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  • SAIMM
    Opportunities for the application of Augmented Reality in mining and minerals processing, G. Asbjörnsson, M. Getz, M. Evertsson, E. Clausen

    By M. Getz, G. Asbjörnsson, M. Evertsson, E. Clausen

    The mining and minerals processing industry is gradually being digitalised to improve efficiency and reduce waste. One aspect of this transition is to ensure that relevant process-data in sufficient q

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Direct flotation and desliming of iron ore using the Reflux Flotation Cell, J.E. Dickinson, M.J. Cole, R. Campbell, M.C. Cole, and K.P. Galvin

    By J. E. Dickinson, R. Campbell, M. J. Cole, K. P. Galvin, M. C. Cole

    It is common practice in the beneficiation of iron ore ultrafines to apply reverse flotation, and hence float the gangue minerals, leaving behind a high-grade iron ore product. Given the difficulty in

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Modelling of solvent extraction processes: Case of cobalt recovery from acidic chloride media, A. Chagnes

    By A. Chagnes

    This paper presents a modelling tool that can be used to predict the behaviour of solvent extraction processes. In particular, this model allows calculating metal extraction efficiency as a function o

    Jan 1, 2020

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    QEMSCAN® simulation improvement in complex microporous material: A case study on nickel laterites, A. Kanzari, A. Back, S.B. Blancher, T. Wallmach, V. Delarue, M. Pierre, and T. Bui

    By T. Bui, T. Wallmach, S. B. Blancher, A. Back, M. Pierre, V. Delarue, A. Kanzari

    This study investigates nickel laterite porosity and its impact on geometallurgical modelling. We performed a detailed mineralogical study on a set of Ni-laterite samples originating from New Caledoni

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Sensor-based sorting in underground, narrow-reef mining operations: an assessment of key economic drivers, V. Ross and C. Bergmann

    By C. Bergmann, V. Ross

    The concept of underground ore processing, in which valuable ore and waste are separated at a coarse particle size to improve the economics of operations and minimise the environmental impact, seems a

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Detection of systematic errors in the data used for mass balancing using the Movazen© software, M.R. Yarahmadi, S.R. Mortazavi, and S. Banisi

    By S. Banisi, M. R. Yarahmadi, S. R. Mortazavi

    Nowadays the development of automatic on-line sampling systems has enabled large amounts of data to be available to plant managers. These data are inevitably prone to random and sometimes systematic e

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Study on flotation separation of cervantite and quartz using cationic collectors, J. Wang, F. Dong, Z. Wang, F. Yang, and D. Mingxia

    By F. Dong, F. Yang, J. Wang, Z. Wang, D. Mingxia

    Antimony oxide ores are important antimony resources, but their recovery is still a problem. In this paper, the adsorption behaviour and mechanism of dodecamine and quaternary ammonium salt on the sur

    Jan 1, 2020

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    New flotation reagents: Metal-organic/inorganic complexes in mineral flotation, W. Sun, W. Sun, Y. Hu, H. Han, J. Wang, Z. Wei, R. Wang , H. Tang, and X. Cao

    By X. Cao, R. Wang, H. Han, Y. Hu, Z. Wei, W. Sun, H. Tang, J. Wang

    Flotation reagents play a vital role in mineral flotation. In the past century, most studies focused on the modification of anion or cation collectors and the synergistic effect of mixed collectors, w

    Jan 1, 2020

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    New insights into the activation of stibnite and aurostibite AuSb2 by metal ions during flotation by tetrathiuram disulfides, P.M. Solozhenkin and O.I. Solozhenkin

    By P. M. Solozhenkin, O. I. Solozhenkin

    Currently lead nitrate is used as the recommended activator in Au-Sb flotation. However, due to high levels of hazard, the application of lead nitrate constitutes a potential risk for human health and

    Jan 1, 2020

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    The Influence of roll speed and feed fineness on HPGR-performance in finish grinding of cement clinker, L. Schützenmeister, T. Mütze, and G. Kache

    By T. Mützea, L. Schützenmeister, G. Kacheb

    High-Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR) are employed in cement plants worldwide. Although the technology has been mastered in the majority of applications, design-, scale-up- and operationalchallenges sti

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Enhancement of mineralogical assessments through mass reconciliation and multi-dimensional visualization for flotation improvement, O. Gravel, G. Mahieu, L. Perez-Barnuevo, and P. Barbeau-Verreault

    By G. Mahieu, L. Perez-Barnuevo, P. Barbeau-Verreault, O. Gravel

    Raglan mine is a copper-nickel mining operation, part of Glencore, and located at the northern border of the province of Quebec, in Canada. The concentrator is fed by a mix of four different undergrou

    Jan 1, 2020

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    New reagents for controlling of H2O2 by metal sulfide and its effect in Galena Flotation

    By A. R. Javadi

    Pyrite (FeS2), chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), sphalerite (ZnS) and galena (PbS) generate hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) when placed in water, with pyrite generating the most amount of H2O2. The order of these miner

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Isothermal titration calorimetry and density functional theory comparison study of xanthate, dithiophosphate and dithiocarbamate adsorption on pyrite surfaces M.G. Mulaudzi, J Taguta, B. McFadzean, and P.E. Ngoepe

    By J Taguta, B. McFadzean, P. E. Ngoepe, M. G. Mulaudzi

    Computational modelling methods and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) were employed to investigate the interaction of a pyrite surface with thiol collectors. Modelling work was conducted in the p

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Potential and challenges of thiosulfate for gold recovery from Secondary resources compared to gold ores, A. Birich and B. Friedrics

    By B. Friedrich, A. Birich

    Gold has been a metal of special importance for mankind for several thousand years. Its outstanding chemical resistance is an important property of this noble metal, but becomes a disadvantage when it

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Desulphurization of iron ore slime by column flotation with Nano-micro bubbles, F. Nakhaei and Z. Pourkarimi

    By F. Nakhaei, Z. Pourkarimi

    Tailings produced from the iron ore industry present many challenges due to the high economic and environmental impacts involved with their disposal. However, the relative scarcity of high-grade iron

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Comparison the floatability of pyrite and pyrrhotite iron sulfide minerals and their effects on the performance of flotation system, S.M.H. Haddad, A. Dehghani Ahmadabadi, A.H. Baladastian, R. Hejazi, M. Saghaeian, and V. Sheikhzadeh

    By S. M. H. Haddad, M. Saghaeian, R. Hejazi, V. Sheikhzadeha, A. H. Baladastian, A. Dehghani Ahmadabadi

    Sulfide impurities in iron ore concentrates play an important role in designing pelletising and steel making plants. Therefore attempts are made to keep the sulfur content of the final concentrate pro

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Flotation of complex copper-molybdenum-gold ore of copper-porphyry deposit, G.V. Sedelnikova, M.N. Sycheva, O.I. Rychkova, and E.V. Poryadochnova

    By O. I. Rychkova, M. N. Sycheva, E. V. Poryadochnova, G. V. Sedelnikova

    Deposits of copper-porphyry type occupy a leading position in the mineral resource base of the world copper industry. They are characterized by large and gigantic scales, often complex composition, th

    Jan 1, 2020

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    The carbon adsorption technology for recovery of gold-thiocyanate complexes from sulfuric acid solutions containing copper and iron, A.A. Kozlov, A.V. Epiforov, and N.V. Nemchinova

    By N. V. Nemchinova, A. A. Kozlov, A. V. Epiforov

    The gold dissolution in sulfuric acid media during industrial oxidative leaching test of sulfide gold-copper flotation concentrates has been achieved. The reason for this was using technological water

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Characterisation of pyrite and arsenopyrite surface species in aqueous systems for selective flotation, P. Forson, S. Xu, R. Asamoah, M. Zanin, and W. Skinner

    By R. Asamoah, P. Forson, S. Xu, W. Skinner, M. Zanin

    In most auriferous hydrothermal deposits, gold is preferentially associated with pyrite and arsenopyrite minerals, with higher economic gold values noted for the latter and arsenian pyrite minerals. I

    Jan 1, 2020

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    Preparation and properties of slag-tailings based artificial reef concretes, X.J. Lyu, B.O. Erdenekhuyag, Q. Liu, M.J. Lian, H.Y. Zang, X.Q. Cao, and X.F. You

    By X. J. Lyu, Q. Liu, M. J. Lian, X. Q. Cao, X. F. You, B. O. Erdenekhuyag, H. Y. Zang

    The slag-tailings based artificial reef concrete (ARC) is made of CaO-CaSO4 activated granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) as cementitious material and deslimed gold ore tailings as aggregate. In orde

    Jan 1, 2020