Conference Proceedings
Fifth AuslMM Extractive Metallurgy Conference, Perth, October 1991
Conference Proceedings
Fifth AuslMM Extractive Metallurgy Conference, Perth, October 1991
Agglomerate Flotation - A Method for Fine Particle Recovery
Complex ores, characterised by intimate intergrowths between minerals, have previously been treated by flotation with limited success. The most common problem has been that the liberation size is often finer than the lower size limit for selection flotation. A technique has been developed in which the problem is overcome by the use of a selective agglomeration procedure in which the values are coalesced with oil to a size suitable for flotation prior to introduction into the flotation machine. A complex lead ore was characterised by QEM*SEM mineralogy as having a mean galena liberation size of 15 m. The best recovery of lead at 50 per cent Pb grade by standard flotation was 53 per cent. After application of the procedure, 86 per cent recovery was obtained after a single cleaner step. The oil functions as a bridging liquid in the presence of conventional collectors which render the mineral oleophillic.
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G B Siddall, P G Hayward
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