Beneficiation of sillimanite by column flotation-a pilot scale study

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 159-165

  Prabhakar, S ^a   Bhaskar Raju, G ^a   Subba Rao, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL METALLURGICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Column flotation; Froth depth; Oleic acid; Sillimanite

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BENEFICIATION; FLOTATION; OLEIC ACID;

FLOTATION CIRCUIT; FLOTATION COLUMN; INDIAN RARE EARTHS LIMITED (CO); SILLIMANITE;

SILICATE MINERALS;

EID: 33751240839     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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