PDF Estimated Water Requirements for the Conventional Flotation of Copper Ores
copper produced in the United States originated from flotation (Daniel E. Edelstein, Copper Commodity Specialist, Geological Survey, written commun., March 20, 2012). ... The crushed ore is transferred to a semiautogenous (SAG) mill or ball mill where the ore is further reduced in size. Water is added to the ball mill, in which a slurry ...