Effect of reducing grinding conditions on the flotation behaviour of low-S content PGE ores

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 36-38, Issue , 2012, Pages 195-203

  Miettunen, Heikki ^a   Kaukonen, Risto ^a   Corin, Kirsten ^b   Ojala, Satu ^a   Keiski, Riitta L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Grinding atmosphere; Grinding media; Low sulphide; Magotteaux mill; Ni Cu PGE; Pulp properties

Indexed keywords

GRINDING MEDIA; LOW SULPHIDE; MAGOTTEAUX; NI-CU-PGE; PULP PROPERTIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLOTATION; GRINDING (MACHINING); NITRIC ACID; ORES; REDOX REACTIONS;

ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 84867747441     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2012.03.029     Document Type: Article

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