Flotation separation of carbonate from sulfide minerals, I: Flotation of single minerals and mineral mixtures

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 855-863

  Liu, Y ^a   Liu, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flotation depressants; Flotation reagents; Froth flotation; Gold ores; Sulfide ores

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATES; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; MIXTURES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PYRITES; SEPARATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFIDE MINERALS;

FLOTATION DEPRESSANTS; FLOTATION REAGENTS; GOLD ORES; SULPHIDE ORES;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 2942566188     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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