Reductive-oxidative pretreatment of a stibnite flotation concentrate: Thermodynamic and kinetic considerations

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 563-580

  Gudyanga, F P ^a   Mahlangu, T ^a   Chifamba, J ^b   Simbi, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Tiger Reef Mine   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Cyanidation; Leaching; Liberation; Oxidation; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY ORE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FLOTATION; GOLD; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LEACHING; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX REACTIONS; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMICS;

AUROSTIBNITE; STIBNITE;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 0032091484     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(98)00038-7     Document Type: Article

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