Control of the solution interaction of metabisulphite and ethyl xanthate in the flotation of the Hilton ore of Mount Isa Mines Limited, Australia

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-39

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Mount Isa Mines Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Froth flotation; Sulphide ores; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ETHYL XANTHATE; GALENA; HILTON ORE; ION CHROMATOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION; IRON SULPHIDE; SODIUM METABISULPHITE; SPHALERITE;

CHEMICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DECOMPOSITION; FLOTATION; MINES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RECOVERY; SOLUTIONS; SULFIDE MINERALS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

ORES;

EID: 0030735638     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(96)00129-x     Document Type: Article

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