A kinetic and electrochemical study of the ammonia cyanide process for leaching gold in solutions containing copper

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1173-1180

  Jeffrey, M I ^a   Linda, L ^a   Breuer, P L ^a   Chu, C K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; AMMONIA; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COPPER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GOLD; LEACHING; ORE TAILINGS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

AMMONIA CYANIDE; GOLD LEACHING; LEACHING KINETICS; TAILINGS SPILLAGE;

CYANIDES;

EID: 0036968045     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(02)00265-0     Document Type: Article

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