ʻO ka mea i hana ʻia o xanthate ua hoʻolaha nui i ka holomua o ka ʻenehana pōmaikaʻi.
Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia nā ʻano xanthate āpau e like me ka ʻohi ʻana no ka flotation froth, a me ka nui i hoʻohana ʻia i loko
ʻo kēia kahua ka nui loa.Hoʻohana mau ʻia ʻo Ethyl xanthate i nā ores sulfide maʻalahi.
ʻO ka lele ʻana i makemake ʻia;ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ethyl xanthate a me ka butyl (a i ʻole isobutyl)
Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ka xanthate no ka lele ʻana o ka polymetallic sulfide ore.