A critical review of surface properties and selective flotation of enargite in sulphide systems

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-11

  Plackowski, Chris ^a   Nguyen, Anh V ^a   Bruckard, Warren J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Copper minerals; Enargite; Flotation

Indexed keywords

BASE METALS; COPPER MINERALS; COPPER SULPHIDES; CRITICAL REVIEW; ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES; ENARGITE; MINERALISATION; SELECTIVE FLOTATION; TENNANTITE;

ARSENIC; COPPER; MINERALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

FLOTATION;

EID: 84859423107     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2012.01.014     Document Type: Review

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