The effect of heavy oxidation upon flotation and potential remedies for Merensky type sulfides

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6-8, 2006, Pages 675-686

  Newell, A J H ^a   Bradshaw, D J ^a   Harris, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flotation activators; Oxidation; Precious metal ores; Sulfide ores; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; FROTH FLOTATION; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIOUS METALS; PYRITES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRASONICS;

FLOTATION ACTIVATORS; MERENSKY ORE; MINERAL PROCESSING; PENTLANDITE; PYRRHOTITE; SIZE FRACTIONS; SULFIDISATION; SURFACE OXIDATION;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 33644957260     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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