Rare earth (La, Ce, Nd) and rare metals (Sn, Nb, W) as by-product of kaolin production, Cornwall: Part1: Selection and characterisation of the valuable stream

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 76, Issue , 2015, Pages 141-153

  Dehaine, Q ^a   Filippov, L O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Gravity concentration; Kaolin waste Light Rare Earths; Rare metals; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); KAOLIN; LANTHANUM; LINEAR REGRESSION; METALS; MINERALS; NEODYMIUM; NIOBIUM; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; RARE EARTHS; RECOVERY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TAILINGS; TIN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

FALCON CONCENTRATORS; GRAVITY CONCENTRATION; LIGHT RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; LIGHT RARE EARTHS; METALS RECOVERIES; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; ON-LINE APPLICATIONS; RARE METALS;

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 84927138419     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2014.10.006     Document Type: Article

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