A review of pyrrhotite flotation chemistry in the processing of PGM ores

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 855-865

  Miller, J D ^a   Li, J ^a   Davidtz, J C ^b   Vos, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activation; Flotation; Oxidation; PGM; Pyrrhotite; Xanthate

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FLOTATION; OXIDATION; SILICATES; SULFIDE MINERALS;

FLOTATION RECOVERY; PGM; PYRRHOTITE; XANTHATE;

IRON ORES;

EID: 22344443492     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.02.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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