The role of morphology and host rock lithology on the flotation behaviour of molybdenite at Kennecott Utah Copper

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 465-473

  Triffett, B ^a,b   Bradshaw, D ^c  

^a Department of Copperton Concentrator ^*  (United States)

^b Principal Mettalurgist

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FLOTATION; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MOLYBDENUM; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFIDE MINERALS;

COPPER SULFIDES; FLOTATION PERFORMANCES; HOST ROCKS; KENNECOTT UTAH COPPERS; MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SHAPES; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS;

MINERALS;

EID: 58049187404     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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