The Froth Flotation Process:Past,Present and Future-In Brief
Abstract. It is not easy to convey, in a few words, the enormous importance of the froth flotation process to the economy of the whole industrial world. It may suffice, for the present article, to quote rough estimates of the quantity of crushed ore which is treated annually by flotation — 2 x 10 9 tonnes — and the proportion of base-metals ...