Bioleaching of a complex sulphide ore with moderate thermophilic and extreme thermophilic microorganisms

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 181-190

  Sandström, Åke ^a   Petersson, Stig ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GOLD; LEACHING; ORES; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; ZINC;

BIOLEACHING; BIOOXIDATION; CYANIDATION; SULFIDE ORES;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 0031212533     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0304-386x(97)00012-1     Document Type: Article

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