Effect of silver chloride on the bioleaching of chalcopyrite concentrate

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-24

  Sato, Hayato ^a   Nakazawa, Hiroshi ^a   Kudo, Yasuo ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite concentrate; Silver chloride

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SULFIDE MINERALS;

BIOLEACHING; CHALCOPYRITE; GALENA; SILVER CHLORIDE; SPHALERITE;

ORE TREATMENT;

CHLORIDE; LEACHING; SILVER;

EID: 0034059252     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-7516(99)00061-7     Document Type: Article

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