Restoring the floatability of oxidised sulfides using sulfidisation

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 84, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 108-117

  Newell, A J H ^a   Skinner, W M ^b   Bradshaw, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Electrophoresis; Flotation; Oxidised sulfides; Pentlandite; Pyrrhotite; Sulfidisation; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHORESIS; FLOTATION; OXIDATION; STOICHIOMETRY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHALCOPYRITES; ELECTROPHORETIC MEASUREMENTS; PENTLANDITES; PYRRHOTITES; SULFIDIZATION;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 34548567267     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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