Influence of open circuit regrind milling on UG-2 ore composition and mineralogy at Impala's UG-2 concentrator

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 785-790

  Nel, E ^a   Valenta, M ^b   Naude, N ^c  

^a Impala Platinum Limited   (South Africa)

^b HATCH LTD   (Canada)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Grinding; Liberation; Ore mineralogy; Particle size; Precious metal ores

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; URANIUM METALLURGY; URANIUM ORE TREATMENT;

LIBERATION; ORE MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIOUS METAL ORES;

GRINDING (COMMINUTION);

EID: 22344450674     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.01.031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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