Abstract:
A complex and low grade wolframite-scheelite associated ore belongs to a world-class refractory one, which is assaying WO
3 0.26% with distribution of WO
3 in scheelite, wolframite and tungstite being 82.69%、13.85%、3.46% respectively. And more than 90% of grains size is less than 0.074 mm. However the recovey of WO
3 was just 65% after years research. In order to improve recoverage of WO
3, a new mineral processing reagent TAB-3 and a reasonable flowsheet (flotation-magnetic separation-flotation) are adopted after experiment research, the scheelite concentrate assaying WO
3 74.57% with recovery 69.47% and wolframite concentrate assaying WO
3 28.88% with recovery 8.08% are obtained with total recovery WO
3 77.55%.