Evaluation of a MicrocelTM sparger in the Red Dog column flotation cells

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6-8, 2006, Pages 748-757

  Pyecha, Jason ^a   Lacouture, Brigitte ^a   Sims, Scott ^a   Hope, George ^a   Stradling, Andrew ^b  

^a Teck Cominco Metals Ltd   (Canada)

^b Teck Metals Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Column flotation; Flotation bubbles; Liberation analysis; Process optimisation; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COAL INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; PROCESS CONTROL; SIZE DETERMINATION; SULFIDE MINERALS; ZINC REFINING;

BASE METAL; COLUMN FLOTATION; COLUMN FLOTATION CELLS; FLOTATION BUBBLES; GANGUE MINERALS; MICROCEL SPARGER SYSTEM; PROCESS OPTIMISATION; SULPHIDE ORES;

FLOTATION;

EID: 33644943600     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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