Sulphide deposits—their origin and processing

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Front Matter....Pages ix-ix
Compositional and textural variations of the major iron and base-metal sulphide minerals....Pages 1-16
Rio Tinto deposits — geology and geological models for their exploration and ore-reserve evaluation....Pages 17-35
The massive sulphide deposit of Aznalcóllar, Spain, Iberian Pyrite Belt: review of geology and mineralogy....Pages 37-47
Precious- and base-metal mineralogy of the Hellyer volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit, northwest Tasmania — a study by electron microprobe....Pages 49-71
Mineralogy and petrology of the lead-zinc-copper sulphide ores of the Viburnum Trend, southeast Missouri, U.S.A., with special emphasis on the mineralogy and extraction problems connected with cobalt and nickel....Pages 73-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Principles and practice of sulphide mineral flotation....Pages 87-101
Chelating reagents for flotation of sulphide minerals....Pages 103-117
Mineralogy of and potential beneficiation process for the Molai complex sulphide orebody, Greece....Pages 119-133
Studies of mineral liberation performance in sulphide comminution circuits....Pages 135-154
Methods of recovering platinum-group metals from Stillwater Complex ore....Pages 155-163
China’s sulphide deposits — their occurrence and treatment....Pages 165-175
Is flotation the unavoidable way for beneficiating metal sulphide ores?....Pages 177-185
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Improved model for design of industrial column flotation circuits in sulphide applications....Pages 189-206
Comparison of methods of gold and silver extraction from Hellyer pyrite and lead-zinc flotation middlings....Pages 207-221
Variables in the shear flocculation of galena....Pages 223-231
Role of chloride hydrometallurgy in processing of complex (massive) sulphide ores....Pages 233-254
Evaluation of the CANMET Ferric Chloride Leach (FCL) process for treatment of complex base-metal sulphide ores....Pages 255-269
Lead production from high-grade galena concentrates by ferric chloride leaching and molten-salt electrolysis....Pages 271-282
Mercury production from sulphide concentrates by cupric chloride leaching and aqueous electrolysis....Pages 283-288
Arsenic fixation and tailings disposal in METBA’s gold project....Pages 289-300
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Acid mine drainage from sulphide ore deposits....Pages 301-310