The effect of copper activation on the behaviour of free and refractory gold during froth flotation

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-130

  Teague, A J ^a   Van Deventer, J S J ^b   Swaminathan, C ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper; Flotation systems; Froth; Gold

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; GOLD; METAL RECOVERY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PYRITES; REFRACTORY METALS; SLURRIES;

COPPER SULFATE; POTASSIUM AMYL XANTHATE; PYRRHOTITE;

FROTH FLOTATION;

COPPER; FLOTATION; GOLD;

EID: 0034109284     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-7516(99)00060-5     Document Type: Article

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