Optimisation of a multistage flotation plant using plant survey data

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6-8, 2006, Pages 627-632

  Loveday, B K ^a   Hemphill, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flotation; Optimisation; Plant data; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENSITY (OPTICAL); PLANTS (BOTANY); PLATINUM; PULP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STEAM;

DEPRESSANT FACTOR; FLOTATION CIRCUITS; FROTH FACTORS; GANGUE MINERALS; PLANT DATA; PLANT SURVEY DATA;

FLOTATION;

EID: 33644932412     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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