| Show B bubbles ups at work X 4 im V bmw W N Z arx I 1 0 al Y kilo flotation cells where minerals mineral sare are lifted to top by bubbles and saved tor for uie die in industry probably no other industry is subject to the varrance var yance of oc conditions as Is the mining industry the fine line between success and failure ot of a mino mine Is delien dependent dent upon many and varied conditions ot of course there are a few high grade mines mines that can produce without much regard lor for varying conditions but the yare very very few and do not last long it if they do one ot of the things which the mining industry ot of today relies so much upon is the science of notation flotation it the mine can call get gel its product past the notation flotation cells successfully it is usually okeh but the bubbles which pick up the particles ot of in minerals in the I 1 flotation lo tatton decide the future of many prospects and minea flotation is a scientific development which has been applied to ta he ie low grade ores ot of utah and other mining areas area in a sense it is similar to the milling ot of wheat it separates the wheat from the chaff or the minerals from the waste or bangue gangue 1 atter after the ore lifts been finely ground it is sent to the flotation tells where oil and an other reagents eilts ure are added the oils and reagents form corm bubbles when subjected to in agitation in the flotation cells the bubbles percolate through the cells and come to the top in the form orm of 0 froth the mineral particles have an affinity tor for the bubbles or oily troth froth and as they torm form on top of the cells are skimmed or allowed to float boat off the top of 0 the cell tile the barren rock or gangue on ahe other hand has no affinity tor for the oil troth froth or bubbles and settles to 0 o the bottom ot of the flotation cell where it Is released and sent to the halings pond the flotation process la Is reverse to the laws of gravity the heavier particles the metal float to the top and are saved saied while the lighter particles aina to the bottom where they are discarded to the tailings pond |
