Designing flotation circuits for high fines recovery

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6-8, 2006, Pages 831-840

  Pease, J D ^a   Curry, D C ^a   Young, M F ^b  

^a Xstrata   (Australia)

^b Xstrata Zinc   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification; Fine particle processing; Froth flotation; Grinding; Liberation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); MINERAL INDUSTRY; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CLASSIFICATION; FINE PARTICLE PROCESSING; FINES RECOVERY; FOOTPRINT; LIBERATION; STEEL GRINDING;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 33644963922     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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