The response of sulphide and gangue minerals in selected Merensky ores to increased depressant dosages

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 986-995

  Wiese, J ^a   Harris, P ^a   Bradshaw, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flotation activators; Flotation collectors; Flotation depressants; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; AIR ENTRAINMENT; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FLOTATION; FLOTATION AGENTS;

DEPRESSANTS; DITHIOPHOSPHATE; FLOTATION CIRCUITS; GANGUE MINERALS; MERENSKY ORES; MINERAL RECOVERY; NATURALLY FLOATABLE GANGUE; PYRRHOTITE;

ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 34547103997     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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