Conditions for bioleaching a covellite-bearing ore

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 239-246

  Acar, Sevket ^a   Brierley, James A ^b   Wan, Rong Yu ^c  

^a a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation   (United States)

^b Brierley Consultancy LLC   (United States)

^c 9634 South Kalamere Court ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite; Covellite bearing ore

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COPPER; EXTRACTION; MICROORGANISMS; ORES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIOLEACHING; CHALCOPYRITE; COVELLITE-BEARING ORE; THERMOPHILIC TEMPERATURE;

LEACHING;

EID: 17444415687     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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