A study of mechanisms affecting molybdenite recovery in a bulk copper/molybdenum flotation circuit

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 256-266

  Zanin, M ^a   Ametov, I ^a   Grano, S ^a   Zhou, L ^a   Skinner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Froth flotation; Molybdenite; Ore mineralogy; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

COPPER ORE; COPPER SULPHIDES; FLOTATION CIRCUITS; FLOTATION RECOVERY; GANGUE MINERALS; HOST ROCKS; KENNECOTT UTAH COPPERS; LABORATORY FLOTATION; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; MOLYBDENITE; ORE CONTENT; ORE MINERALOGY; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGIES; PLANT PERFORMANCE; SLIME COATING; SULPHIDE ORES; TOF SIMS;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CONTACT ANGLE; COPPER; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORES; PLATINUM ORE TREATMENT; RECOVERY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 70449517246     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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