Acidic pressure oxidation pre-treatment of refractory gold concentrates from the Kwekwe roasting plant, Zimbabwe

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 863-875

  Gudyanga, F P ^a   Mahlangu, T ^a   Roman, R J ^b   Mungoshi, J ^c   Mbeve, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Leach Inc   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; OXIDATION; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; SILVER; SULFIDE MINERALS;

CYANIDATION; PRESSURE OXIDATION; REFRACTORY GOLD; ROASTING;

ORES;

EID: 0033177639     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(99)00074-6     Document Type: Article

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