Mineralogical signature of nonsulfide zinc ores at Accha (Peru): A key for recovery

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 267-277

  Boni, Maria ^a,b   Schmidt, Paul Rudolf ^c   De Wet, Jacobus Rudolph ^d   Singleton, Jacob Daniel ^d   Balassone, Giuseppina ^a   Mondillo, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c PRS Associates   (Canada)

^d Green Team International (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flowsheet; Mineralogy; Nonsulfide zinc; Petrography; Processing

Indexed keywords

ACID LEACHING; DENSE MEDIA SEPARATIONS; ECONOMIC MINERALS; ECONOMIC RECOVERY; EXTRACTION PROCESS; FLOWSHEET; FLOWSHEET DEVELOPMENT; GANGUE MINERALS; HOST ROCKS; METALLURGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS; MINERAL DEPOSITS; MIOCENE; NONSULFIDE ZINC; NONSULFIDE ZINC ORES; OLIGOCENE; ORE MINERALS; ORE-TYPE; PETROGRAPHIC STUDIES; PROCESSING STEPS; REAGENT CONSUMPTION; SMECTITES; SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATION; WORK PROGRAMS; ZINC RECOVERY;

ACIDS; CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; FLOTATION; FLOWCHARTING; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); LEACHING; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL RECOVERY; METALLURGY; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; ORES; PETROGRAPHY; SILICATE MINERALS; WEATHERING; ZINC; ZINC DEPOSITS; ZINC ORE TREATMENT;

MINERALS;

EID: 70449565140     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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