Beneficiation of silver and silver-bearing lead–zinc ores: A review

H Zhang, H Yu, W Sun, S Lin, C Zhang - Minerals Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Silver (Ag), atomic number 47, is a rare metal resource with dull-white color. In
nature, most of the silver resources are associated with Lead-Zinc ores, except for a small …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic study on the depression of calcite by sodium hexametaphosphate in sodium oleate system

H Zhang, W Sun, S Lin, C Li, Y Zhu, C Zhang - Applied Surface Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sodium hexametaphosphate (NaHMP), a common depressant for calcium-containing
minerals, is widely used in flotation practice. In this work, the depression mechanism of …

Insights into the desilication mechanism of goethite by anionic reverse flotation from hydroxyl role

H Zhang, S Lin, W Sun, D Chen, C Zhang - Minerals Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper mainly investigates the role of hydroxyl on the desilication of goethite by anionic
reverse flotation. Accordingly, micro-flotation experiments suggested that the activation effect …

Enhanced depression of lime on pyrite via pre-oxidation in weakly alkaline systems

J Ran, W Tang, M Zong, H Xu, C Wang, Z Wang… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lime is widely used as a depressant for pyrite in the flotation separation of non-ferrous metal
sulfide ores, but its application is impeded by challenges such as high dosage requirements …