| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 18, 2017
Mineral Engineering Conference MEC2017
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| Article Number | 01007 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20171801007 | |
| Published online | 04 October 2017 | |
The effect of process water salinity on flotation of copper ore from Lubin mining region (SW Poland)
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
* e-mail: andrzej.luszczkiewicz@pwr.edu.pl
The process water used for the flotation of sedimentary copper ore in ore concentration plants in KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. were characterized. The process water used in the flotation circuits is heavily saline. It contains between 25 and 45 g/dm3 of soluble components, and the main constituent, in about 75%, is NaCl. Process water used for flotation consists of reclaimed water from the tailing dam and mine water. The effect of process water salinity on the processes of copper flotation from the Lubin mine area was described. The results of laboratory flotation experiments conducted in tap water and in water of different salinity levels were compared. The effect of the salinity of water within specified concentration limits was generally found to be beneficial for upgrading of the examined ore.
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