Review on advances in mineral processing technologies suitable for critical metal recovery from mining and processing wastes

• Published in: Cleaner Engineering and Technology Vol. 7; p. 100451
• Main Authors: Whitworth, Anne J., Forbes, Elizaveta, Verster, Isabella, Jokovic, Vladimir, Awatey, Bellson, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Classification; Comminution; Critical metals; Flotation; Gravity separation; Mineral processing; Comminution; Flotation; Gravity separation; Critical metals; Classification; Mineral processing

Demand for technologies delivering renewable energy and improving energy efficiencies are set to increase with the worldwide movement towards low carbon economies. Many of these technologies are reliant on “critical metals”: metals considered both important to society and vulnerable to supply disrup...