In the composition of oxidized nickel ores, nickel is found in the form of hydrated silicate minerals having a complex composition. It has been established that the reduction conditions of different nickel minerals are not the same and must be determined experimentally for each deposit. Therefore, of great practical interest is the study of the reducibility of the natural silicate monomineral of nickel — garnierite — and the comparison of the established regularities with the reducibility of nickel from oxidized nickel ore. ...

The mechanism of converter slag depletion includes the process of coalescence and settling of matte droplets, on the efficiency of which the extraction of valuable components depends. ...