Characterisation and behaviour of carbonaceous material in a refractory gold bearing ore

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 851-862

  Pyke, B L ^a   Johnston, R F ^a   Brooks, P ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS REFRACTORIES; FLOTATION AGENTS; GOLD; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROMETALLURGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METAL RECOVERY; NITRIC ACID; ORE ANALYSIS; ORES; OXIDATION; SULFIDE MINERALS;

BACTERIAL OXIDATION; CARBONATE CARBON; CYANIDATION; FLOTATION DEPRESSANTS; FULVIC ACID; GOLD ORES; HUMIC ACID; NATIVE CARBON; SODIUM NAPHTHALENE SULFONATE;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

EID: 0033177771     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(99)00073-4     Document Type: Article

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