Dolomite Production Cost Reports

Dolomite production cost report provides a comprehensive analysis and know-how for setting up a Dolomite production plant. The study covers all the requisite aspects that one needs to know for the production of Dolomite. This includes manufacturing processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure requirements, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, etc.

Dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2] is a type of limestone which is a typical rock-forming mineral. It is made up of magnesium carbonate and calcium carbonate in equal parts. It is the main part of the sedimentary rock dolostone and the metamorphic rock dolomitic marble. It is a distinct mineral in hydrothermal veins, typically related to fluorite, barite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, or galena. It also occurs in an amorphous form known as dolomite powder.

Dolomite appears to be colourless, white, pink, green, grey, brown, and black in colour with a white streak and vitreous, pearly lustre. It is a hexagonal crystal with a Mohs Hardness of 3.5 to 4. It has a density of 2.84 – 2.86 g/cm3.

Dolomite has extensive applications in the construction industry, which is its main market driver. After being ground and sized, it works like a base material for constructing roads, an aggregate in asphalt and concrete, railroad ballast, rip-rap, or fill. In the production of cement, it is calcined and sliced into blocks called dimension stones.

Furthermore, it is also used for neutralization after reacting with an acid in the chemical industry, as a soil conditioner, and in-stream restoration projects. It also serves as a reservoir rock for oil and gas and a target for oil and gas drilling. The mineral also functions as a host rock for several zinc, copper, and lead deposits.

When calcined, the mineral serves as a catalyst in the high-temperature gasification of biomass to kill tar. Other applications of the commodity include as a magnesia (MgO) source, a feed additive for livestock, to produce glass, bricks, and ceramics, a sintering agent and flux in metal processing, which furthers the market expansion.