Characterization and blinding of carbonaceous preg-robbers in gold ores

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 919-927

  Adams, M D ^a   Burger, A M ^a  

^a MINTEK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Gold ores

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHLORITE MINERALS; GOLD COMPOUNDS; GRAPHITE; LEACHING; MICA; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PYRITES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; GOLD CYANIDE; PETROLEUM SULFONATE; SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE;

ORE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032186931     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(98)00079-x     Document Type: Article

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