Reprocessing of tailing from Erdenet copper ores: Optimization of the flotation

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10.2991/978-94-6463-318-4_4How to use a DOI?

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Recovery; Flotation; Copper; Tailing; Erdenet Mining

Abstract

The Erdenet tailing storage facility (TSF) is one of the largest in the world with a total area of 18.6km². Over 40 years of history of Erdenet mining, the process tailing has been collected in the tailing dam and now becomes the biggest resource for research. The goal of this research work is to define the optimized condition of the flotation with the highest achievement of Cu recovery from the tailings of the Erdenet Copper Mining (EMC). Series of research and laboratory experimental works including physical and chemical characterization of the tailing samples, flotation experiments and analysis were carried out in order to define the optimized condition of the flotation. The best recovery of tailing sample with 0.1% of Cu was 1.4% of Cu grade and 32.27% of cumulative recovery.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Narangarav Terbish
AU  - Ankhchimeg Ganzorig
AU  - Dugar Davaajargal
AU  - Battsengel Baatar
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/31
TI  - Reprocessing of tailing from Erdenet copper ores: Optimization of the flotation
BT  - Proceedings of the second International Conference on Resources and Technology (RESAT 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 35
EP  - 53
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-318-4_4
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-318-4_4
ID  - Terbish2023
ER  -