Processing a rare earth mineral deposit using gravity and magnetic separation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-18

  Jordens, Adam ^a   Sheridan, Richard S ^b   Rowson, Neil A ^b   Waters, Kristian E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Falcon Concentrator; Knelson Concentrator; Rare earth minerals; Vibrating sample magnetometer; WHIMS

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOTATION; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; MAGNETOMETERS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS;

CENTRIFUGAL CONCENTRATORS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION; FALCON CONCENTRATORS; GRAVITY SEPARATION; HIGH-INTENSITY MAGNETIC SEPARATIONS; KNELSON CONCENTRATORS; VIBRATING SAMPLE MAGNETOMETER; WHIMS;

RARE EARTHS;

EID: 84901610130     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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