A method for a financially efficient design of cell-based flotation circuits

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-20

  Schena, Gianni ^a   Villeneuve, Jacques ^b   Noël, Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COSTS; FLOTATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; ITERATIVE METHODS; METALLURGY; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATORS;

CAPITAL COSTS; FLOTATION CIRCUITS; GREENFIELD PROBLEMS; OPERATING COSTS; SALES REVENUES;

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0030124497     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-7516(95)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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