The selective flotation of enargite from other copper minerals - a single mineral study in relation to beneficiation of the Tampakan deposit in the Philippines

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-26

  Senior, G D ^a   Guy, P J ^b   Bruckard, W J ^c  

^a BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

^b CSIRO Minerals ^*  (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper; Enargite; Flotation; Potential controlled flotation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ELECTRODES; FLOTATION; HYDROGEN; PH EFFECTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ENARGITE; POTENTIAL CONTROLLED FLOTATION; STANDARD HYDROGEN ELECTRODE (SHE); THRESHOLD POTENTIAL;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33748799415     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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