Flotation of Gold and GoldBearing Ores
The flotation recovery of free gold (throughout the text free gold is synonymous with liberated gold) is largely affected by physical constraints such as the shape and size of the gold particles and the stability of the froth. It is a generally accepted fact that liberated gold finer than about 150 μm floats readily with most collectors and in particular xanthates and dithiophosphates. When