Russia: : Open for olivine

• Autores: Industrial Minerals
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 582, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Abril)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • "Olivine is needed for a number of uses," said [Nikolay Kuzmin]. "This is magnesium-silicate raw material with 50% magnesium content, 40% silicon and 10% iron and nickel. Foundries and molding factories have switched from using silica (quartz) sand to olivine, for performance reasons but also because silica sand can cause the disease, silicosis. Using olivine improves casting quality, due to the absence of silica, and eliminates the threat of silicosis among workers." "The mineral is unique because it is also used in metallurgy and in construction as a concrete filler," Kuzmin explained. "Dust from olivine processing can be used in feeds compounds increase magnesium levels agricultural animals, as well as for soil oxidation. There has also been some research on using olivine as an absorber in water filters. Next year, we can intensify this testing process and discover a number of new applications for olivine," he said.

    "We have previously commissioned studies of the potential of using olivine in the construction of roads," said Kuzmin. "The results showed that the mineral can be used for this purpose, so we are going to try it in a segment of the road we build to the Iovinsky deposit. If the project is successful, it would be the world's first