Impact of oxidation on flotation of Ni-Cu sulphide ore with respect to grinding

Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-206

  Nanthakumar, B ^a   Kelebek, S ^a   Katsabanis, P D ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flotation; Nickel losses; Oxidation; Pentlandite; Pyrrhotite; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

FLOTATION; GRINDING (MACHINING); METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; ORE ANALYSIS; OXIDATION;

METAL ION ACTIVATION; NICKEL LOSSES; PENTLANDITE; PYRRHOTITE;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 34548512768     PISSN: 03719553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328507X198645     Document Type: Article

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