Antimony ore processingore beneficiation,flotation. Open buy once, receive and download all available ebook formats, including pdf, epub, and mobi for kindle. To determine the optimal size for forth flotation of the antimonite, three samples weighing 1kg each with particle. Special cleaning processes have been developed for the purpose, but more attention needs to be paid to selectivity in the primary sb flotation. Antimony has been concentrated by froth flotation using butyl xanthate as a collector. Antimony has been utilized by mankind for thousands of years.
The invention discloses a flotation separation method of antimony sulfide and goldbearing pyrite. The gangue is composed largely of quartz but contains, in addition, a small amount of talc. Development of principles of selection of reagents for flotation of. Flotation process is the main antimony ore processing method. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf. The problem discussed in this antimony process study is limited to a concentrator capable of beneficiating 150 tons per day of antimony ore. Journal of environmental sciences 2011, 237 1066a1071 removal of antimony from antimony mine flotation wastewater by electrocoagulation with aluminum electrodes jing zhu 1,2,3, fengchang wu 4,a.
In zimbabwe antimonite is mined together with lead and arsenic. Also, the amount of antimony in this sample was too low to produce a stibnite concentrate and thus. Removal of cadmium, lead, mercury, tin, antimony, and arsenic from drinking and seawaters by colloid precipitate flotation. The beneficiation of antimony ore by flotation free download as pdf file. Froth flotation process is used to concentrate relatively low grade ores. Besides, hg and u spread to the air by burning treatment. Selective froth flotation concentration of antimonite ore. Pdf mineral ore beneficiation and value addition has become a key factor for economic growth in africa. For flotation of antimony and bismuth minerals, a number of promising collectors were recommended. Minerals, most of them are easy floating antimony sulfide mineral flotation ore crystallographic sites.
Since antimony causes problems in the cyanidation process, its separation from the other sulfides is desirable. I worked in antimony gold deposit and flotation plant. Selective froth flotation concentration of antimonite ore from a. Pdf selective beneficiation of antimony ore using froth flotation. The flotation properties of this mineral are fairly well established. Selective froth flotation concentration of antimonite ore from a mixture of antimony, lead and arsenic ores 26. Removal of cadmium, lead, mercury, tin, antimony, and. Cn105080728a flotation separation method of antimony. Index termsantimonite, arsenic, froth flotation, lead. Stibnite often precede lead salts as activators also useful copper salt or a combination of lead salts copper salt, then collector flotation. Sodium hexametaphosphate is adopted as a dispersing agent, sodium silicate is used as a silicon and calcium gangue inhibitor, copper sulfate is used as an antimony and gold mineral activating agent, butyl xanthate is used as a collecting agent, and no. The antimony in this study occurs as the mineral stibnite sb2s3 in association with small amounts of pyrite, arsenopyrite, galena and lead sulfantimonides. Abstract mineral ore beneficiation and value addition has become a key factor for economic growth in africa. Antimony recovery from endoflife products and industrial process.
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