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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COPPER 91 - COBRE 91 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM — VOLUME II AUGUST 18-21, 1991, OTTAWA, CANADA Mineral Processing and Process Control Edited by G.S. Dobby University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada S.A. Argyropoulos University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada S.R. Rao McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada International Symposium organized by the Metallurgical Society of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Chilean Institute of Mining Engineers, and Minerals, Metals and Materials Society of the AIME ME. 3Oth Annual Conference of Metallurgists of CIM 1991 Fall Meeting of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society - Extraction and Processing Division 21st Annual Hydrometallurgical Meeting of CIM PERGAMON PRESS New York, Oxford, Bejing, Frankfurt, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COPPER 91 - COBRE 91INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM — VOLUME IIAUGUST 18-21, 1991, OTTAWA, CANADA
Mineral Processing andProcess Control
Edited byG.S. DobbyUniversity of TorontoToronto, Ontario, CanadaS.A. ArgyropoulosUniversity of TorontoToronto, Ontario, CanadaS.R. RaoMcGill UniversityMontreal, Quebec, Canada
International Symposium organized by the Metallurgical Society ofCanadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and PetroleumChilean Institute of Mining Engineers, andMinerals, Metals and Materials Society of the AIME
ME.3Oth Annual Conference of Metallurgists of CIM
1991 Fall Meeting of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society - Extraction and Processing Division
21st Annual Hydrometallurgical Meeting of CIM
PERGAMON PRESSNew York, Oxford, Bejing, Frankfurt, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto
Table of Contents
VOLUME II — MINERAL PROCESSING AND PROCESS CONTROL
Foreword >*
PLANT PRACTICEMill Expansions at Freeport Indonesia — Four-Fold Production Increase in a Decade 3
W.E. McCulloch Jr.Improving Flotation Performance at the Nchanga Concentrator ofZambia Consolidated Copper Mines Limited 19
C.I.A. John, R.C Sathe and V.S. Kasongamulilo
La Caridad Concentrator Plant 35R. Tello Flores
Development of the Copper Concentrate Flowsheet at Mount Isa Mines Limited 53R. Espinosa-Gomez, P. T. Griffin, N. W. Johnson and CD. Barnes
SAG Grinding at Chuquicamata 69/. E. Rosas and R.A. Morales
Ungrading of Copper Concentrate by Pyrite Depression at Chuquicamata Division 83J.J. Aravena and J.P. Vega
MINERAL PROCESS DESIGNLaboratory Investigations of Enhanced Copper Flotation at the Sotiel ComplexSulphide Concentrator 101
M. Acosta Fernandez, R.J. Edwards and K.P. Williams
Process Development for Treatment of Refractory Massive Sulphide Copper Ores 117S. Bulatovic and R.S. Salter
Salobo Copper Ore Process Development 133C.E. Pereira, A.E. Clark Peres and R. Lima Bandeira
The Use of Functional Performance Analysis for Plant GrindingMedia Testing and Selection 145
R. Mclvor, L. Duval and L. Leclercq
Advances in the Design of Large Size Grinding Mills 157/. Knecht
FLOTATION CHEMISTRY AND REAGENT TESTINGCollectorless Flotation Behaviour of Chalcopyrite in the Nickel-Copper Oresfrom Sudbury Basin 171
S. Kelebek and B.J. Huls
Development and Plant Application of a New Collector for Oxide Copper-CobaltFlotation for Gecamines, Zaire, Flotation Plants 187
S. Bulatovic, C.J. Ferron and W.T. Yen
Hydrosulphide Depression of Copper-Sulphide Minerals Floated by Xanthate andThionocarbamate Collectors 201
J.E. Gebhardt and D.G. Kotlyar
Unimin Sulphide Mineral Depressants 217S. Auger, J. Merza and K. Ward
The Differential Flotation of Inco Matte with the Use of Polysaccharides 231G.A. Nyamekye and J.S. Laskowski
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Relating Copper-Zinc Selectivity to the Pulp Potential 245G. Labonte, P. Lacombe, S. Ratnayake and J.A. Finch
NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PILOT TESTINGA Conductivity Technique for Level Detection in Flotation Cells 261
A. Uribe-Salas, M. Leroux, CO. Gomez and J.A. Finch
Column Versus Mechanical Flotation: Application to the Chessy (France)Polymetallic Project 277
G. Morizot, M. Save, P. Conil and M. Mangeot
The Use of Column Flotation Pilot Plants for Copper Flotation Circuit Design 291G.A. Kosick, G.S. Dobby and P.T. Shimizu
Continuous Hyperbaric Filtration of Copper Concentrate 305J. Haintz and G. Ehlert
Application of the Acid Curing Process at the Sewell Concentrator toActivate Copper Sulphide Flotation 323
H.R. Hip and J.M. Menacho
Creation of the Technology of Copper-Nickel-Iron Bearing Ore Beneficiation ofTalnakh Deposit on the Basis of Flotation with the Use of Inert Gases 335
V.I. Volkov, N.I. Geonya, V. V. Rybas, G.P. Ponomaryov and M.I. Mantsevich
PROCESS CONTROL AND SIMULATIONA Review of Advanced Control Applications in Mineral Processing 343
A. Vien, B.C. Flintoff and R.P. Edwards
Design and Operation of the SAG Grinding Circuit at the Red Dome Gold/CopperOperations in Queensland, Australia 361
T. Kojovic, S. Kittel, P. Lewis and R. Morrison
Predictive Control of Grinding Circuits — An Evaluation by Dynamic Simulation 377D. Hodouin, Y. Marcotte, A. Pomerleau and F. Flament
A Semi-Autogenous Grinding Plant Simulator for Control Studies 395G.D. Gonzalez, H. Bustamante, C. Barahona and A. Cipriano
Integrated Grinding/Flotation Controls and Management 411O.A. Bascur
Copper Flotation Expert System at Mount Isa Mines Limited 429B. Lacouture, C. Russell, P. Griffin and K. Leung
An Operational Model for Froth Flotation: Application to the Copper Industry 439A.P. Yavanovic and L.R. Freitas
Ball Mill Communition Optimization 453P. Radziszewski and S.S. Tarasiewicz
ANALYZERS AND SENSORSOn-Stream Analyzer for Metallurgical Processes 469
G. Ortiizar, A. Oroz, F. de Mayo, H. Leiva and G. Ugarte
Development of an On-Line XRF-Based Control System for PyrometallurgicalReactors and its Application to Copper Refining 483
G. Holt and P.J. Tily
Development of a Sensor for On-Line Control and Characterization ofBubbles and Drops in Flotation Cells and Mixer Settler Units 501
A. Otero and I. De La Fuente
Authors' Index 5 1 7
Keyword Index 519
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