Open AccessInfluence of reagent dose on the flotation selectivity of copper ore from LGOM area (SW Poland)
Author(s) -
Magdalena Duchnowska,
Alicja Bakalarz,
Andrzej Łuszczkiewicz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/641/1/012016
Subject(s) - reagent , copper , dolomite , copper ore , oil shale , metallurgy , selectivity , froth flotation , chemistry , monocline , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , mineralogy , waste management , geology , materials science , structural basin , engineering , catalysis , organic chemistry , paleontology
The influence of amount of flotation reagents on the efficiency of copper ore flotation in standard laboratory experiments was investigated. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of collector and frother amount on the selectivity of copper upgrading during flotation process of dolomite-shale ore from Fore-Sudetic Monocline area (Legnica-Glogow Copper Basin). The amount of collectors added in industrial conditions was the starting point for the process assessment. Since the dose of flotation reagents influences on the quality and quantity parameters of obtained concentrates, a decrease or increase of reagent dosage can have a major impact on the overall metal production costs at the mining-metallurgical complex.