The kinetics of the dissolution of colloidal silver in cyanide medium and application to the control of the cyanidation process

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-22

  Nicol, M J ^a   Mbatha, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; REACTION KINETICS; SILVER;

CYANIDATION PROCESS CONTROL;

CYANIDES;

EID: 0031676923     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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