LABORATORY BENEFICIATION TESTS OF THE RAW PHOSPHATE OF WADI HIRRI AL-GHARBI (AREA I), WESTERN DESERT, IRAQ

Abstract

A high grade phosphate concentrate , with P2O5 content about 31% and less than 0.7% MgO was successfully obtained from Wadi Hirri Al-Gharbi dolomitic phosphorite deposit (Area I) using simple sizing and classification processing. The yield (about 59%) and phosphate recovery (about 80%) are good as compared with those gained previously from other phosphate localities.