Potassium butyl xanthate ke reagent ea flotation e nang le bokhoni bo matla ba ho bokella, e sebelisoang haholo ho phaphamala ho tsoakaneng ha ores e sa tšoaneng ea tšepe ea sulfide.Sehlahisoa sena se loketse ka ho khetheha bakeng sa flotation ea chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrite, joalo-joalo Tlas'a maemo a itseng, e ka sebelisoa ho flotation koporo sulfide ho tloha sulfide tšepe ore, kapa ho khetha sphalerite activated ke koporo sulfate bakeng sa flotation.