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3. Where is feldspar used?
Feldspar is essential to life and our modern society. Most of the products we use on a daily basis are made with feldspar. The main uses are in
- Adhesives,
- Container glass,
- Enamels Flat glass
- Floor tiles,
- Glazes,
- Paints,
- Plastics,
- Rubber,
- Sanitary ware,
- Tableware
- Wall tiles.
4. What is the future for feldspar?
The world will need feldspar for as long as the world needs ceramics, glass and coatings & polymers.
5. Ways to mine feldspar
In Tanzania because the feldspar is relatively close to the surface, surface mining method is used. And one of mining methods for surface mining is open-pit mining. Open-pit mining is a surface mining technique that extracts minerals from an open pit in the ground. Open-pit mining is the most common method used throughout the world for feldspar mining
6. Why does Moreshine mine feldspar?
Tiles are made from a blend containing 45% feldspar, 40% kaolin, and 15% quartz. This is an indication that the Tanzanian feldspar is suitable raw materials for the production of porcelain tiles.