Effect of microwave pretreatment on the liberation characteristics of a massive sulfide ore

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-85

  Orumwense, O A ^a   Negeri, T ^a   Lastra, R ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grinding; Liberation; Microwave irradiation; Sulfide ores

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); HEAT TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYNOMIALS; SULFIDE MINERALS; THERMAL STRESS;

CHALCOPYRITE LIBERATION; GALENA LIBERATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; SPHALERITE LIBERATION; SULFIDE ORES;

ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 3242803783     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403307     Document Type: Article

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