Extraction of gold from an Indian low-grade refractory gold ore through physical beneficiation and thiourea leaching

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 68, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 125-130

  Murthy, D S R ^a   Kumar, Vinod ^a   Rao, K V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Floatation; Leaching; Low grade gold ores; Refractory ores

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIATION; FROTH FLOTATION; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

PRESSURE OXIDATION;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0037317979     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(02)00197-4     Document Type: Article

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