Gold cyanidation using hydrogen peroxide

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-35

  Guzman, L ^a   Segarra, M ^b   Chimenos, J M ^b   Fernandez, M A ^b   Espiell, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROMETALLURGY; REACTION KINETICS; THALLIUM; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

CYANIDATION; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; VOLTAMMETRY;

GOLD;

EID: 0032640224     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(99)00006-7     Document Type: Article

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