The use of seawater as process water at Las Luces copper-molybdenum beneficiation plant in Taltal (Chile)

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 852-858

  Moreno, Patricio A ^a   Aral, Hal ^b   Cuevas, Jacqueline ^c   Monardes, Andrés ^d   Adaro, Marcelo ^d   Norgate, Terry ^b   Bruckard, Warren ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Centro de Investigacion Cientifico y Tecnologico de la Mineria Chile   (Chile)

^d Las Cenizas Mining Group   (Chile)

Author keywords

Copper flotation; Milling; Process water; Saline water; Seawater; Tailings water reuse; Water recycle

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; DIGITAL STORAGE; EVAPORATION; FLOTATION; GRINDING (MACHINING); LAKES; MILLING (MACHINING); SALINE WATER; SEAWATER; TAILINGS; TUNGSTEN ORE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING;

BENEFICIATION PLANTS; COPPER FLOTATION; FLOTATION CIRCUITS; INDUSTRIAL STORAGE; PROCESS WATER; SOLAR EVAPORATION; TAILINGS WATER; WATER RECIRCULATION;

WATER CONSERVATION;

EID: 79957956353     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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