Economic appraisal of iron ore deposit in Buttala, Sri Lanka
The resulted Fe content of the ore is greater than many of the other iron ore deposits in Sri Lanka and comparable to the high grade iron ore deposits found elsewhere in the world. Concentrations of common gangue constituents of Al2O3, SiO2, TiO2 and MgO are 7.54 wt. %, 4.40 wt. %, 3.6 wt. % and 2.54 wt. % respectively.