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Cu Recovery vs Cu Distribution by Size in the Tailings
The analysis of copper recovery versus copper distribution
in flotation tailings reveals key insights into the efficiency
of various collectors. Collectors with higher recovery rates
generally exhibit lower copper losses across all size frac-
tions, indicating better overall performance. The sum-
marized results can be found in Figure 5. Collectors with
higher recovery rates, such as C1 (82.1%), C8 (80.0%),
and C11 (79.8%), typically exhibit lower copper losses
Figure 3. Flotation test results for all tested collectors
Figure 4. Cu distribution by size in the tailings for all tested collectors