Fundamental study of silver deportment during the pressure oxidation of sulphide ores and concentrates

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 695-708

  Bolorunduro, S A ^a   Dreisinger, D B ^a   Van Weert, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ORETOME Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyanidation; Oxidation; Reaction kinetics; Sulphide

Indexed keywords

CYANIDES; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; ORES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE; REACTION KINETICS; SILVER; SOLUBILITY; STABILITY;

CYANIDATION; JAROSITE; PRESSURE OXIDATION; SILVER DEPORTMENT; SILVER SULPHIDE; SULPHIDE ORES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0347411010     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(03)00164-X     Document Type: Article

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