Research on Properties and Flotation Feasibility of a Silver Ore Associated with Copper in Yunnan

Abstract:

Properties of the ore were studied by chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction analysis and optical microscopy analysis. Research results show that the ore contains 479.5 g/t of silver and 0.54% of copper. Silver minerals are mainly argentite, copper minerals are mainly chalcopyrite and digenite, and gangue minerals are mainly quartz and dolomite. Based on the properties of the ore, flotation feasibility study was conducted. Results show that concentrate with excellent test indexes that a Ag grade of 4787.31 g/t with a Ag recovery of 87.97% and a Cu grade of 6.01% with a Cu recovery of 87.92% were obtained under the used process and reagent system conditions.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 868)
• Pages: 447-450
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.868.447
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Yi Jie Wang, Shu Ming Wen*, Dian Wen Liu, Dan Liu
• Keywords: Copper Ore, Flotation Feasibility, Ore Properties, Silver Ore

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