Thermodynamic analysis of gold leaching by ammoniacal thiosulfate using Eh/pH and speciation diagrams

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 221-227

  Aylmore, M G ^a   Muir, D M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammoniacal thiosulfate; Gold leaching; Thermodynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

CYANIDES; LEACHING; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OPTIMIZATION; PH; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMMONIACAL THIOSULFATE; GOLD LEACHING; SPECIATION DIAGRAM; THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

GOLD;

EID: 0035519971     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403254     Document Type: Article

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