dc.contributor.author | Ssesanga, Abraham Samuel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-16T08:11:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-05-16T08:11:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-05-16 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ssesanga, Abraham Samuel. (2022). Optical, chemical and physical analysis of Iron Ore from Eastern Uganda for the steel industry. (Unpublished Master’s Project Report) Makerere University; Kampala, Uganda. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/12528 | |
dc.description | Project report submitted to Makerere University Directorate of Research and Graduate Training as a requirements in partial requirements for the award of a Post Graduate Diploma in Construction Management of Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Uganda is endowed with different types of recoverable minerals iron ore being among them
although the potential for viable exploitation has not yet been established for most of the minerals.
This is as a result of little and in some parts no research being done about these deposits thus
hindering their development. However, to aid bridge the knowledge gap about the economic
potential of these ores, the different properties of the ores have to be studied.
This report details the research on the optical, chemical and physical analyses of the iron ore
sample from Eastern Uganda (Surumbusa and Nangwale deposits) in Mbale. This work involves
understanding the quality of the ore plus its properties and characteristics in a bid to pave way for
its exploitation for economic use in Uganda and beyond. Characterization was done on the samples
collected from the deposits, to establish its physical, chemical and metallurgical properties.
The chemical, physical and microstructural characteristics that could facilitate the initial
exploitation of the ore are examined with some conclusive results from the representative samples
examined. The results present Mbale (Surumbusa and Nangwale) ore as a medium grade of
magnetite with Fe content averaging 62%. The gangue content (SiO2 and Al2O3) of the samples
investigated is < 30%, which is within the tolerable limits for the dominant iron production
processes, with its S and P contents being < 1% and 0.7% respectively. Thus, Mbale iron ore need
to firstly be sintered then reduced in the furnace without presenting major difficulties. Mbale iron
ore was found to meet most of the feed raw material requirements (physical, chemical and
metallurgical) for the partial charging in the blast furnace and secondary for direct reduction
processes. Furthermore, for those desired for sinter and pellet making. It can thus serve well as a
feed raw material for smelting reduction and can further be used by the steel industry | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Optical | en_US |
dc.subject | Chemical | en_US |
dc.subject | Physical analysis | en_US |
dc.subject | Iron Ore | en_US |
dc.title | Optical, chemical and physical analysis of Iron Ore from Eastern Uganda for the steel industry. | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |