@inproceedings{fa279cff75e242e886e932c4d06b6f09,
title = "Enrichment of pyrite from siirt- Madenk{\"o}y copper plant tailings by flotation",
abstract = "Pyrite is present as a gangue mineral in most of complex sulphide ores and most of time it is removed as a tailing. However, beneficiation of pyrite from tailings could be important because of its economical value and for the environmental concern. This paper presents a research for the enrichment of pyrite from copper plant tailings, Siirt-Madenk{\"o}y/Turkey, by flotation. Siirt-Madenk{\"o}y copper mine is operated by Park Electric Production Mining and Industry since 2005. In order to obtain the pyrite from Siirt-Madenk{\"o}y copper plant tailings, laboratory test work has to be done to determine the type of reagents, the flowsheet, and the size of plant. The objective of the company is to develop a pyrite flotation circuit for concentration of pyrite from tailing dam to obtain 500.000 tons/year pyrite concentrate. There are about 3 million tons tailings that containing pyrite in the tailings dam. Experiments were carried out with three different types of tailings from the plant and the pyrite concentrate with 46% Fe and 90% recovery has been obtained. Therefore, this study shows that high grade pyrite with high recovery can be recovered from the tailings.",
keywords = "Chalcopyrite, Collectors, Copper plant, Flotation, Pyrite",
author = "A. Ceylan and G. Bulut and F. G{\"o}ktepe",
year = "2012",
language = "English",
isbn = "8190171437",
series = "26th International Mineral Processing Congress, IMPC 2012: Innovative Processing for Sustainable Growth - Conference Proceedings",
pages = "753--761",
booktitle = "26th International Mineral Processing Congress, IMPC 2012",
note = "26th International Mineral Processing Congress, IMPC 2012: Innovative Processing for Sustainable Growth ; Conference date: 24-09-2012 Through 28-09-2012",
}