The invention discloses application of a combined collecting agent in flotation of low-grade
copper oxide ore, and belongs to the technical field of
beneficiation flotation reagents. The combined collecting agent comprises a chelating agent and a
xanthate collecting agent, the chelating agent is benzyl-N, N-dimethyl dithiocarbamic acid, the
xanthate collecting agent is amyl
xanthate, and the combined collecting agent is used for flotation of low-grade
copper oxide ore. Ore is subjected to crushing, ore
grinding, coarse separation and pulp mixing to obtain ore pulp to be floated, a
gangue inhibitor is firstly added into the ore pulp, then
sodium sulfide is added to activate
copper oxide ore, and after activation, a combined collecting agent and a
foaming agent are sequentially added to recover
copper oxide minerals in the ore. Compared with a single xanthate collecting agent, the low-grade
copper oxide ore combined collecting agent is small in agent dosage and convenient to add, the dosage of amyl xanthate serving as a collecting agent and the dosage of
sodium sulfide serving as a vulcanizing agent are reduced, the
beneficiation cost is reduced while the flotation
recovery rate and grade of low-grade
copper oxide ore are improved, and the low-grade copper oxide ore combined collecting agent is an environment-friendly agent.