Challenges in flotation of Cu-Mo sulfide ores in sea water

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

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 29-40

  Castro, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE MEDIA; BUFFERING EFFECT; CHEMICAL FACTORS; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; COPPER CONCENTRATES; DEPRESSING EFFECTS; FLOATABILITY; FLOTATION PROCESS; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; MINERAL FLOTATION; QUALITY OF WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION; SPECIFIC PROBLEMS; SULFIDE ORES;

ALKALINITY; COPPER SMELTING; DESALINATION; FLOTATION; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

SEAWATER;

EID: 84860775772     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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