The invention relates to a mineral
separation method for recycling iron,
rare earth,
fluorite and
niobium from iron
tailings of associated multi-
metal minerals, and belongs to the fields of mineral
process engineering and comprehensive recycling of resources. The mineral
separation method for recycling iron,
rare earth,
fluorite and
niobium from iron
tailings of associated multi-
metal minerals comprises the following steps: carrying out low intensity
magnetic separation and
high intensity magnetic separation pre-concentration by taking bayan obo
tailings as raw materials, then carrying out fluid
bed roasting on obtained pre-concentrated concentrates, and carrying out low intensity
magnetic separation operation on roasted minerals obtained by
roasting so as to obtain weak-
magnetism concentrates and rare-earth-containing weak-
magnetism tailings; and carrying out
rare earth flotation operation on the weak-
magnetism tailings to obtain rare earth flotation concentrates and rare earth flotation tailings finally, then carrying out acid leaching process on the rare earth flotation tailings to obtain
niobium-enriched
slag and acid
pickling tailings, and meanwhile, carrying out
fluorite flotation operation on pre-concentrated strong-magnetism tailings to obtain fluorite flotation concentrates and fluorite flotation tailings. By the method, fluorite concentrates, iron core concentrates, rare earth concentrates and the niobium-enriched
slag are obtained finally, and thus, the bayan obo tailings are utilized comprehensively.