High purity limestone quest
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Published: Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Reconnaissance assessments are one of the first steps in identifying new commercial mining projects. Clive Mitchell outlines the British Geological Survey’s recent evaluation of high purity limestone deposits worldwide, including in the Middle East
Limestone probably has the largest number of commercial
applications of all the industrial minerals. These include
construction (aggregate, rail ballast and dimension stone),
mineral fillers (in paper, paint, plastic, rubber and
pharmaceuticals), adhesives, abrasives, fertilisers, food
additives, environmental applications (acidity neutralisation,
flue gas desulphurisation, soil conditioning and
stabilisation), and production...