
Extractive metallurgy of columbite-tantalite ore: A detailed …
It is found that the recovery of columbite-tantalite is highest when the ratio of benzohydroxamic acid and sodium isobutyl xanthate mixture is 3:1. The developed flotation process was then applied to 1000 g of columbite-tantalite gravity tailings, which were obtained from a concentrator operating in Jiangxi, China.