Non-Ferrous Metal Ores: Deposits, Minerals and Plants

This volume presents information on mineral resources of non-ferrous metals, with a particular emphasis on practices in the former USSR. The author reviews the geographical distribution, geology, mining and ore processing plants of the former Soviet Union. Non-ferrous metal ores are classified in the text, and mineral processing technologies are described. Those technologies include gravitation, flotation, magnetic separation, leaching and other types. Non-Ferrous Metal Ores reviews the developments in Russia's mineral processing technology. A range of scientists and industry professionals can benefit from this text, including geologists, mineralogists, mining engineers and specialists in mineral processing and ore treatment.

Julius Rubinstein is currently Professor and Head of the Department of Mineral Processing and Apparatuses at the Institute of Solid Fossil Fuels Preparation in Moscow, Russia Lev Barsky is a professor and former head of the Non-Waste Technology Section in the Mineral Processing Laboratory Based at the Institute of Complex Development of Mineral Resources (Russian Academy of Sciences)