Fairmont to Commence Marketing of a Premiere Lump Titano-Magnetite for Blast Furnace Hearth Protection
February 25 2014 - 06:00AM
Marketwired
Fairmont to Commence Marketing of a Premiere Lump Titano-Magnetite
for Blast Furnace Hearth Protection
- Low Sulphur - Low Phosphorus - Low Insolubles - High Iron
- For the Prevention and Amelioration of Hearth Erosion
- Extends Campaign Life of Blast Furnaces
- Reduces Operating and Maintenance Costs
- Delays Major Capital Expenditures Related to Relining Blast
Furnaces
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb 25, 2014) -
Fairmont Resources Inc. (TSX-VENTURE:FMR) ("Fairmont") is pleased
to announce that it has commenced with planning of marketing of a
unique DSO (Direct Ship Ore) Lump Titano-Magnetite (titanium in the
form of ilmenite in a magnetite matrix) with low sulphur, low
phosphorus and low insolubles to iron makers to increase blast
furnace life.
Highlights of Fairmont
DSO Lump Titano-magnetite
- Very low sulphur and phosphorus compared to lump ilmenite
currently sold from Quebec. These are very critical impurities for
iron making.
- The insolubles are less than 10%. This is lower than lump
ilmenites from other properties in Quebec (>15%), an advantage
for iron making as it makes less slag.
- Being higher in Fe compared to other lump ilmenite sold from
Quebec will be beneficial for providing higher iron units.
- Blast furnaces will require 15 to 30 kg of the Fairmont DSO
Lump Titano-Magnetite per tonne of pig iron produced.
A feasibility study has not been completed and there is no
certainty it will be economic to produce these materials.
Titanium bearing minerals like Fairmont DSO Lump
Titano-Magnetite are used in blast furnaces to protect the hearth
(primarily graphite (carbon)) wall against erosion.
Titano-magnetite is a dense magnetite ore with a high specific
gravity.
Background on Hearth
Erosion and the addition of titanium
Hearth wall erosion and formation of an elephant foot or
mushroom features are a common phenomenon in blast furnace
operation. If erosion is not prevented, it may lead to hearth
breakouts, cutting short the campaign life of the blast furnace.
With the addition of titano-magnetite ore, used as a feed material
with the burden, the iron from magnetite is reduced to pig iron
while the ilmenite produces iron, titanium and titanium oxides. The
titanium enters the liquid iron and the oxides enter the slag. This
enables the formation of titanium-carbonitride which has a melting
point in excess of 3000°C which provides coating on the hearth
which prevent erosion. (Figure 1)
"Our property acquisition and consolidation strategy targeted
the Lac Elan and Buttercup properties initially, followed by
staking the prospective trends within the area. We are targeting
typically small but rather high grade mineral occurrences, focusing
first on a commodity with a mature market - the lump
titano-magnetite market - and secondly identifying projects that
have had exploration and are logistically well situated and
amenable to our target market," states Fairmont's president and CEO
Michael Dehn. "We are now continuing forward with our plan to
market Fairmont DSO Lump Titano-Magnetite to the North American and
Western European Markets. A typical blast furnace producing one
million tonnes of pig iron annually could potentially extend the
life of its hearth by adding 15,000 to 30,000 tonnes of DSO Lump
Titano-Magnetite per year directly with the burden, depending on
whether the goal is long term preventative maintenance or short
term amelioration.
"As a result, if proper operating discipline in blast furnace is
practiced, it is possible to control the titanium (Ti) content of
the hot metal, which helps in crystallization of the
titanium-compound that deposits on hearth walls thereby providing
protection to the hearth refractories (titanium carbonitride)."
Figure 1 - Blast furnace: thermal control, DSO Lump
Titano-Magnetite additions and crucible wear(iii):
http://www.fairmontresources.ca/pdf/20140225FIG1.pdf.
"The blast furnace remains the most significant and important
process for the production of iron. The erosion of hearth
refractories has become one of the main limitations for achieving a
long blast furnace life." (i) (ii)
By combining DSO Lump Titano-Magnetite in the blast furnace
burden results in the precipitation of Ti (C, N) (titanium
carbonitrides) onto the bottom and the walls of the blast furnace
hearth (Figure 2). The accumulated precipitation helps to protect
the hearth from erosion.(ii)
Figure 2 - Deposit
of titanium carbonitrides in the blast furnace hearth:
http://www.fairmontresources.ca/pdf/20140225FIG2.pdf.
Table 1 - DSO Lump Titano-Magnetite Analysis
Fe2O3 % |
TiO2 % |
SiO2 % |
MgO % |
CaO % |
V2O5 % |
MnO2 % |
Al2O3 % |
S % |
P % |
69.40 |
18.9 |
0.89 |
3.57 |
0.08 |
0.54 |
0.33 |
6.49 |
<0.02 |
0.01 |
This representative XRF analysis from Fairmont's Buttercup
Property in Quebec.
About Fairmont
Fairmont strives to provide Health & Safety practices to
safeguard our workers, work in a manner that minimizes our
Environmental Impact, work in cooperation with the Local
Communities in which we operate, respect Human Rights and
Traditions, and carry on business in a Fair and Ethical Manner.
Fairmont is a mineral exploration company focused on exploration
and development in Canada. Fairmont properties are detailed
below.
Fairmont Resources
Property Holdings
Quebec - Fe-Ti-V |
|
Ontario - Gold |
Buttercup - 100% |
|
Houghton Creek - Option to earn 100% |
Lac Elan - Option to earn 40% |
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Clay-Powell - Option to earn 70% |
Hearth - 100% |
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Neil Pettigrew, M.Sc., P.Geo., Director of Fairmont Resources
Inc. and the Company's Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101,
has reviewed and approved the technical information in this press
release.
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date of this news release. These statements reflect management's
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information.
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(i) |
B.Y.
Guo, P. Zulli, D. Maldonado and A.B. Yu, A Model to Simulate
Titanium Behavior in the Iron Blast Furnace Hearth. Metall. Mater.
Trans. B, 2010, vol. 41B, pp. 876-885. |
(ii) |
http://ispatguru.com/protection-of-blast-furnace-hearth-lining-by-the-addition-of-tio2/ |
(iii) |
J.
Mochon et. Al, Protection Mechanisms for Blast Furnace Crucible
Using Titanium Oxides, Metall. Mater. Trans. B, 2012, vol. 18 (3)
pp. 195-201. |
Fairmont Resources Inc.Michael A. DehnPresident and
CEO647-477-2382michael@avantimac.comwww.fairmontresources.ca
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