Mass balance and mineralogical analysis of flotation plant survey samples to improve plant metallurgy

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 12-14, 2008, Pages 826-831

  Dai, Zongfu ^a   Bos, Julie Ann ^a   Lee, Andy ^a   Wells, Peter ^a  

^a VALE S A   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flotation depressants; Liberation; Mass balance; Ore mineralogy; Particle size

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; COPPER; FLOTATION; GARNETS; METAL RECOVERY; MINERALS; NICKEL; ORES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SURVEYS;

CHEMICAL-; COMPOSITE PARTICLES; CONCENTRATE GRADE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXTERNAL-; FLOTATION CIRCUITS; FLOTATION DEPRESSANTS; FLOTATION PLANTS; FLOTATION TESTS; LIBERATION; MASS BALANCE; MASS BALANCING; MINERAL COMPONENTS; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSES; ORE MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; RESEARCH STRATEGIES; SIZE FRACTIONS; THOMPSON;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 52949148947     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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