Biooxidation as pre-treatment for a telluride-rich refractory gold concentrate

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1219-1229

  Climo, M ^a   Watling, H R ^b   Van Bronswijk, W ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISSOLUTION; HYDROMETALLURGY; IONS; IRON; ORES; OXIDATION; PYRITES; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

ARSENOPYRITE; BIOOXIDATION; FERRIC IONS; GOLD TELLURIDE; PRE TREATMENT; TELLURIDE RICH GOLD CONCENTRATE;

GOLD;

EID: 0034288464     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(00)00106-0     Document Type: Article

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