Optimizing the design of flotation circuits: An economic approach

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-58

  Abu Ali, M H ^a   Abdel Sabour, S A ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Flotation machines; Mineral economics; Mineral processing; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; COPPER MINES; DESIGN; EQUIPMENT TESTING; FLOTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL RECOVERY; OPTIMIZATION;

ECONOMIC APPROACH; ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION; FLOTATION CIRCUITS; FLOTATION MACHINES; MINERAL ECONOMICS; MINERAL PROCESSING;

MINING ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037272121     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(02)00313-8     Document Type: Article

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