Effect of cuprous cyanide, dry and wet milling on the selective flotation of galena and sphalerite

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Seke, M D ^a,b   Pistorius, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SGS Lakefield Research Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flotation activators; Froth flotation; Grinding; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; CYANIDES; MILLING (MACHINING); SULFIDE MINERALS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WATER RECYCLING; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FLOTATION ACTIVATORS; GRINDING; SPHALERITE; SULPHIDE ORES;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 30344435031     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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