Frothing in the flotation of copper sulfide ores in sea water

Water in Mineral Processing - Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 211-223

  Castro, S ^a   Ramos, O ^a   Cancino, J P ^a   Laskowski, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFIDE ORES; FOAM LAYERS; FOAMABILITY; FRESH WATER; FROTHERS; FROTHING AGENTS; LABORATORY FLOTATION; LAYER GROWTH KINETICS; LAYER THICKNESS; PORPHYRY COPPERS;

FLOTATION; FLOTATION AGENTS; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; WATER;

SEAWATER;

EID: 84860751907     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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