The effect of using different comminution procedures on the flotation of Platinum-Group Minerals

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 731-736

  Chapman, N A ^a   Shackleton, N J ^a   Malysiak, V ^a   O'Connor, C T ^b  

^a Anglo American Research Laboratories   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Comminution; Froth flotation; Liberation; Platinum Group Minerals

Indexed keywords

BASE METAL SULPHIDES; BATCH FLOTATION; COMMINUTION PROCESS; DRY MILLING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLOTATION PERFORMANCE; HIGH-PRESSURE GRINDING; LIBERATION; ORE-TYPE; PLATINUM-GROUP MINERALS; ROD MILLING; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; TOF SIMS; WET MILLING; XPS;

CRUSHING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FROTH FLOTATION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; IRON ORE TREATMENT; IRON ORES; METAL RECOVERY; MILLING (MACHINING); MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ORE TREATMENT; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

GRINDING (COMMINUTION);

EID: 79957948216     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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