tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post7485731135213317387..comments2024-03-29T07:54:12.874+00:00Comments on MEI's Barry Wills: Flotation- it's a lot older than you think!MEIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-65934391435606280062017-05-22T05:25:29.339+01:002017-05-22T05:25:29.339+01:00Dear sir (s),
Many thanks for giving exposure to...Dear sir (s), <br /><br />Many thanks for giving exposure to floatation from archives of initial <br />Practises. It's amusing. <br />kind regards.<br />Venkatesh 'smAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019127919265225137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-66955830972231811702017-05-21T21:38:30.662+01:002017-05-21T21:38:30.662+01:00Galena (the sulphide ore of Lead) is named after t...Galena (the sulphide ore of Lead) is named after the Roman Doctor Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, often Anglicized as Galen or Galen of Pergamon (c 129-200AD) is often attributed as the first to float sulphidesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-67082482960573570772017-05-17T22:05:07.930+01:002017-05-17T22:05:07.930+01:00Professor Fleming, Mineral Processing lecturer at ...Professor Fleming, Mineral Processing lecturer at the RSM during my time there, 1969-1973, related to us students that the ancient Romans had discovered that they could float sulphides and fine gold particles a slurry by adding goose oil. <br />An early use of organic oils in flotation, a lot earlier than 140 years ago.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-28640664611159637062017-05-16T01:11:57.783+01:002017-05-16T01:11:57.783+01:00What a fascinating narration of growth of flotatio...What a fascinating narration of growth of flotation; let us salute those pioneers who explored these aspects and created a base to mineral engn profession.<br />Thank you, Barry, for making some of us more humble after reading these contributions.<br />Rao,T.C.Rao,T.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11160713677908165404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-71612313676597634362017-05-15T16:05:35.068+01:002017-05-15T16:05:35.068+01:00Very true, Mike. I often advise young researchers ...Very true, Mike. I often advise young researchers to search way back in the literature before commencing a projectMEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-23166454481100040142017-05-15T15:15:57.568+01:002017-05-15T15:15:57.568+01:00It is amazing how old most of the technology used ...It is amazing how old most of the technology used in mineral processing really is, from flotation to leaching and even the pyrometallurgy are all based on old concepts. While the control systems and some improvements to the technology are more recent the basic concepts are not.Mike Albrecht, P.E,http://www.smartdogmining.comnoreply@blogger.com