Into the belly of the flash.....insights into the mechanisms at work within a flash flotation cell

Newcombe, B., Bradshaw, D. J. and Wightman, E. M. (2012). Into the belly of the flash.....insights into the mechanisms at work within a flash flotation cell. In: Peter Hill (Conference Chair), Proceedings: 11th AusIMM Mill Operators' Conference 2012. 11th AusIMM Mill Operators' Conference 2012, Hobart, Tasmania, (163-170). 29-31 October 2012.

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Author Newcombe, B.
Bradshaw, D. J.
Wightman, E. M.
Title of paper Into the belly of the flash.....insights into the mechanisms at work within a flash flotation cell
Conference Paper Type Fully Published Paper
Conference name 11th AusIMM Mill Operators' Conference 2012
Conference location Hobart, Tasmania
Conference dates 29-31 October 2012
Proceedings title Proceedings: 11th AusIMM Mill Operators' Conference 2012
Editor Peter Hill (Conference Chair)
Place published Carlton, Victoria
Publisher AusIMM: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Publication date 2012
ISBN 9781921522734
Start page 163
End page 170
Total pages 8
Collection year 2013
Language eng
Abstract/Summary Flash flotation plays an integral role in many of the gold and sulfide mineral concentrators around the world, and yet despite this widespread use, very little information on this unit process is available in the published literahrre. For operations to maximise the performance of their flash flotation circuits, understanding how these cells operate, the nature of the particles they target and how to predict whether a flash flotation cell should be used on a specific ore type is of vital importance. This paper provides a sununary of the key findings of a large flash flotation research project based in the operating environment of a refractory gold concentrator. The influence of key flotation performance criteria including gas dispersion, residence time and particle segregation within the cell will be discussed and recorrunendations for process improvements will be made throughout. The nahrre of the particles within the flash cell will be examined, as will the impact on the type of particles that are passed to downstream processes when the flash flo tation cell is taken off-line. The development of a laboratory method to determine whether an ore is suitable to undergo the flash flotation process is also presented for its potential to aid in flow sheet development and optimisation for new ores.
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