Ukusungulwa kwe-xanthate kukhuthaze kakhulu inqubekelaphambili yobuchwepheshe be-beneficiation.
Zonke izinhlobo ze-xanthate zingasetshenziswa njengabaqoqi be-froth flotation, kanye nenani elisetshenziswe kuyo
lo mkhakha mkhulu.I-Ethyl xanthate ijwayele ukusetshenziswa kuma-sulfide ore antanta kalula.
I-flotation ekhethwayo;ukusetshenziswa okuhlangene kwe-ethyl xanthate ne-butyl (noma i-isobutyl)
i-xanthate ijwayele ukusetshenziselwa ukuntanta kwe-polymetallic sulfide ore.