Yerbilimlerinde Öğrenci Bitirme Tasarım Projeleri ve Sergisi - YER 2021, İstanbul, Türkiye, 29 - 30 Haziran 2021, ss.445-448
Antimony production amounts and changes in antimony prices from past to present of the
antimony element, which has more than 120 types of minerals, including sulfur and oxide in
nature, have been examined. The most important factors affecting the enrichment of antimony
ore are the structure of the deposit, the minerology of the ore and the distribution of the
antimony in the ore. More than one method can be applied for antimony enrichment under
optimum conditions. These are gravity enrichment, flotation enrichment, selective spherical
agglomeration and smelting. In this study, their suitability for antimony enrichment was
examined. In this research, the surface chemistry of the run-of-mine antimony ore, namely;
the hydrophobic / hydrophilic properties depending on the chemical structure of the valuable
and valueless minerals in its structure, adsorption properties and optimum pH values have
been investigated. Depending on these, reagents such as collector and depressant have been
specified.