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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The aim of this study is to apply process mineralogy as a practical tool for further understanding and predicting the flotation kinetics of the copper sulfide minerals. The minerals' composition and association, grain distribution, and liberation within the ore samples were analyzed in the feed, concentrate, and the tailings of the flotation processes with two pulp …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Table 5 presents the first order flotation rate constant, the maximum theoretical flotation recovery, and the coefficient of variation of the rate constant, obtained from the data of rougher flotation of a copper sulphide ore with 10% (w/w) biosolids, 1.5% (w/w) salt of humic acids, and a mixture of conventional collectors and frothers used in ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Abstract An analysis of flowsheets for processing sulfide and oxide copper ores, reagent modes, processing equipment, and flotation indicators in some domestic and foreign processing plants and productions is carried out. Autogenous and semiautogenous mills are commonly used in the primary grinding stage in ore processing plants, which excludes …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073implementation of a new selective collector for copper sulphide ore at FQML, Kansanshi mine. Proceedings of the 6th International Flotation Conference (Flotation '13). 18-21 November 2013. Cape Town. Kalichini, M., orin, K.., O'onnor .T. & Simukanga, S. (2014). A study of the flotation characteristics of a complex copper ore.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073processing copper ores and choosing reagents are pre-sented in [5–7]. The flotation process is most often used for copper sulfide ores due to the good floatability of most sul-fides. A …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The experimental study on the grinding of two copper sulphide ores using the Magotteaux mill followed by batch flotation of the grinding product in the Magotteaux cell showed that the grinding environment has some influence on electrochemical parameters of the prepared pulp, particle size distributions of solid mass and Cu-metal mass in the ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Copper sulfide ores frequently co-occur with pyrite, presenting a significant challenge for their selective separation during beneficiation processes. Despite advancements in flotation technology, there remains a critical need for efficient methods to enhance copper …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The flotation of copper sulphide ores is mainly carried out by using thiol collectors (e.g., xanthate, dithiocarbamates and dithiophosphates), which form different surface products in different copper sulphide minerals. An evaluation of the collector effects on copper sulphide was performed using the criteria of recovery and flotation rate.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The low-grade copper-nickel sulfide ore for flotation tests was from Yanbian Mine, Sichuan Province, China. The main compositions of the ore were 0.45% Cu, 0.63% Ni, 28.96% MgO and 33.12% SiO 2. The main sulfide minerals were pentlandite, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite. The main gangue minerals were serpentine, pyroxene, hornblende and chlorite.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The flotation characteristics of gold or gold minerals found in refractory sulfide and copper ores have not been described in detail in the literature. The sparse distribution of discrete gold minerals and particles and their exceedingly low concentration in ores are the principal reasons for the lack of fundamental work on gold flotation ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073In the flotation of copper sulfide minerals, activated pyrite transfers to the copper concentrate and decrease the grade of the product. This problem exists in many copper plants in the world ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Sulfide ores are generally processed using pyrometallurgy, the extraction and purification of metals by processes involving the application of heat. This process uses a series of physical steps and high temperatures to extract and purify copper from copper sulfide ores, in four basic steps: 1) froth flotation, 2) thickening, 3) smelting, and 4 ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073This paper presents both the fundamentals of sulphide mineral flotation and the practical aspects of sulphide ore flotation. The fundamental aspects of the flotation of sulphide minerals both in the absence and presence of thiol collectors are discussed in relation to their crystal structure, surface chemistry and electrochemical characteristics.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073As a representative reactive of humic substances TM present in BS, we used a commercial salt humic acid (Aldrich ). Origin of copper sulfide ore. Copper sulfide ore (CSO) was obtained from the Division El Soldado (Anglo American Chile S.A.), with particles sizes of less than 1 mm and free of industrial chemical flotation reagents.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The copper recovery (85.9%) and copper grade (6.7%) of a rougher concentrate obtained using humic acids as main collector for the flotation of a copper sulphide ore from Chile, were very similar to those of a copper concentrate produced by froth flotation under the same conditions with a xanthate type commercial collector.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073As a representative reactive of humic substances TM present in BS, we used a commercial salt humic acid (Aldrich ). Origin of copper sulfide ore. Copper sulfide ore (CSO) was obtained from the Division El Soldado (Anglo American Chile S.A.), with particles sizes of less than 1 mm and free of industrial chemical flotation reagents.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Flotation is a common mineral processing method used to upgrade copper sulfide ores; in this method, copper sulfide mineral particles are concentrated in froth, and …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Based on these variation coefficients, the calculated rate constant for copper sulphide ore flotation with 1.5% (w/w) salt of humic acids has a value of 0.25 min −1, 0.19 …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Several attempts have been done, aiming to recover copper from flotation tailings through mainly acid leaching [17], and froth flotation [4].Using the latter, the recovery of copper through reprocessing of tailings has been studied both in the laboratory and on the pilot scale with an emphasis on the concentration of reagents and a pre-economic analysis [18].
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The rougher flotation and closed-circuit flotation tests of copper-nickel sulfide ore (1.0 kg) were performed on XFD-63 type flotation machines of different capacities (3.0 L, 1.0 L, obtained from Wuhan Exploration Machinery Co., Ltd.) [5], with mechanically stirring speed of 1610 rpm. The 3.0 L cell was used for rougher and scavenger stages ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The flotation of copper sulphide ores is mainly carried out by using thiol collectors (e.g., xanthate, dithiocarbamates and dithiophosphates), which form different surface products in different copper sulphide minerals. …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The mineral composition of copper–cobalt ores is more complex than that of copper sulfides, and it is also difficult to discard tailing efficiently in primary flotation for the fine-grained ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073This paper investigates the effects of thiol collectors: xanthates, dithiophosphates, dithiocarbamates and mixtures of these on the froth flotation performance obtained with a bornite-rich copper sulphide ore from Okiep Copper Mine with a feed grade of 1.8% copper. Batch flotation tests were used to assess the performance in terms of mass-water recovery, …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073In this research, flotation of copper, lead and zinc minerals from a copper oxide–sulfide ore was studied. The identification tests showed that the sample is a mixture of quartz, chalcopyrite ...
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