Ho qaptjoa ha xanthate ho khothalelitse haholo tsoelo-pele ea thekenoloji ea melemo.
Mefuta eohle ea xanthate e ka sebelisoa e le babokelli ba froth flotation, le chelete e sebelisoang ho
tšimo ena ke kholo ka ho fetisisa.Ethyl xanthate hangata e sebelisoa ho ores ea sulfide e phaphametseng habonolo.
Phapamiso e ratoang;ts'ebeliso e kopaneng ea ethyl xanthate le butyl (kapa isobutyl)
xanthate hangata e sebelisoa bakeng sa ho phaphamala ha ore ea polymetallic sulfide.