NEW INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS FOR QUARTZ DEPOSITS INDIGENOUS TO THE COMMUNITY

Objective

The Northern Greece mainland hosts numerous quartz vein deposits of extra quality with low impurities content. These very clean quartz sources can be used as raw materials in plasma smelting technology for the production of silicon metal and ferrosilicon with low impurities content. Plasma technology opens the possibility of lowering both operating and cjapital costs by using fine grade ores and producing ultra pure silicon.

The working plan consist of the following five main tasks :

a. Exploration and evaluation of the most promising quartz vein deposits in Northern Greece.

b. Selection of the mineral processing method in order to obtain high quality grades of quartz.

c. Production of silicon metal and ferrosilicon with low impurities content by plasma smelting.

d. Production of ultra pure silicon for high technological applications.

e. Technical and economical evaluation of the results.

Programme(s)

• FP3-BRITE/EURAM 2 - Specific programme (EEC) of research and technological development in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1 - Exploration technology

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

MIRTEC SA

Address

A Industrial Area Of Volos
38500 Volos
Greece

Participants (7)

BEAUVENT GUY CONSULTANCY

France

Address

14 Rue Mouquette
62720 Rety-rinxent

FUNDICIONES DEL ESTANDA SA

Spain

Address

Barrio Anzizar 17
20200 Beasain

HELLENIC INDUSTRIAL MINERALS SA

Greece

Address

Mitropoleos Str. 77
54622 Thessaloniki

INST OF GEOLOGY & MINERAL EXPLORATION

Greece

Address

Messoghion Av. 70
11527 Athens

Tetronics Research and Development Company Ltd

United Kingdom

Address

5B Lechlade Road
SN7 9AJ Faringdon

UKAB

Sweden

Address

Agatan 32
43135 Moelndal

ULB

Belgium

Address

Evenue F.-d. Roosevelt 50 Cp 165
1050 Bruxelles