Selective flotation of carbon in the Pb-Zn carbonaceous sulphide ores of Century Mine, Zinifex

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-288

  Gredelj, S ^a   Zanin, M ^a   Grano, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation frothers; Froth flotation; Sulphide ores; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DIESEL FUELS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FIRE HAZARDS; FLOTATION; GLYCOLS; LEAD; LEAD DEPOSITS; METAL RECOVERY; METHANOL; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; SULFIDE MINERALS; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACES; ZINC; ZINC DEPOSITS; ZINC SULFIDE;

AUSTRALIA; CARBON ENRICHED; CARBON SURFACES; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CARBONACEOUS MATTERS; DIESEL OILS; FLOTATION FROTHERS; FLOTATION TESTS; FROTHER; GANGUE MINERALS; HIGH SURFACE AREAS; ISOBUTYL; LOW CARBONS; POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SELECTIVE FLOTATIONS; SULPHIDE ORES; SURFACE MODIFICATION; ZINIFEX;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 58349115182     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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