Effect of grinding media and NaHS on copper recovery at Northparkes Mines

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 1395-1403

  Freeman, W A ^a   Newell, R ^a   Quast, K B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; COPPER ORE TREATMENT; FLOTATION AGENTS; FROTH FLOTATION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); OXIDATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; STAINLESS STEEL;

COPPER-GOLD ORES; SODIUM HYDROSULFIDE;

COPPER GOLD MINES;

EID: 0034325257     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(00)00121-7     Document Type: Article

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