Optimising collector performance in the production of high grade PGM concentrates

SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit and CMA's 111th National Western Mining Conference 2009

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 726-731

  Wiese, J ^a   Harris, P ^a   Bradshaw, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING ORES; CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; CONCENTRATION OF; FLOATABLE GANGUE; GANGUE MINERALS; GUAR GUMS; LOW GRADE; MERENSKY ORE; PLATINUM GROUP MINERALS; SULPHIDE MINERALS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FROTH FLOTATION; ORE TREATMENT; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PLATINUM;

MINERALS;

EID: 70450221035     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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