Methods to increase fine mineral recovery in the Mount Isa Mines lead/zinc concentrator

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Small, G L ^b   Grano, S R ^b   Ralston, J ^b   Johnson, N W ^a  

^a Mount Isa Mines Ltd   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Flotation kinetics; Froth flotation; Particle size; Sufide ores

Indexed keywords

FINE MINERAL RECOVER; GALENA; HIGH INTENSITY CONDITIONING; HYDROCYCLONE; LEAD ZINC CONCENTRATOR; SPHALERITE;

CYCLONE SEPARATORS; FROTH FLOTATION; LEAD; LEAD MINES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RECOVERY; SIZE SEPARATION; ZINC; ZINC MINES;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 0030733749     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(96)00128-8     Document Type: Article

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