Publication: From old mining to new mining: the introduction of differential flotation in Spanish mines and its environmental impact
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López Morell, Miguel Ángel ; Pérez de Perceval Verder, Miguel Ángel
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Universitat de Barcelona
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https://doi.org/10.1344/rhi.v28i77.28892
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© 2019 The Authors
This document is the published version of a published work that appeared in final form in Revista De Historia Industrial
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Abstract
From the beginning of the twentieth century, the use of differential flotation gave rise to profound changes in mining as it enabled a wider range of minerals to be processed and low-grade and complex ores to be extracted profitably. This paper analyses how this technology spread throughout Spain, especially in the Sierra de Cartagena-La Unión, where it was heavily used. The question remains, however, regarding the long delay in the incorporation of such a profitable system in Spain. We will examine the reasons for this and highlight institutional elements as the main hurdle in adopting new concentration techniques. We will also study the huge impact that large-scale flotation had on this particular mining area, where it caused one of the greatest ecological disasters ever attributed to mining
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Citation
López Morell, Miguel Ángel, and Miguel Ángel Pérez de Perceval Verde. 2019. “From Old Mining to New Mining: The Introduction of Differential Flotation in Spanish Mines and Its Environmental Impact”. Revista De Historia Industrial — Industrial History Review 28 (77):119-48.
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