Gold recovery from a refractory arsenopyrite (FeAsS) concentrate by in-situ slurry oxidation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 557-566

  Linge, H G ^a,b   Welham, N J ^a,c  

^a Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

^b Minprotech   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold ores; Leaching; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

CAUSTIC SODA; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PYRITES; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SLURRIES;

ARSENOPYRITIC GOLD;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0031152886     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(97)00035-6     Document Type: Article

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