1 / 22

Industrial Minerals

Ministry of Energy and Mines. Current Trends and Future Opportunities. Industrial Minerals. George J. Simandl Industrial Minerals Specialist. Industrial Minerals and the Economy Trends British Columbia’s Geological Potential Assessment of Mineral Projects. Outline.

van
Download Presentation

Industrial Minerals

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ministry of Energy and Mines Current Trends and Future Opportunities Industrial Minerals George J. Simandl Industrial Minerals Specialist

  2. Industrial Minerals and the Economy Trends British Columbia’s Geological Potential Assessment of Mineral Projects Outline

  3. Definition of Industrial Minerals Any rock, mineral, or other naturally occurring substance of economic value, exclusive of: • metallic ores • mineral fuels • gemstones Dual minerals

  4. Industrial Minerals and Metal Productionin Canada 75% B.C. 50% (Industrial Minerals and Structural Materials) ★

  5. Industrial Minerals in B. C. Mine - Quarry Processing Plant Prospect/Development Mainly Aggregates Other Occurrence

  6. High value: world market Low value: local market High-Low Principle Mineral US$/tonne Wollastonite 200 - 300 Graphite 230 - 750 Mica 210 - 1200 Mineral US$/tonne Crushed stone 6 Natural aggregate 4 Gypsum 7

  7. High-Low Principle • High value: world market • Low value: local market • Developed / Developing countries • Security of land tenure • Trade barriers & government initiatives • Land sterilization • Value-added processing • Energy cost differences

  8. Land Sterilization / Urbanization Source: USGS and BC Ministry of Energy and Mines

  9. Land Sterilization / Urbanization Source: USGS and BC Ministry of Energy and Mines

  10. Raw Industrial Mineral Processing Method Bleaching Expansion Delamination Calcining Fusion Milling, Micronisation, and Classification Flotation Surface Modification Value-Added Product Value-added Processing +  Modified from: Simandl et al, 1996

  11. Value-added Processing of CaCO3 200 1. Aggregates / Agricultural lime 2. Glass, Carpet, Shingles 3. Adhesives, Caulks, Putty, Rubber, Stucco, Floor tiles 4. Fine ground fillers 160 120 80 40 150 10 4 1 Source: Harben & Kužvart, 1996

  12. Energy-intensive Value-added Products Mineral Product US$/tonne Magnesite Raw 50 Caustic MgO 119 - 138 Dead-burned MgO 105 - 135 Fused MgO >320 Mg Metal 2430

  13. Energy-intensive Value-added Products Other Examples: Silicon Ferrosilicon Silicon carbide Sintered or electrofused refractories Traditional or advanced ceramics Reinforcing or insulating fibres Glass Industrial intermediates

  14. Global Trends • Environmental Regulations • Health Regulations • Recycling Efforts • Technology

  15. Sulphur Zeolites Perlite Dolomite Calcium carbonate Lime Magnesia / Magnesite Peat Diatomite Gypsum Environmental Regulations Negative Impact Positive Impact Salt

  16. Environmental Regulations Salt Source: Institute for Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, 2001

  17. Asbestos ATH Wollastonite Diatomite Mg(OH)2 Perlite Vermiculite Pumice Pyrophyllite Barite Alumina/Emery Fiberglass Ceramic fibers Carbon fibers Aramid fibers Silica Garnet Olivine Magnesite Slag Source: Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Youngstown State University, 2001 Health Regulations

  18. Recycling Source: National Asphalt Paving Association

  19. Past Glass  plastic containers Acid  neutral paper Present Wireless communications Flame retardants “Superpave” Future ? Internet marketing Fuel cell CO2 sequestration Technology

  20. What are the opportunities in British Columbia?

  21. BC Industrial Base Exports Niche Trends Market Deposit Tenure Technical Factors Infrastructure Transportation Project Selection Successful IM Project

  22. Rocky Mountain Tufa Kettle Valley Stone Company Lafarge IKO Margranite B.C. Successes & Conclusion

More Related