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Wills' Mineral Processing Technology, Seventh Edition: An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery

Wills' Mineral Processing Technology, Seventh Edition: An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery

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Authors: Tim Napier-munn, Barry A. Wills
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 295020

Media: Paperback
Edition: 7
Pages: 456
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.3 x 1.1

ISBN: 0750644508
Dewey Decimal Number: 622.7
EAN: 9780750644501
ASIN: 0750644508

Publication Date: October 27, 2006
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Product Description
Wills' Mineral Processing Technology provides practising engineers and students of mineral processing, metallurgy and mining with a review of all of the common ore-processing techniques utilized in modern processing installations.

Now in its Seventh Edition, this renowned book is a standard reference for the mineral processing industry. Chapters deal with each of the major processing techniques, and coverage includes the latest technical developments in the processing of increasingly complex refractory ores, new equipment and process routes. This new edition has been prepared by the prestigious J K Minerals Research Centre of Australia, which contributes its world-class expertise and ensures that this will continue to be the book of choice for professionals and students in this field.

This latest edition highlights the developments and the challenges facing the mineral processor, particularly with regard to the environmental problems posed in improving the efficiency of the existing processes and also in dealing with the waste created. The work is fully indexed and referenced.

The classic mineral processing text, revised and updated by a prestigious new team
Provides a clear exposition of the principles and practice of mineral processing, with examples taken from practice
Covers the latest technological developments and highlights the challenges facing the mineral processor
New sections on environmental problems, improving the efficiency of existing processes and dealing with waste.



Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The How-to of Processing Metallic Ores   March 1, 2008
Jan Peczkis (Chicago IL, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This comprehensive book focuses on beneficiation methods. These include crushing, grinding, comminution, froth flotation, dense medium separation, etc. Parts of this book are quantitative, and suggested Excel spreadsheet formats are provided.

There is a relatively sophisticated introduction to the economics of metal recovery. For instance, when tin occurs within easily-accessible alluvial deposits, as little as 0.01% tin (that's a mere 100 ppm) is commercially exploitable. In contrast, when tin occurs in veins that require deep mining to reach it, a minimum level of 1.5% may be necessary to make it worth getting (p. 4).

Considering their increasing importance in recent years, there is little attention devoted to the rare earth minerals. However, the table provided on the polarity of minerals (p. 270) includes some commonly REE-bearing ones (e. g. apatite, monazite). Likewise, the table provided on the electrical behavior of minerals (p. 367) includes the same two minerals.

Virtually all mining operations involve the production of mine waste. Apropos to this, there is a helpful chapter on methods of dealing with mine tailings.



5 out of 5 stars Only book that covers mineral processing technologies   September 11, 2007
Adam W. Mix
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Its a readable book for being technical, its information is mediocre though. Work out examples and pictures very useful in understanding information.