ABSTRACTScanning Electron Microscope–Mineral Liberation Analysis (SEM–MLA) can be used to discriminate between hematite and magnetite in iron ores. However, achieving backscattered electron (BSE) segmentation between the two minerals is difficult for particles ≤75 µm using typical preparation and analysis methods for the MLA method based on a tungsten filament SEM (Quanta 400) with 25 ...