A METHOD OF ENHANCING RECOVERY OF VALUE SULFIDE OR PRECIOUS MINERALS UNDER ALKALINE CONDITIONS

摘要

Methods of enhancing recovery of value sulfide or precious minerals from an ore containing Mg-silicate, slimeforming minerals, and/or clay by crushing the ore, grinding the ore, and subjecting the ground ore to a flotation process, in conjunctionwith the addition of at least one monovalent ion modifier enhancing agent and/or froth phase modifier agent to the ore,are provided herein.