A model study of copper rougher recovery optimisation at PT freeport indonesia

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 25-37

  Grano, S R ^a   Akroyd, T ^b,c   Mular, M A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Zinifex Century Mine

^c Garbutt Business Centre

^d PT Freeport Indonesia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER RECOVERIES; COPPER SULFIDES; FUNDAMENTAL MODELS; HYDRODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; INDONESIA; MINERAL RECOVERIES; MODEL SIMULATIONS; MODEL STUDIES; OPTIMISATION; PARTICLE COLLECTIONS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PULP DENSITIES; RESIDENCE TIMES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; FLOTATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; PHOTOTRANSISTORS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURVEYS;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 58049178576     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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