On the rate-limiting steps of pyritic refractory gold ore heap leaching: Results from small and large column tests

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 859-870

  Bouffard, S C ^a   Dixon, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biooxidation; Heap leaching; Hydrometallurgy; Reaction kinetics; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; PYRITES; RATE CONSTANTS; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SULFIDE MINERALS;

HEAP LEACHING;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0036863043     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(02)00125-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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