Investigation of surface properties of gangue minerals in platinum bearing ores

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 349-356

  Martinovic, J ^a   Bradshaw, D J ^a   Harris, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROKINETIC MEASUREMENTS; GANGUE MINERALS; POLYMERIC DEPRESSANTS; REAGENTS;

ELECTROLYTES; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; PLATINUM MINES; PLATINUM ORE TREATMENT; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TALC;

MINERAL EXPLORATION;

EID: 20444503932     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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