MMA
HIGH MANGANESE LUMPY ORE
HIGH GRADE ORE
Manganese – symbol Mn – is the fourth most used metal in the world (after iron, aluminium and copper). Manganese is
never used in its own right (as a pure metal), but it’s an important raw material for many applications.
The final market for over 90% of all Mn ore produced is steelmaking. Ore is transformed into ferroalloys (silico-manganese
or ferro-manganese) or manganese metal. These are essential raw materials for carbon and stainless steel as alloying
elements, desulphurizing agents and deoxidizers in the metallurgical process.
The remaining 10% is used to produce a range of Mn compounds, indispensable in the chemical industry for the production
of batteries, fertilizers, pigments and different reagents.
Comilog's “Compagnie Minière de l’Ogooué” produces high grade oxidized ore at its Moanda mine in Gabon. The
saleable products come in different grades and sizes and some ore fines are processed locally into Sinter.
MMA
HIGH MANGANESE LUMPY ORE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION PACKING
Comilog products specifications – Metallurgical grades MMA is only delivered in bulk.
Typical Guaranteed
CHARACTERISTICS
Mn 50.0 % 48.5 %
SiO2 3.8 % Ore with high content of Mn is intended for the production of
HCFeMn and its derivatives.
AI2O3 6.0 %
MMA grade with its high Manganese content and low iron content
Fe 3.5 %
has been specifically designed for production of High Carbon
P 0.12 % 0.14 % Ferro Manganese (HCFeMn) and its by products.
K 2O 0.85 %
The material is low in impurities contents (silica, alumina,
potash) and presents a very high reactivity allowing an important
reduction in energy consumption and very high productivity in
SIZING
the furnace.
90 % typical between 5 – 75 mm at Owendo port. The low iron content provides a good complimentary product for
ferrous rich ores.
In the furnace the sizing of the ore gives a good balance between
the high reactivity of fine material and the permeability given by
lumpy ore.
Comilog ore has naturally a very low Boron content of around 10
ppm which enables production of low boron Mn-alloys needed for
applications such as line pipe or shipbuilding to limit
embrittlement issues and to improve welding process.
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