The effect of increased frother dosage on froth stability at high depressant dosages

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 11-13, 2010, Pages 1010-1017

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation depressants; Flotation frothers; Froth flotation; Precious metal ores

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; FLOATABLE GANGUE; FLOTATION DEPRESSANTS; FLOTATION FROTHERS; FROTH STABILITY; FROTHERS; GUAR GUMS; HIGH-ENERGY COSTS; LOW GRADE; MERENSKY ORE; MINERAL RECOVERY; PGM RECOVERY; PHYSICAL NATURE; PRECIOUS METAL ORES; SULPHIDE MINERALS; WATER RECOVERY;

METAL RECOVERY; MINERALS; ORE TREATMENT; PRECIOUS METALS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 77957838779     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.04.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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