Exploitation of gold in a historic sewage sludge stockpile, Werribee, Australia: Resource evaluation, chemical extraction and subsequent utilisation of sludge

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-153

  Reeves, Shane J ^a   Plimer, Ian R ^a   Foster, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b 26 Doveton Street   (Australia)

Author keywords

Au; Australia; Fertiliser; Metal extraction; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

SEWAGE SLUDGE STOCKPILE;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; AUSTRALIA; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; EXTRACTION; GOLD; LEAD; MERCURY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SILVER; ZINC;

COPPER; FERTILIZERS; GOLD; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SILVER;

EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY;

GOLD; MINERAL RESOURCE; SEWAGE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033106027     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(98)00069-7     Document Type: Article

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