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Article: New process cuts costs for mining companies: Technology eliminates use of copper sulphide in mineral collection process. (Tech Scene).(Brief Article)
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- Northern Ontario Business
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- March 1, 2002
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A research program underway at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay could result in increased profitability for mining companies. The process being researched could also prove less damaging to the environment than conventional processes.
Inder Nirdosh, a chemical engineering professor at Lakehead University, has received a $145,000 grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. The grant will be used for synthesizing and testing new mineral collectors that will not require the use of copper sulphate, the most expensive chemical in the flotation process for zinc.
Nirdosh has also received support from five major mining companies that are ...