Crushing, Grinding and Concentration of the Ore Class Notes
a) The ore of aluminium, bauxite, is concentrated by this method. The bauxite ore is contaminated with impurities of silica (SiO 2), iron oxides (Fe 2 O 3), titanium oxide (TiO 2), etc. b) Concentration is carried out by digesting powdered ore with a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide at 473 523 K and 3536 bar pressure.