Beneficiation of a Greek serpentinic nickeliferous ore: Part I. Mineral processing

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 259-265

  Agatzini Leonardou, Stella ^a   Zafiratos, Ioannis G ^a   Spathis, Dionysios ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autogenous grinding; Calcite removal; Magnetic separation; Nickel laterite ores; Serpentine

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIATION; CALCITE; EXTRACTION; HYDROMETALLURGY; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; ORE TREATMENT; REMOVAL; SEDIMENTATION; WEATHERING;

AUTOGENOUS GRINDING; CALCITE REMOVAL; MINERAL PROCESSING; NICKEL LATERITE ORES;

SERPENTINE;

EID: 4544265608     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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