Plenty of Water Is Needed for Mineral Processing (IMAGE)

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Plenty of Water Is Needed for Mineral Processing

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Water is a vital resource on which many industries rely and which can be used more sparingly. An example is the beneficiation of mineral ores, the aim of which is to significantly raise the content of valuable minerals in the ore. To accomplish this, the engineers apply the flotation process.

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