The use of FrothSim to optimise the water addition to a column flotation cell

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6-8, 2006, Pages 816-823

  Neethling, S J ^a   Hadler, K ^a   Cilliers, J J ^a   Stradling, A W ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Teck Cominco Metals Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flotation froths; Froth flotation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

METAL RECOVERY; MINERAL INDUSTRY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIMULATORS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

COLUMN FLOTATION CELL; FLOTATION FROTHS; GANGUE RECOVERY; WASH WATER DISTRIBUTION;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 33644950444     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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