Effect of iron content in sphalerite on flotation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1120-1122

  Boulton, A ^a,b   Fornasiero, D ^a   Ralston, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation activators; Flotation kinetics; Froth flotation; Particle size

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ADSORPTION; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; IRON; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

COPPER SULPHATE CONCENTRATION; FLOTATION ACTIVATORS; FLOTATION KINETICS; SPHALERITE FLOTATION;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 23844494745     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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