The effects of ultrafine grinding size and concentration on the re-copper index of zinc tailings were studied.Flota-tion tests at different ultrafine grinding sizes(80%-32 μm,80%-29 μm,80%-20 μm,80%-15 μm)and different ul-trafine grinding concentrations(38%,43%,47%)revealed that the reduction of ultrafine grinding size increased the Cu grade of copper concentrate in general.Especially at 80%-20 μm,the grade is 3.96%and the recovery is 29.02%.Ultra-fine grinding can lead to reduced recovery.The increase of ultrafine grinding concentration has a significant effect on the grade and recovery of copper concentrate,of which 43%grinding concentration shows the best copper recovery effect.
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