SILVER LEAD ZINC FLOTATION

The recovery of silver minerals occurring in a lead- zinc sulfide ore is efficiently accomplished using the above flowsheet. The process consists of selective flotation to produce a mixed silver-lead concentrate for maximum smelter return and a separate zinc concentrate. Over-grinding of silver minerals is detrimental to efficient flotation recovery, so the Unit Cell is […]

Dodecyl Mercaptan Collector for Sulfide Ores

effect of dodecyl mercaptan

An analysis of a commercial flotation operation cannot be undertaken without considering the effectiveness and characteristics of the mineral collector. While many operations show satisfactory metallurgical performance, others are characterized by low recoveries of certain metals. Factors such as inadequate liberation, surface oxidation of sulfide minerals, or the adverse or depressing action of some modifying […]

Copper Ore Crushing, Grinding & Flotation

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Crushing and Grinding You will note that the Oracle Ridge project has utilized a two-stage crushing circuit with a double acting jaw crusher and cone crusher. In order to utilize this system, the jaw crusher is oversized to produce all -5 material for the cone mill with a screen in closed circuit. Normally a three-stage […]

Flotation Cells Design & Operating Characteristics

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Qualitative Aspects In its essentials, a flotation cell must provide for two main functions. First, it must supply air adequate in quantity and quality for satisfactory process kinetics. Air quantity can be defined on the basis of the narrow range provided in major U. S. commercial cells, for escape velocity, which averages near 1.2 m/min […]

Flotation Circuit Automation

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Flotation circuit designs are also being influenced by operating philosophies possible with computer automation. It has been pointed out that flotation flowsheets tend to be simplified through use of online control. Logical control capability can reduce the necessity for recirculating streams, bringing circuits into open circuit mode with little or no metallurgical losses. Control techniques […]

Flotation of Pyrite

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This paper is a record of the first of a series of tests on sulfide minerals to be made by the metallurgical department of the University of California. The purpose of the tests here recorded is to determine the action of standard oils, oil mixtures, and addition agents on the flotation of pyrites. The question […]

How Particle Size Affects Flotation

There is a marked particle size effect on both R and K. Table V gives an example of increasingly finer grinds in flotation with a different sulfide ore blend. Within the times of grind indicated, there is a tendency for both the over-all R and K values to increase with finer grind [see also Table […]

Native Gold Flotation

The surfaces of native or free gold containing particles are normally hydrophobic and, if the surfaces of such particles are relatively free of contaminants they will have a tendency to float without the addition of a collector. The major sources of contamination on free gold particles are processing chemicals and small particle slime coatings. Gold […]

How Frother Affects Flotation

At otherwise constant conditions, the prediction of R and K trends with increasing frother concentration is difficult and not uniform in nature. This is due, in part, to the observation that the pure concentration effect of a given frother on R and K is often dominated by interactions with particle size, collector type, pH, degree […]

“Wood” Flotation Process & Machine

three types of wood-ore concentrating machine

In my opinion, the concentration of minerals by flotation is the most interesting problem in ore-dressing, and will command eventually far more consideration than it has at present. For many ores it furnishes a complete method of concentration absolutely independent of specific gravity, and thus simplifies the milling of many difficult combinations. Not having to […]