Thickener feed dilution is often used for enhanced flocculation and sediment compressibility. This work investigated the effect of feed dilution on thickener performance for copper flotation...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073If 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 ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The roughing flotation of tailings was achieved at laboratory (14 min) using a Denver D-12 mechanical machine with the impeller speed kept at 1350 rpm (Fig. 3).The yields in copper and cobalt were studied versus the reagents dosage. The reagents were introduced in the slurry to be floated while keeping constant (0.1) the ratio of dosages.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073This paper presents a review of chemical composition data of the main stages of copper production from sulfide minerals, such as (1) copper minerals, (2) flotation tailings, (3) flotation ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The mass fraction of the total copper of tailings in flotation products was determined through an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES, optima 4300 DV, Perkin Elmer). Through the ICP method, a minimum of 0.2 g of the samples are fused at LPG temperature followed by an acidification for conversion into a solution. ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The copper concentrate obtained from the flotation of tailings [30] was used as feed sample in this study.To achieve an excellent copper dissolution from the concentrate of flotation tailings, which consist of chalcopyrite as the major copper component, high‒pressure leaching (HPL) was conducted using an autoclave under a variety of sulfuric acid concentration (0–0.5 …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The above flowsheet is designed for the treatment by flotation of copper as chalcopyrite with gold and silver values. The ore, ranging from 60-65% silica, with pyrite, ... Cleaner flotation tailings are returned to the head of the rougher flotation circuit for retreatment. In many milling circuits, particularly if coarse grinding is used, the ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073In addition, it is expected that more tailings will be produced in the coming years due to the increased exploration of low-grade copper ores. Therefore, this research aims to develop a copper recovery process from flotation tailings using high-pressure leaching (HPL) followed by solvent extraction.
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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 associated gangue minerals are separated as …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073This work aimed to investigate optimal leaching technology for copper extraction from old flotation tailings of the Copper Mine Bor. The leaching degree of copper after leaching with sulphuric acid at 80 °C was 50%, the maximal leaching degree was achieved after 30 minutes.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Flotation Tailings: Effect of Feed Dilution on the Thickener Performance, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, DOI: 10.1080/08827508.2018.1497626 To link to this article: https ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073We conducted a 2⁴ factorial design on the main parameters that influence flotation performance. The results showed an optimum flotation condition at dosages of 80 g/t, 30g/t, and 150 g/t of...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Samples of copper tailings were collected from the overflow and underflow streams of the primary hydrocyclone at the processing plant discussed in Section 2.1.The d90s of these samples were 63.7 μ m and 279 μ m respectively and the particle size distributions of each can be found in Fig. 1.The samples were obtained as slurry, which was subsequently dried and the …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The effects from particles size in tailings, and the reagents' suite components and their dosages on the copper flotation efficiency were investigated. Flotation results were significantly improved when tailings contain 70% particles with size smaller than 106 μm were floated using a reagents suite including 3600 g per t NaHS (sulphidiser ...
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