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Formation of Information Base for Controlling Settlement of Solid-Phase Ore Slurry Particles in a Thickener

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|Jul 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2023-0047 | Journal eISSN: 2300-5319 | Journal ISSN: 1898-4088
Language: English
Page range: 410 - 416
Submitted on: May 18, 2022
Accepted on: Mar 1, 2023
Published on: Jul 15, 2023
Published by: Bialystok University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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