The role of copper and lead in the activation of pyrite in xanthate and non-xanthate systems

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-179

  Pecina, E T ^a   Uribe, A ^b   Nava, F ^b   Finch, J A ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN MATERIALES AVANZADOS   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flotation activators; Flotation collectors; Sulfide ores; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COPPER; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; LEAD;

FLOTATION ACTIVATORS; FLOTATION COLLECTORS; SULFIDE ORES; THIOL COLLECTORS;

PYRITES;

EID: 31544447451     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.024     Document Type: Article

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