Flotation in the Australian coal industry – recent developments

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Issue		MATEC Web Conf. Volume 416, 2025 XXI^st International Coal Preparation Congress: “Advancing Sustainable Coal Preparation” (ICPC XXI 2025)


Article Number		03001
Number of page(s)		22
Section		Fine, Ultrafine Coal Processing / Flotation Operations
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202541603001
Published online		10 November 2025

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