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Flotation of auriferous pyrite using a mixture of collectors
Dissertation (MEng(Metallurgical))--University of Pretoria, 2005.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23759 Flotation of auriferous pyrite using a mixture of collectors Rao, S.R. Davidtz, J.C. Vermaak, M.K.G. (Matthys Karel Gerhardus) MakanzaAT@tut.ac.za Makanza, A.T. (Antony Tapiwa) Uranium Gold Flotation Pyrites UCTD Dissertation (MEng(Metallurgical))--University of Pretoria, 2005. The effects SIBX/C10 (or C12) TTC mixtures on flotation response of pyrite, gold and uranium from Anglogold Ashanti’s No 2 Gold Plant feed were investigated. In batch flotation tests where TTC was dosed from aged 1% wt stock solutions, synergism was shown to occur in gold flotation at 25 mole percent C12 TTC and in uranium flotation at a similar dosage of C10 TTC. With commercial C12 TTC, 8 mole percent recorded the highest uranium and gold recoveries. The SIBX/C12 TTC mixture had a greater effect on gold than on uranium. When C12 mercaptan replaced the TTC in SIBX mixtures, rates and recoveries decreased at all levels. Kinetics and recovery with a mixture of 92 mole percent SIBX and 8 mole percent commercial C12 TTC gave a better flotation activity than obtained with SIBX alone. A combination of SIBX and an aged 1% wt solution of TTC lost activity when compared to that of SIBX and commercial TTC. This was attributed to the hydrolysis of TTC. Micro-probe analysis, back-scattered electron images, and EDS analysis showed that all the uranium recovered in flotation concentrates was associated with either pyrite, galena or a carbonaceous material (karogen). This was attributed to the flotation of the uranium oxide minerals brannerite and uraninite. Conditioning at pH values between 1.9-3.7 improved kinetics of gold, sulphur and uranium collection, but sulphur and uranium final recoveries were lower and gold final recovery was higher than the standard. In the presence of 0.001M cyanide, equivalent to 70g/t copper sulphate failed to activate pyrite at both pH 5.5 and pH 7.2. At a similar molar dosage lead nitrate did activate pyrite at pH 5.5 but not at pH 7.2. Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering unrestricted 2013-09-06T15:52:22Z 2007-04-05 2013-09-06T15:52:22Z 2006-05-04 2005 2007-04-04 Dissertation Makanza, A 2005, Flotation of auriferous pyrite using a mixture of collectors, MEng(Metallurgical) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23759 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23759 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04042007-173935/ © 2006, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Uranium Gold Flotation Pyrites UCTD Flotation of auriferous pyrite using a mixture of collectors |
| title | Flotation of auriferous pyrite using a mixture of collectors |
| title_full | Flotation of auriferous pyrite using a mixture of collectors |
| title_fullStr | Flotation of auriferous pyrite using a mixture of collectors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flotation of auriferous pyrite using a mixture of collectors |
| title_short | Flotation of auriferous pyrite using a mixture of collectors |
| title_sort | flotation of auriferous pyrite using a mixture of collectors |
| topic | Uranium Gold Flotation Pyrites UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23759 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04042007-173935/ |