In order to investigate the effect of particle size on the flotation performance in the separation of copper-gold-lead, froth products of various size fractions were collected as a function of flotation time. The optimum dosage of potassium dichromate (K 2 Cr 2 O 7) and sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC) were determined …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Fig. 2 shows that as pH increased from 9.0 to 10.5 and then to 11.5, the pyrite recovery obtained from the flotation of the ore with 5 % pyrite decreased steadily from 94.5 to 40.6 % and then to 10.3 %. Hence, a direct link between the decreased pyrite recovery in Fig. 2 and the increased Cu grade in Fig. 1 when pH increased could be drawn. The …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The flotation by surface sulphidisation of the oxidized copper-cobalt-bearing ore from Kimpe (1.97% Cu; 0.66% Co) was studied in order to evaluate its behavior by the analysis of its most ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073This paper reviews uses of sodium sulfide in the flotation of oxide minerals of copper, lead, and zinc. The activation and depression effects of sodium sulfide are of particular importance because of their applications with oxidized lead and copper ores. In spite of its industrial importance, the nature of the heterogeneous reactions between sulfide ions in …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Ion flotation is an efficient separation technique for the recovery of metal ions from dilute aqueous solutions. Provided that both the collected metal and the surfactant are recovered from the phase, it could be considered as an alternative to ion exchange, adsorption or solvent extraction in hydrometallurgy. However, most studies …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The flotation methods of copper oxide minerals and the interaction mechanism with reagents are reviewed in detail. Flotation methods include direct flotation (using chelating reagents or a fatty acid as collector), sulfidization flotation (using xanthate as collector), and activation flotation (using chelating reagents, ammonium/amine salts ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Dewatering and water recycling are therefore essential for mineral processing operations. Copper is one of the most widely used metals in various industries. About 20 million tons of copper were produced worldwide in 2019 (Esmaeili & Aslani, 2019). Large amounts of tailings are produced when copper minerals are concentrated …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Copper–molybdenum ores are usually processed by froth flotation in two stages. In the first stage, both chalcopyrite and molybdenite are floated together as one concentrate under …
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WhatsApp: +86 182217550731. Introduction. Flotation is an important and versatile mineral processing step used to achieve selective separation of minerals and gangue. It utilises the hydrophobic (aerophilic) nature of mineral surfaces and their propensity to attach to rising air bubbles in a water–ore pulp as the basis for separation [1].Metal sulfide minerals, for …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073With the depletion of good processing copper sulfide ores, the processing of oxidized copper sulfide ores or copper oxide ores using flotation is of crucial importance for copper industry (Marion et al., 2017, Li et al., 2018, Liu et al., 2018, Han et al., 2021). Recent advances in fine grinding are allowing low-grade, finely disseminated ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073This report provides a perspective on the amount of water used by a conventional copper flotation plant, including the makeup water required to compensate for water losses. Much of the global supply of copper originates from mines that also produce byproduct molybdenum, but for simplicity, a single copper concentrate has been modeled for this ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The obtained Cu-concentrate is sent to the pyrometallurgical process. If grinding is not fine enough for efficient flotation, copper is lost in tailings. In this paper, the ferric leaching of slag flotation tailings is studied. Copper extractions of 66% are achieved by ferric leaching, and Cu content in tailings is reduced from 0.78% to 0.24%.
WhatsApp: +86 182217550731. Introduction. Wet milling in ball mills followed by flotation is the general practice employed in the beneficiation of copper sulphide ores in which the major minerals of commercial significance typically are chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2), bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4), covellite (CuS) and chalcocite (Cu 2 S). The flotation response of ground minerals can …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073In the flotation tests, potassium dichromate (K 2 Cr 2 O 7), sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC) and methyl isobutyl carbinol (MIBC) were separately used as the lead depressant, the copper collector and frother.All reagents for tests are analytical grade. Tap water was used for the lab flotation tests. The chemical analysis results of …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Numerous flotation models have been proposed in the literature. Thirteen of these have been applied to batch flotation data and evaluated with respect to one another using statistical techniques.Flotation tests were carried out on samples of a US porphyry copper ore (Pinto Valley, AZ). The ore was tested using various collector and frother systems to …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Flotation is widely used to concentrate copper, lead, and zinc minerals, which commonly accompany one another in their ores. Many complex ore mixtures formerly of little value have become major sources of certain …
WhatsApp: +86 182217550732. 2. Flotation Procedure All the flotation test-work was done using the Denver laboratory machine with a 1.5l stainless steel flotation cell. The required mass of nickel-copper sulphide ore material ground to 70% passing 75 µm was weighed and placed in the flotation cell. This was followed by the addition of distilled water to about
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Since the Kinsenda concentrator commissioning in 2015, the selective flotation of mixed copper ores (67% as sulphides and 39% as oxides) from the Kinsenda deposit (DR Congo results in a recovery yield of 57% of copper as oxides versus 98% as sulphides.. Talings from the flotation of sulphide minerals contain 1.14% as total Cu …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073A quantitative analysis has enabled to link copper flotation response to the type of copper bearing minerals and physiochemical parameters such as redox potential (Eh), dissolved oxygen (DO), EDTA extractable Cu and Fe. Data from the mineral liberation analysis (MLA) have highlighted an important processrelevant information explaining the ...
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