Up-scaling of froth flotation equipment

The up-scaling of flotation equipment has been investigated based on comparisons between laboratory, pilot and industrial scale flotation tests and a characterization study of large-scale industrial flotation cells in Boliden’s Aitik copper mine in Northern Sweden. The use of high volume flotation cells has nowadays become more and more common...

Treatment of coarse material in flotation

The treatment of coarse particles was approached from two perspectives. A techno-economic study had to reveal the potential of a Derrick 5-deck Stack Sizer\textregistered in a flotation circuit. This fine wet screening technology has a high capital expenditure. This is a disadvantage since investors try to suppress the capital costs in an early...

Testing reagents to improve the recovery of ilmenite flotation at Titania A/S

Mineral processing plays an important part in providing our society with much needed resources. These processes, however, could be made much more efficient. Advancements in this field would enable a population to make economical use of its resources. One widely-used ore processing method to separate target minerals from other minerals is froth...