The effect of collector's type on gold and silver flotation in a complex ore

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-289

  Acarkan, Neşet ^a   Bulut, Gülay ^a   Gül, Alim ^a   Kangal, Olgaç ^a   Karakaş, Firat ^a   Kökkiliç, Ozan ^a   Önal, Güven ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chelating reagent; Flotation; Gold; Silver

Indexed keywords

CHELATING REAGENT; CYANIDATION; FLOTATION EFFICIENCY; GOLD AND SILVER; GRAVITY CONCENTRATION; MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; POTASSIUM AMYL XANTHATES; ZINC ORES;

CHELATION; FLOTATION; GOLD; GOLD COMPOUNDS; METAL RECOVERY; ORES; POTASSIUM; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; ZINC ORE TREATMENT;

SILVER;

EID: 78751637941     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.512029     Document Type: Article

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