This invention relates to use of a water-miscible polyhydric alcohol having two or three hydroxyl groups for improving the collector performance of a collector composition for the reverse iron ore flotation comprising at least one alkyl ether amine of formula (I) and/or alkyl ether diamine of formula (II)

R.sup.1—(O-A)-NH.sub.2  (I)

R.sup.2—(O-A)-NH—R.sup.3—NH.sub.2  (II)

wherein
R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbyl group with 6 to 24 carbon atoms,
R.sup.2 is a hydrocarbyl group with 6 to 24 carbon atoms,
R.sup.3 is an aliphatic hydrocarbyl group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms
A is an alkylene group with 2 to 6 carbon atoms.

This invention relates to use of a water-miscible polyhydric alcohol having two or three hydroxyl groups for improving the collector performance of a collector composition for the reverse iron ore flotation comprising at least one alkyl ether amine of formula (I) and/or alkyl ether diamine of formula (II)

R.sup.1—(O-A)-NH.sub.2  (I)

R.sup.2—(O-A)-NH—R.sup.3—NH.sub.2  (II)

wherein
R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbyl group with 6 to 24 carbon atoms,
R.sup.2 is a hydrocarbyl group with 6 to 24 carbon atoms,
R.sup.3 is an aliphatic hydrocarbyl group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms
A is an alkylene group with 2 to 6 carbon atoms.

A hydroximic acid-metal hydroxide coordination complex and preparation and application thereof are disclosed. The hydroximic acid-metal hydroxide coordination complex is formed by a coordination of hydroximic acid with divalent or higher valent metal ions under an alkaline condition. The hydroximic acid-metal hydroxide coordination complex has a strong selectivity and a strong collection ability for metal oxide minerals such as tungsten-containing minerals, ilmenite, rutile, cassiterite, and rare earth. The preparation method is simple and low in costs, and is beneficial to industrialized production.

A hydroximic acid-metal hydroxide coordination complex and preparation and application thereof are disclosed. The hydroximic acid-metal hydroxide coordination complex is formed by a coordination of hydroximic acid with divalent or higher valent metal ions under an alkaline condition. The hydroximic acid-metal hydroxide coordination complex has a strong selectivity and a strong collection ability for metal oxide minerals such as tungsten-containing minerals, ilmenite, rutile, cassiterite, and rare earth. The preparation method is simple and low in costs, and is beneficial to industrialized production.

A process to treat metal or mineral ores is disclosed. The metal or mineral ore is a metallic sulphide ore including copper, gold, platinum, silver, nickel, molybdenum, arsenic sulphides, cobalt, zinc, lead, tin, antimony, or combinations thereof with a collector composition including a dimeric fatty nitrile. The dimeric fatty nitrile is prepared by a process including reacting a dimer fatty acid with ammonia at a temperature between about 200° C. and about 400° C. to form a dimeric amide and removing water from the dimeric amide to form the dimeric nitrile. The present disclosure also provides a collector composition containing the dimeric fatty nitrile and at least one further collector or frother compound.

A process to treat metal or mineral ores is disclosed. The metal or mineral ore is a metallic sulphide ore including copper, gold, platinum, silver, nickel, molybdenum, arsenic sulphides, cobalt, zinc, lead, tin, antimony, or combinations thereof with a collector composition including a dimeric fatty nitrile. The dimeric fatty nitrile is prepared by a process including reacting a dimer fatty acid with ammonia at a temperature between about 200° C. and about 400° C. to form a dimeric amide and removing water from the dimeric amide to form the dimeric nitrile. The present disclosure also provides a collector composition containing the dimeric fatty nitrile and at least one further collector or frother compound.

A family of amine mining collectors that uses alkoxylates allows for the easy adjustment of solubility and molecular weight useful because anionic and cationic mineral collectors require such varying degrees of solubility and molecular weight. The family of the present invention allows for the optimization of both parameters and an increase in collector efficiency.

The present disclosure discloses a combined collector for zinc oxide ore flotation, including the following components in percentage by mass: 60-95 wt % of a fatty acid, 0-10 wt % of a hydroxamic acid and 5-35 wt % of a mercaptobenzothiazole. In the flotation process of zinc oxide ore, due to the use of the combined collector of the present disclosure, it is not required to deslime. On the premise of ensuring the zinc grade in the zinc concentrate, the flotation recovery rate of the zinc concentrate is improved and the zinc grade of mineral processing tailings is reduced by using the combined collector, thereby reducing the loss of zinc metal.

Methods of enhancing recovery of value sulfide and/or precious metal-bearing minerals from an ore containing such minerals as well as Mg-silicate, slime forming minerals, and/or clay by adding a froth phase modifier agent to the ore, and subjecting the ore to a froth flotation process performed under acidic conditions, are provided herein.

The present invention concerns a process for manufacturing white pigment containing products. The white pigment containing products are obtained from at least one white pigment and impurities containing material via froth flotation.