The metallurgical response of minerals during the flotation process are dependent upon two factors: The fragmentation of the minerals from each other during the grinding stage establishes the limits to process metallurgy The relative abundance of the different minerals in the ore sample dictates the complexity of the flowsheet design.   Here we discus the mineral … Read more

At a mining operation, a project was designed and implemented to develop a process for controlling lead recovery in the flotation plant. The metallurgical program consisted of two parts: A survey of the current plant process streams was conducted first to assess the performance characteristics of the existing flowsheet and equipment. A comprehensive program of laboratory scale … Read more

To facilitate the presentation of the modal data, the cleaner circuit of this case concentrator was separated into three operations. The first cleaner circuit, which includes the cleaner-scavenger bank is discussed first, this is followed by a discussion of the operation of the column cleaner circuit. Finally, an analysis of the overall cleaner circuit operation is … Read more