Clariant Mining

Sulfide ores

Clariant MINING
2645 Technology Forest Blvd.
The Woodlands, Texas 77381
Tel: +1 281-465-9100
Fax: +1 281-465-9200
www.MINING.clariant.com

This information corresponds to the present state of our knowledge and is intended as a general descrip-
tion of our products and their possible applications. Clariant makes no warranties, express or implied,
as to the information’s accuracy, adequacy, sufficiency or freedom from defect and assumes no liability
in connection with any use of this information. Any user of this product is responsible for determining
the suitability of Clariant’s products for its particular application. * Nothing included in this information
waives any of Clariant’s General Terms and Conditions of Sale, which control unless it agrees otherwise
in writing. Any existing intellectual/industrial property rights must be observed. Due to possible changes
in our products and applicable national and international regulations and laws, the status of our products
could change. Material Safety Data Sheets providing safety precautions, that should be observed when
handling or storing Clariant products, are available upon request and are provided in compliance with
applicable law. You should obtain and review the applicable Material Safety Data Sheet information before
handling any of these products. For additional information, please contact Clariant.® Trademark of
Clariant registered in numerous countries.

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Clariant Mining
Sulfide Ores
Metal/Element Clariant Collectors
Ore Type Major Minerals
Values Applications Product Class of Actives
Cu-Pb-Zn Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite For flotation of complex copper-lead-zinc ores HOSTAFLOT® M 91, M 92, E 672 mercaptobenzothiazole blend
Complex Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite,
Cu-Pb-Zn To selectively float copper HOSTAFLOT® 3403 mixture of dithiophosphate and thiocarbamate
Sulfide Tetrahedrite
Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite,
Pb-Zn To selectively float copper HOSTAFLOT® 3403 mixture of dithiophosphate and thiocarbamate
Tennantite, Ag
For flotation of lead-zinc ores/
Pb-Zn Galena, Sphalerite HOSTAFLOT® M 91, M 92, E 672 mercaptobenzothiazole blend
lead-zinc ores containing silver
Cu-Zn Covellite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite To selectively float copper HOSTAFLOT 3403®
mixture of dithiophosphate and thiocarbamate
Tetrahedrite, Covellite, Galena, For flotation of fahlerz, tetrahedrite HOSTAFLOT® M 91, M 92, E 672 mercaptobenzothiazole blend
Ag-Cu-Pb-Zn
Sphalerite To selectively float copper HOSTAFLOT® 3403 mixture of dithiophosphate and thiocarbamate
Clariant Frothers
Applications Product Class of Actives
Flotation of coarse particles FLOTANOL® C07 Polypropylene glycol
For varying or specific conditions (taylor made frother blends) FLOTANOL® H grades Polypropylene glycol/alcohol blend
Flotation of fine particles MONTANOL® 800 mixture of aliphatic alcohol, ethers and esters
Modifiers
Applications Product Class of Actives
For depressing sphalerite/pyrite sodium cyanide, zinc sulfate CN - , Zn++
To activate sphalerite copper sulfate Cu++
To regulate pH lime, soda, sulfuric acid -

Metal/Element Clariant Collectors

Ore Type Major Minerals
Values Applications Product Class of Actives
To optimize grade/recovery ratio using selective chain
HOSTAFLOT® grades
Copper Copper Cu
lengths
aliphatic dithiophosphates
Scalper flotation cell HOSTAFLOT® LIP
As an alternative to xanthate HOSTAFLOT® LIB
Native Cu, Malachite, Pseudomalachite, mixtures of dithiophosphate, mercapto-
Oxide & Metallic For partly oxidized copper minerals in the
Azurite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, HOSTAFLOT® E grades benzothiazole, thiocarbamate, amines
copper South America region
Atacamite, Paratacamite, Tenorite. and aliphatic alcohols
Copper- For a collector to be used in combination with
CuS, Mo, Au HOSTAFLOT® LIB aliphatic dithiophosphates
Molybdenum FLOTANOL® 7026 as frother
Flotation of sulfidic minerals associated mixture of dithiophosphate, mercapto-
Copper-Gold Cu, Free Au, Au+sulfides HOSTAFLOT® 3403, M 91
with gold benzothiazole and thiocarbamate
Clariant Frothers
Applications Product Class of Actives
Flotation of coarse particles FLOTANOL® C07 Polypropylene glycol
For varying or specific conditions
FLOTANOL® H grades Polypropylene glycol/alcohol blend
(taylor made frother blends)
Flotation of fine particles MONTANOL® 800 mixture of aliphatic alcohol, ethers and esters
Modifiers
Applications Product Class of Actives
To activate chalcopyrite aeration O --
To activate chalcopyrite activator SO2
To activate partly oxidized copper sodium sulfide S --
To regulate pH lime, soda, sulfuric acid Ca(OH)2, Na2CO3 , H2SO4

Metal/Element Clariant Collectors

Ore Type Major Minerals
Values Applications Product Class of Actives
To enhance performance used in combination with xanthate HOSTAFLOT® X 23 thiocarbamate
Gold-Copper Au + Cu sulfides
Gold & over just xanthate HOSTAFLOT® M 91 mercaptobenzothiazole blend
Silver Refractory Gold; Pyrite-Marcasite, HOSTAFLOT® grades selective collector like HOSTAFLOT LET,
Auriferous pyrite For flotation of auriferous pyrite
Pyrrhotite, Arsenopyrite HOSTAFLOT® M 91, M 92, E 672 mercaptobenzothiazole blend
To enhance performance used in
Silver Argentite, Chloragyrite, Native Ag HOSTAFLOT® L grades dithiophosphates/thiocarbamate
combination with xanthate
Clariant Frothers
Applications Product Class of Actives
Flotation of coarse particles FLOTANOL® C07 Polypropylene glycol
For varying or specific conditions (taylor made frother blends) FLOTANOL® H grades Polypropylene glycol/alcohol blend
Flotation of fine particles MONTANOL® 800 mixture of aliphatic alcohol, ethers and esters
Modifiers
Applications Product Class of Actives
copper sulfate Cu++
To activate Au and Ag
sodium cyanide CN -
To regulate pH lime, soda Ca++

Metal/Element Collectors
Ore Type Major Minerals
Values Applications Product Class of Actives
Iron Markasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite For flotation of pyrite/pyrrhotite xanthate sodium isopropyl xanthate
Iron Clariant Frothers
Applications Product Class of Actives
For flotation of pyrite FLOTANOL® 7026 fraction of terpene alcohols
Modifiers
Applications Product Class of Actives
To regulate pH sulfuric acid H2SO4
To activate pyrite copper sulfate Cu++

Metal/Element Clariant Collectors

Ore Type Major Minerals
Values Applications Product Class of Actives
Lead Galena To float Pb minerals associated with Ag at natural pH 7.5 -8.5 HOSTAFLOT® grades dithiophosphates
Lead Clariant Frothers
Applications Product Class of Actives
Flotation of coarse particles FLOTANOL® C07 Polypropylene glycol
For varying or specific conditions (taylor made frother blends) FLOTANOL® H grades Polypropylene glycol/alcohol blend
Flotation of fine particles MONTANOL® 800 mixture of aliphatic alcohol, ethers and esters
Modifiers
Applications Product Class of Actives
sodium sulfide S --
To activate galena
sodium cyanide CN -
To regulate pH/depress pyrite lime, soda, sulfuric acid Ca(OH)2, Na2CO3 , H2SO4

Metal/Element Clariant Collectors

Ore Type Major Minerals
Values Applications Product Class of Actives
Massive Sulphide Chalcopyrite To be selective against pyrite HOSTAFLOT® NP 107, E 703, F thionocarbamate/frother blend
Nickel & Cu-Ni Chalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite To enhance performance used in
HOSTAFLOT® L grades dithiophosphates/thiocarbamate
Cobalt Ni Pentlandite, Millerite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite combination with xanthate over just xanthate
Clariant Frothers
Applications Product Class of Actives
Cu-Ni separation FLOTANOL® 7026 fraction of terpene alcohols
Flotation of coarse particles FLOTANOL® C07 Polypropylene glycol
For varying or specific conditions (taylor made frother blends) FLOTANOL® H grades Polypropylene glycol/alcohol blend
Flotation of fine particles MONTANOL® 800 mixture of aliphatic alcohol, ethers and esters
Modifiers
Applications Product Class of Actives
For a depressant lime CaO
To regulate pH sodium hydroxide, soda NaOH, Na2CO3
To activate copper sulfate CuSO4

Metal/Element Clariant Collectors

Ore Type Major Minerals
Values Applications Product Class of Actives
For a highly selective collector for PGM HOSTAFLOT® LIB dithiophosphate
Platinum Ir, Os, Pd, Pt, Rh, Ru PGM To enhance performance used in HOSTAFLOT® L grades dithiophosphates/thiocarbamate
Group combination with xanthate over just xanthate HOSTAFLOT® M 91, M 92, E 672 mercaptobenzothiazole blends
Metals Clariant Frothers
Applications Product Class of Actives
Flotation of coarse particles FLOTANOL® C07 Polypropylene glycol
For varying or specific conditions (taylor made frother blends) FLOTANOL® H grades Polypropylene glycol/alcohol blend
Flotation of fine particles MONTANOL® 800 mixture of aliphatic alcohol, ethers and esters
Modifiers
Applications Product Class of Actives
CMC carboxymethylcellulose
For a depressant
guar gum galactomannan

Metal/Element Clariant Collectors

Ore Type Major Minerals
Values Applications Product Class of Actives
HOSTAFLOT® grades dithiophosphates
Zinc Sphalerite, Marmatite To significantly reduce xanthate consumption
Zinc HOSTAFLOT® X 23 thiocarbamate
Clariant Frothers
Applications Product Class of Actives
Flotation of coarse particles FLOTANOL® C07 Polypropylene glycol
For varying or specific conditions (taylor made frother blends) FLOTANOL® H grades Polypropylene glycol/alcohol blend
Flotation of fine particles MONTANOL® 800 mixture of aliphatic alcohol, ethers and esters
Modifiers
Applications Product Class of Actives
To activate sphalerite copper sulfate Cu++
To regulate pH/depress pyrite lime, soda Ca++, CO3--

Clariant MINING
Contact your local Clariant representative for a
2645 Technology Forest Blvd.
The Woodlands, Texas 77381 solution that is tailored to meet your specific needs.
Tel: +1 281-465-9100
Fax: +1 281-465-9200

www.MINING.clariant.com
 Clariant Mining
Sulfide ores

Clariant MINING
2645 Technology Forest Blvd.
The Woodlands, Texas 77381
Tel: +1 281-465-9100
Fax: +1 281-465-9200
www.MINING.clariant.com

This information corresponds to the present state of our knowledge and is intended as a general descrip-
tion of our products and their possible applications. Clariant makes no warranties, express or implied,
as to the information’s accuracy, adequacy, sufficiency or freedom from defect and assumes no liability
in connection with any use of this information. Any user of this product is responsible for determining
the suitability of Clariant’s products for its particular application. * Nothing included in this information
waives any of Clariant’s General Terms and Conditions of Sale, which control unless it agrees otherwise
in writing. Any existing intellectual/industrial property rights must be observed. Due to possible changes
in our products and applicable national and international regulations and laws, the status of our products
could change. Material Safety Data Sheets providing safety precautions, that should be observed when
handling or storing Clariant products, are available upon request and are provided in compliance with
applicable law. You should obtain and review the applicable Material Safety Data Sheet information before
handling any of these products. For additional information, please contact Clariant.® Trademark of
Clariant registered in numerous countries.

* For sales to customers located within the United States and Canada the following applies in addition:
NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY IS MADE OF THE MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY,

CM-012013
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE OF ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE.

© 2012 Clariant International AG, Rothausstrasse 61, 4132 Muttenz, Schweiz

® Product and service marks protected by Clariant