The critical importance of the grinding environment on fine particle recovery in flotation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 386-394

  Grano, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fine particle flotation; Grinding environment; Grinding media

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; FLOTATION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; METAL RECOVERY; MINERALOGY; ORES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

ABRASION MECHANISMS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES; FINE PARTICLE FLOTATION; GRINDING ENVIRONMENT; GRINDING MEDIA; INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS; IRON HYDROXIDES; MINERAL RECOVERIES; SURFACE CONTAMINATIONS;

MINERALS;

EID: 60249102246     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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