Mining Feldspar
Mining Feldspar. The feldspar mining market consists of sales of feldspar by entities organiations sole traders and partnerships that mine feldspar from pegmatite or feldspathic sand deposits. Aplite which is a finegrained igneous rock with the same mineralogical composition as granite also is mined frequently for its feldspar content.
Feldspar Mining Process
2022 7 6 Hard rock mining for feldspars is done by open pit methods, either by the mine owner or by contractors. After the feldspar ore is drilled and blasted, secondary breakage is performed with a conventional drop ball. Ore is then loaded with a hydraulic shovel onto trucks and hauled to the crushing plant, which is adjacent to the flotation plant.