Quartz Crusher Plant in Uganda

Mining Industry in Uganda

Small deposits of placer tin occur in southern Uganda and in southwest Uganda, tungsten mineralisation is found in two main zones, as wolframite and ferberite in quartz veins associated with graphitic shales, and as wolframite in beryl-bearing apatites.

Uganda also has a large columbium-tantalum resource associated with the country's carbonatite intrusions, notably at Sukulu in eastern Uganda where pyrochlore occurs in eluvial soils. Gold is mined by artisans and on a semi-commercial basis at a variety of locations but production is difficult to quantify.

Quartz Crushing Operation

Quartz is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth. It ranks a seven out of 10 on the Mohs scale, which determines the hardness of a mineral, which means that it can be very difficult to crush. Quartz is crushed in order to separate out gold deposits often found inside. The crushed mineral can also be used for other industrial refining applications.

The feeder or screens separate large boulders from finer rocks that do not require primary crushing, thus reducing the load to the primary crusher. The stone that is too large to pass through the top deck of the scalping screen is processed in the secondary crusher. Tertiary crushing is usually performed using cone crushers or other types of impactor crushers.