An evaluation of factors affecting the robustness of colour measurement and its potential to predict the grade of flotation concentrate

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-69

  Reddick, J F ^a   Hesketh, A H ^a   Morar, S H ^a   Bradshaw, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Froth flotation; On line analysis; Process control; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COLORIMETRY; COMPUTER VISION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTROL THEORY; FLOTATION; LIGHTING; MINERALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

AMBIENT LIGHTINGS; BATCH FLOTATIONS; COLOUR MEASUREMENTS; COLOUR SPACES; CONCENTRATE GRADES; CONVERSION ALGORITHMS; DESCRIPTOR; DESCRIPTORS; FLOTATION CELLS; LED LIGHTINGS; LIGHTING CONDITIONS; MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS; MACHINE VISIONS; ON-LINE ANALYSIS; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS; SULPHIDE ORES;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 56549096066     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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