Investigations of accelerating parameters for the biooxidation of low-grade refractory gold ores

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 14-15, 2000, Pages 1543-1553

  Deng, T L ^a   Liao, M X ^a   Wang, M H ^a   Chen, Y W ^b   Belzile, N ^b  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OXIDATION; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

BIOOXIDATION; IONIC METALS; MAGNETIZED WATER; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

GOLD;

EID: 0034513836     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(00)00137-0     Document Type: Article

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