The leaching of silver sulfide with the thiosulfate-ammonia-cupric ion system

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-260

  Briones, R ^a   Lapidus, G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Leaching; Silver sulfide; Thiosulfate ammonia cupric ion system

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COMPOSITION; GOLD; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

ARGENTITE; THIOSULFATE AMMONIA CUPRIC ION SYSTEM;

SILVER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0032201621     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0304-386x(98)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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