Fine:Coarse particle interactions and aggregation in sphalerite flotation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 681-693

  Lange, A G ^a   Skinner, W M ^a   Smart, R St C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Flotation reagents; Froth flotation; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COPPER; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PH EFFECTS;

SPHALERITE;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 0031175618     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(97)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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