Glossary · term
Flotation
Mining & Metallurgy
- Aliases
- froth flotation, floated
- Domain
- Mining & Metallurgy
Definition
Grinding ore to powder, mixing it with water and chemicals that make the wanted mineral water-repellent, and blowing bubbles through it — the mineral floats off in the froth. The workhorse of base-metal mining.
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