Effect of iron contamination from grinding media on the flotation of sulphide minerals of different particle size

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 97, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Peng, Yongjun ^a   Grano, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fine particle; Intermediate particle; Iron contamination; Oxidation; Surface reactivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; FINE PARTICLES; GRINDING CONDITIONS; GRINDING MEDIA; INTERMEDIATE PARTICLE; IRON CONTAMINATION; IRON OXIDATION; METAL OXIDATION; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; SIZE FRACTION; SULPHIDE MINERALS; SURFACE REACTIVITY; TOF-SIMS ANALYSIS; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

ADSORPTION; CONTAMINATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; FLOTATION; GRINDING (MACHINING); MINERALS; MINERS; OXIDATION; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 77958455425     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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