A sequential two-step process using moderately and extremely thermophilic cultures for biooxidation of refractory gold concentrates

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 21-30

  Lindström, E Börje ^a   Sandström, Åke ^b   Sundkvist, Jan Eric ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Boliden Mineral AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenopyrite; Biooxidation; Cyanide consumption; Thermophiles

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CYANIDES; GOLD METALLURGY; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PYRITES;

BIOOXIDATION;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 0142007764     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(03)00144-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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