretreatment. The promising trend in processing of ferruginous quartzite of Okolovo deposit is combination of pretreatment and deep concentration. The technological research has proved feasibility of obtaining a high-quality product suitable for metallization using the recommended technology.

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