The effect of heavy oxidation upon flotation and potential remedies for Merensky type sulfides
| dc.contributor.author | Newell, A J H | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bradshaw, D J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Harris, P J | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-30T19:34:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-07-30T19:34:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-07-29T13:38:32Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Surface oxidation of sulfide minerals, such as that found in the regions of a sulfide ore body near the water table, can have a significant impact upon flotation. This theme has been explored for Merensky ore type sulfides where an ore containing pyrrhotite, pentlandite and chalcopyrite was thermally oxidised and the role of potential remedies investigated. Back-scattered scanning electron microscope images are presented showing the oxidation layer which formed in the mineral surfaces. These oxidation layers were depleted in both sulfur and iron with incorporated oxygen. Flotation recovery rapidly decreased with increasing oxidation, particularly after 27 days and reached a plateau after 50 days. Up to 27 days, this effect could be partially overcome with higher collector additions. Oxidation had more impact upon the finer size fractions, particularly for pyrrhotite. For more heavily surface oxidised samples, ultrasonic treatment prior to collector conditioning was found to improve flotation recoveries. This treatment had the greatest effect upon chalcopyrite particles. Sulfidisation was successful in restoring the flotation recovery of the heavily oxidised sulfide minerals. Longer sulfidisation conditioning times were not conducive to good flotation recoveries of both oxidised pyrrhotite and pentlandite due to oxidation of the freshly formed sulfide surfaces. For maximum flotation recoveries of oxidised pyrrhotite, pentlandite and chalcopyrite, different sulfidisation conditions are indicated. It appears likely that in a mineral processing operation treating oxidised Merensky type ores, two stages of sulfidisation employing different conditions would be required. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.043 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Newell, A. J. H., Bradshaw, D. J., & Harris, P. J. (2006). The effect of heavy oxidation upon flotation and potential remedies for Merensky type sulfides. <i>Minerals Engineering</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21078 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Newell, A J H, D J Bradshaw, and P J Harris "The effect of heavy oxidation upon flotation and potential remedies for Merensky type sulfides." <i>Minerals Engineering</i> (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21078 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Newell, A. J. H., Bradshaw, D. J., & Harris, P. J. (2006). The effect of heavy oxidation upon flotation and potential remedies for Merensky type sulfides. Minerals engineering, 19(6), 675-686. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0892-6875 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Newell, A J H AU - Bradshaw, D J AU - Harris, P J AB - Surface oxidation of sulfide minerals, such as that found in the regions of a sulfide ore body near the water table, can have a significant impact upon flotation. This theme has been explored for Merensky ore type sulfides where an ore containing pyrrhotite, pentlandite and chalcopyrite was thermally oxidised and the role of potential remedies investigated. Back-scattered scanning electron microscope images are presented showing the oxidation layer which formed in the mineral surfaces. These oxidation layers were depleted in both sulfur and iron with incorporated oxygen. Flotation recovery rapidly decreased with increasing oxidation, particularly after 27 days and reached a plateau after 50 days. Up to 27 days, this effect could be partially overcome with higher collector additions. Oxidation had more impact upon the finer size fractions, particularly for pyrrhotite. For more heavily surface oxidised samples, ultrasonic treatment prior to collector conditioning was found to improve flotation recoveries. This treatment had the greatest effect upon chalcopyrite particles. Sulfidisation was successful in restoring the flotation recovery of the heavily oxidised sulfide minerals. Longer sulfidisation conditioning times were not conducive to good flotation recoveries of both oxidised pyrrhotite and pentlandite due to oxidation of the freshly formed sulfide surfaces. For maximum flotation recoveries of oxidised pyrrhotite, pentlandite and chalcopyrite, different sulfidisation conditions are indicated. It appears likely that in a mineral processing operation treating oxidised Merensky type ores, two stages of sulfidisation employing different conditions would be required. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Minerals Engineering LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 SM - 0892-6875 T1 - The effect of heavy oxidation upon flotation and potential remedies for Merensky type sulfides TI - The effect of heavy oxidation upon flotation and potential remedies for Merensky type sulfides UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21078 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21078 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Newell AJH, Bradshaw DJ, Harris PJ. The effect of heavy oxidation upon flotation and potential remedies for Merensky type sulfides. Minerals Engineering. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21078. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en_ZA |
| dc.source | Minerals Engineering | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08926875 | |
| dc.subject.other | Surface modification | |
| dc.subject.other | Flotation activators | |
| dc.subject.other | Oxidation | |
| dc.subject.other | Sulfide ores | |
| dc.subject.other | Precious metal ores | |
| dc.title | The effect of heavy oxidation upon flotation and potential remedies for Merensky type sulfides | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |