Evaluation of a diagnostic leaching technique for gold in native gold and gold±silver tellurides

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-12

  Henley, K J ^a   Clarke, N C ^b   Sauter, P ^c  

^a AMDEL Limited   (Australia)

^b Imtech Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c Barrick Gold of Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANIDES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; QUARTZ; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

GOLD TELLURIDES; SILVER TELLURIDES;

GOLD METALLURGY;

EID: 0035152441     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(00)00156-4     Document Type: Article

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