Geometallurgical characterisation of the Merensky Reef at Northam Platinum Mine - Comparison of Normal, Pothole and Transitional reef types

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 391-399

  Becker, M ^a   Brough, C ^a   Reid, D ^a   Smith, D ^b   Bradshaw, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Northam Platinum Mine   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FELDSPAR; FILMS; FLOTATION; FROTH FLOTATION; IRON ORES; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINES; MINING; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; PLATINUM; PLATINUM MINES; RECOVERY; REEFS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFIDE MINERALS; TERMINOLOGY; TEXTURES;

BATCH FLOTATIONS; CHARACTERISATION; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; FLOATABLE GANGUES; FLOTATION PERFORMANCES; FLOTATION TESTS; FROTH STABILITIES; HIGH DEGREE OF VARIABILITIES; LABORATORY SCALES; MERENSKY REEFS; MINERAL PROCESSING; ORTHOPYROXENE; SOUTH AFRICA; SULFIDE CONTENTS;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 58049185227     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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