The role of synthetic minerals in determining the relative flotation behaviour of Platreef PGE tellurides and arsenides

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 12-14, 2008, Pages 899-904

  Shamaila, S ^a   O'Connor, C T ^b  

^a Anglo Research Crown Mines   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flotation kinetics; Precious metal ores

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; FLOTATION; GARNETS; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; MINERALS; PLATINUM; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFATE MINERALS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

FLOTATION KINETICS; FLOTATION REAGENTS; FLOTATION RESPONSE; NATURAL SURFACES; PRECIOUS METAL ORES;

ORES;

EID: 52949134821     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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