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This work illustrates the quantification of Fluorspar, it is commonly used during metallurgical operations as flux. In general practice it is quantified by conventional method for verification of mineralogy and grades by using 2-3 analysts and days respectively. By using conventional method analyst can estimate CaF2, CaO, SiO2, MgO and R2O3 (mixed oxides) except SrO, BaO, and P etc. due to trace low quantity. At present a new strategy / opportunity has been developed for fast, less interfering and low cost for all type of CaF2 as pressed pellet by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WD-XRF). For verification of such strategy, a series of calibration lines were established by certified reference materials (CRM’s) and synthetic standards. Matrix effects were corrected by applied Fundamental Parameters (FP) model. In current methodology CaCO3 was calculated after analysis of total carbon (C) through Infra red combustion method. All estimations were done in dried samples after removal of moisture. CaF2 was calculated by applying mathematical formulation. The presence of CaCO3 instead of other carbonates like MgCO3, BaCO3, Na2CO3 and K2CO3 etc were confirmed by XRD, ATR-FTIR, and Volatilization method as well as compared with conventional analysis results and results were validated by using ISO-17025 protocol. *Corresponding author: Naseem Akhter, People’s Steel Mills Limited, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Tel: 09202103362620599; E-mail: [email protected] Received May 28, 2018; Accepted October 15, 2018; Published October 24, 2018 Citation: Akhter N, Mumtaz M, Hussain SS (2018) Quantification of Metallurgical Flux by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence. Chem Sci J 9: 195. doi: 10.4172/2150-3494.1000195 Copyright: © 2018 Akhter N, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.