Chloride hydrometallurgy for complex sulphides: A review

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 1065, 2002, Pages 95-103

  Flett, Douglas S ^a  

^a St Barbara Consultancy Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloride hydrometallurgy; Complex sulphides; Leaching; Metal recovery; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE MINERALS; FLOWCHARTING;

COMPLEX SULFIDES;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

CHLORIDE; METALLURGY; SULFIDE;

EID: 0036818666     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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