in this research, kinetics of carbothermic reduction of molybdenite in the presence of different amounts of sodium carbonate has been studied. mixed powders consisting of molybdenite, graphite and sodium carbonate with three mole-ratios of 1:4:2,1:4:3 and 1:4:4 were mechanically activated for 40 hours. the results of x-ray diffraction on activated samples showed that no reaction occurrs in diff...

For the past 5 years, Montana Tech has coordinated eff orts with Chevron Phillips Chemical to determine how organic depressant, disodium carboxymethyl trithiocarbonate (Orfom® D8 depressant), works separate chalcopyrite from molybdenite during cleaner flotation of a bulk sulfide concentrate. Pure minerals were studied by cyclic voltammetry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform in...

The efficiency of grinding and flotation process in copper-molybdenum processing circuit, largely affected by performance thickeners hydrocyclones devices. goal this paper is to investigate the effect rate-limiting factors on these devices consequently separation molybdenum circuit. So, a full mineralogical study have been carried out outputs hydrocyclone molybdenite According results, coarse-g...

Sulfide minerals contain sulphur in a large variety of coordination environments. Consequently, the S 2p XPS of various mineral surface states undergo different shifts in binding energy (BE) relative to the bulk, depending on the charge distribution on the surface. This in turn depends on the number, type and position of the atoms on the fracture surface, which is determined by the fracture mec...

In this research, selective flotation of Mo from the Sungun Cu-Mo concentrate was evaluated in different operating conditions. It was found that the addition of 16 kg/t Na2S into flotation pulp and aeration decreased rapidly the initial oxidized- reduction potential (ORP) of the pulp from +228mV to -597 mV (with reference to standard Ag/AgCl electrode) and increasing the amount of Na2S by 50kg/...

The Hunt Mo skarn deposit is one of the best examples of a late tectonic, granitic pegmatite-related, skarn system in the Grenville province. An Re-Os age of 1069 ± 11 Ma was obtained from a molybdenite crystal (6.4 ppm Re) hosted in proximal skarn (sample 50O) consistent with a contact metasomatic origin related to the granitic body. Although less evolved than other Grenvillian pegmatites, the...