Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of processing a mixture of minerals including the steps of: (a) providing a mixture of minerals which includes a metal containing mineral and one or more unwanted gangue minerals; (b) achieving a contact between the mixture of minerals and polymeric material that includes a mineral binding moiety which selectively binds to the metal containing mineral; and (c) separating the gangue minerals and the polymeric material which has the metal containing mineral bound thereto.

Abstract: The invention provides a textile panel including a knitted or woven textile layer (12) having yarn of a first type (14), and a coating applied to at least one face of the textile layer. The textile layer includes at least one textile sensor (18) formed by an electrically conductive region of the textile layer which includes yarn (16) of a second type incorporated in the knit or weave of the textile layer, the second type of yarn being electrically conductive. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a textile panel, including knitting or weaving a textile layer (12) using a first type of yarn (14) and a second type of yarn (16), the second type of yarn being incorporated in the knit or weave of the textile layer in at least one predetermined region to form a textile sensor, the method further including applying a coating to the textile layer.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of processing a mixture of minerals including the steps of: (a) providing a mixture of minerals which includes a metal containing mineral and one or more unwanted gangue minerals; (b) achieving a contact between the mixture of minerals and polymeric material that includes a mineral binding moiety which selectively binds to the metal containing mineral; and (c) separating the gangue minerals and the polymeric material which has the metal containing mineral bound thereto.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of processing a mixture of minerals including the steps of: (a) providing a mixture of minerals which includes a metal containing mineral and one or more unwanted gangue minerals; (b) achieving a contact between the mixture of minerals and polymeric material that includes a mineral binding moiety which selectively binds to the metal containing mineral; and (c) separating the gangue minerals and the polymeric material which has the metal containing mineral bound thereto.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of processing a mixture of minerals including the steps of: (a) providing a mixture of minerals which includes a metal containing mineral and one or more unwanted gangue minerals; (b) achieving a contact between the mixture of minerals and polymeric material that includes a mineral binding moiety which selectively binds to the metal containing mineral; and (c) separating the gangue minerals and the polymeric material which has the metal containing mineral bound thereto.