Effects of oxidising agents on dissolution of Gumuskoy silver ore in cyanide solution

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 395-398

  Bayat, O ^a   Vapur, H ^a   Akyol, F ^b   Poole, C ^c  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Eti Gumus AS   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyanidation; Leaching; Mineral processing; Precious metal ores

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CYANIDES; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

OXIDISING AGENTS;

SILVER ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0037392064     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(03)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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