Application of a property-based flotation model in circuit simulations

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 299-317

  Grano, S ^a   Weedon, D ^a   Akroyd, T ^a   Wiseman, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b David Wiseman Pty Ltd

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AND RECOVERIES; BUBBLE SIZES; CONCENTRATE GRADES; EXCEL SPREADSHEETS; FLOTATION CIRCUITS; FLOTATION MODELS; FLOTATION PLANTS; FROTH RECOVERIES; MINERAL PHASES; OPERATING PLANTS; PARTICLE COLLECTIONS; PARTICLE COLLISIONS; PARTICLE CONTACTS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES; WATER RECOVERIES;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; DATA STRUCTURES; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY DISSIPATORS; FILE ORGANIZATION; FLOTATION; FROTH FLOTATION; METALLURGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MODEL STRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; RECOVERY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SPREADSHEETS; STEEL METALLURGY;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 58049169819     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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