Reduction of silver losses during the refining of copper cathodes

4th International Conference COPPER 99-COBRE 99

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 237-247

  Barrios, P ^a   Alonso, A ^a   Meyer, U ^a  

^a Atlantic Copper SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; METAL REFINERIES; SILVER; TEMPERATURE;

COPPER CATHODES; ISA SYSTEM; SILVER LOSSES;

COPPER REFINING;

EID: 0033489242     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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