Effects of stripping parameters on cyanide recovery in silver leaching operations

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 279-286

  Vapur, H ^a   Bayat, O ^a   Mordogan, H ^b   Poole, C ^c  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyanide recovery; HCN volatilisation; Silver ores; Tailings

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; PH EFFECTS; PILOT PLANTS; SILVER; STRIPPING (REMOVAL); TAILINGS; VAPORIZATION;

ACIDIFICATION; CYANIDE RECOVERY; HCN VOLATILIZATION; SILVER ORES;

CYANIDES;

EID: 17444406649     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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