The influence of microwave pretreatment on copper flotation

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-13

  Sahyoun, C ^a   Rowson, N A ^a   Kingman, S W ^b   Groves, L ^b   Bradshaw, S M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Copper ore; Flotation; Liberation; Microwave treatment; Recovery

Indexed keywords

COPPER FLOTATION; COPPER ORE; LIBERATION; MICROWAVE TREATMENT;

COPPER; FRACTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROWAVES; ORES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RECOVERY;

FLOTATION;

EID: 15844367326     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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