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Froth flotation process for recovering sheelite
Assignee: Nittetsu Mining Co Ltd
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Filing: 1975-02-20
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Granted: 1977-08-09
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Expires: 1995-02-20
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a froth flotation process for recovering scheelite from scheelite ores. This invention comprises adding a sulphonate collector or a mixture of a sulphonate collector and a fatty acid collector to a pulp containing the ores, selectively floating the scheelite from the ores and recovering the flotation concentrate thus obtained.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Fukazawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 02:59
CPC Classifications
B; B03; B03D; B03D1/00; B03D1/001; B03D1/004; B03D1/012; B03D1/008; B03D2201/00; B03D2201/02; B03D2203/00; B03D2203/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A process for recovering scheelite concentrate from scheelite ores which comprises in an alkaline treatement step, treating a low grade scheelite containing concentrate obtained from said ore by initial froth flotation and containing an objectionable amount of adsorbed collector added during said initial froth flotation, which amount of adsorbed collector interferes with further stages of scheelite concentration of froth flotation, with caustic soda as an alkaline substance in an amount sufficient to substantially remove said amount of objectionable adsorbed collector, in water to form a pulp and filtering the pulp to form a cake, washing the cake with water, and repulping the cake and thereafter in a flotation step, adding 20-40 kg/t-ores in the repulped cake of quebracho as a depressant for sulfide minerals and silicate minerals to the repulped cake and conditioning the pulp for 3-5 minutes and then, following the conditioning step, floating the conditioned pulp at a pH of 9.5-10.5 with addition of 30- 150 g/t-ores in the conditioned pulp of a fatty acid collector and 50-160 g/t-ores of a frother and recovering a scheelite concentrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A process for recovering scheelite concentrate from scheelite ores which comprises in an alkaline treatement step, treating a low grade scheelite containing concentrate obtained from said ore by initial froth flotation and containing an objectionable amount of adsorbed collector added during said initial froth flotation, which amount of adsorbed collector interferes with further stages of scheelite concentration of froth flotation, with caustic soda as an alkaline substance in an amount sufficient to substantially remove said amount of objectionable adsorbed collector, in water to form a pulp and filtering the pulp to form a cake, washing the cake with water, and repulping the cake and thereafter in a flotation step, adding 20-40 kg/t-ores in the repulped cake of quebracho as a depressant for sulfide minerals and silicate minerals to the repulped cake and conditioning the pulp for 3-5 minutes and then, following the conditioning step, floating the conditioned pulp at a pH of 9.5-10.5 with addition of 30- 150 g/t-ores in the conditioned pulp of a fatty acid collector and 50-160 g/t-ores of a frother and recovering a scheelite concentrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
The process of claim 1 in which a sheelite concentrate containing gangue such as carbonates, phosphates and sulfide minerals is treated with hydrochloric acid to dissolve said carbonates and phosphates and then is filtered off prior to said alkaline treatment step to form a cake which is repulped for said alkaline treatment step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process for recovering scheelite from scheelite ores according to claim 2, wherein carbonate materials, apatite and sulfide minerals in the gangue are dissolved with 1.1 - 1.2 times excess of stoichiometric amount of hydrochloric acid in respect to the weight of the reactive material of the gangue.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process for recovering scheelite from scheelite ores according to claim 2, wherein in the alkaline treatment step, after pulp density is adjusted to 20-40% solids, caustic soda is added to the pulp, the pulp is let alone for 5-20 minutes and then is filtered off.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The process for recovering scheelite from scheelite ores according to claim 1, wherein in the alkaline treatment step, after pulp density is adjusted to 20-40% solids and caustic soda is added to the pulp, the pulp is let alone for 5-20 minutes at normal temperature, the treated pulp is filtered off.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein in the flotation step, the fatty acid collector contains oleic acid.
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