Effect of High Intensity Conditioning on the flotation of a nickel ore, Part 2: Mechanisms

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1359-1373

  Chen, G ^a   Grano, S ^a   Sobieraj, S ^a   Ralston, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; FROTH FLOTATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFIDE MINERALS; SURFACE CLEANING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HIGH INTENSITY CONDITIONING (HIC); PENTLADITE; SLIME SURFACE COATINGS;

NICKEL ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0032596238     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(99)00123-5     Document Type: Article

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