Research and Development Activities for the Recovery of Gold From Alkaline Cyanide Solutions

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1-4, 1990, Pages 143-190

  Wan, R Y ^a   Miller, J D ^b  

^a University of Utah ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0001180421     PISSN: 08827508     EISSN: 15477401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08827509008952660     Document Type: Article

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