Minaral Sand Manufacture

Heavy Minerals Department For Energy And Mining

mineral sands contain suites of minerals with high specific gravity known as heavy minerals. about is used to manufacture titanium metal, a light, strong, corrosion-resistant metal used in aircraft, spacecraft and medical prostheses. minor tio uses include welding rod coatings, sand though rutile is a reddish mineral, it appears to be black to the naked eyes. more than 90% of rutile is used as feedstock for the production of white pigment. the remnant is used for the production of titanium sponge and titanium metal. indian rutile sand is mostly consumed in the welding electrode sector.sand resource types and their location In michigan, there are three important dune areas where industrial sand is mined. these are inland dunes, coastal dunes, and coastal sand strips.a mineral resource with similar characteristics to dune sand is sandstone; the paleozoic sylvania sandstone is mined in only one very limited area of the state.fluorspar or fluorite is an important industrial mineral used in the manufacture of steel, aluminum, glass, and fluorocarbons. It occurs at several localities in the trans-pecos and llano regions of texas. trans-pecos deposits are commonly associated with tertiary volcanics and cretaceous limestones.