Abstract: This invention relates to a method of recovering non-ferrous metal sulfides from a metal ore which comprises subjecting the metal ore, in the form of an aqueous pulp, to a froth flotation process in the presence of a flotating amount of a flotation collector wherein the collector comprises a compound which corresponds to one of the formulas ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group wherein the aryl and aralkyl can be substituted with a halo or alkyl moiety;R.sup.2 is alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group wherein the aryl or aralkyl can be substituted with a halo or alkyl moiety;R.sup.3 is aryl or aralkyl unsubstituted or substituted with a halo or alkyl moiety;R.sup.4 is alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group wherein the aryl or aralkyl can be substituted with a halo or alkyl moiety; with the proviso that at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 must be aryl or aralkyl unsubstituted or substituted;under conditions such that the metal sulfide values are recovered in the froth.

Abstract: A process for beneficiating oil shale is disclosed including the steps of grinding the shale to fine particles in an aqueous medium, portions of which are kerogen-rich and kerogen-poor, scrubbing the particles, separating the particles by either selectively flocculating out a fraction, redispersing the fraction and reseparating using froth flotation, or vice versa, and oil agglomerating/dewatering the kerogen-rich fraction.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for separating magnetic particles from an ore material whereby an ore material intermixed with a liquid or gaseous carrier is fed through a separating zone acted upon by a magnetic field generated by a superconducting solenoid magnet. During passage through the separating zone, the magnetic particles in the ore material are attracted toward the periphery of the zone while the nonmagnetic particles substantially remain at the center whereupon each is then separately collected by mechanical means.