Thiosulfate leaching following biooxidation pretreatment for gold recovery from refractory carbonaceous-sulfidic ore

Mining Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 76-80

  Wan, R Y ^a,b   Brierley, J A ^b  

^a SME ^*  (United States)

^b Newmont Exploration Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS REFRACTORIES; GOLD DEPOSITS; LEACHING; ORES;

BIOOXIDATION PRETREATMENT; GOLD RECOVERY; PILOT PLANT TESTING; REFRACTORY CARBONACEOUS SULFIDIC ORE; THIOSULFATE LEACHING;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0031210507     PISSN: 00265187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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