On-line moisture determination of ore concentrates 'a review of traditional methods and introduction of a novel solution'

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-163

  Cancilla, P A ^a   Barrette, P ^c   Rosenblum, F ^b  

^a Heath and Sherwood (1964) Ltd   (Canada)

^b Noranda Technology Centre   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dewatering; Mineral processing; On line analysis; Process instrumentation

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; DRYING; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; MINERAL INDUSTRY; PROCESS CONTROL; SENSORS; SMELTING;

ORE CONCENTRATES;

MOISTURE;

EID: 0037298687     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(03)00046-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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