Abstract: West Hubei has a large hematite ore reserve, which is a kind of high phosphorous fine-sized refractory oolitic ore. Its beneficiation produces a large amount of hematite tailings that have a fine size, high content of iron which is difficult to recover and low silicon-aluminum content. Their direct disposal can pollute the environment and therefore, a comprehensive utilization of these tailings should be made. Based on the analysis of their basic properties, test research was made on using them to make fired bricks by press-forming. The results show that at the optimal conditions of a 12%～15% forming moisture, 20～25 MPa forming pressure, 950～1 050 ℃ firing temperature, above MU2-class common fired bricks can be made with this kind of hematite tailings, with their fired products having a uniform red color.

Key words: High phosphorous hematite ore, Press-forming method, Fired bricks