Speciation and leachability of copper in mine tailings from porphyry copper mining: Influence of particle size

Chemosphere

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1497-1503

  Hansen, Henrik K ^a   Yianatos, Juan B ^a   Ottosen, Lisbeth M ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Copper; Desorption; Mine tailing; Particle size; pH dependencies; Sequential extraction; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; MINING; SOLIDS; TAILINGS;

COPPER CONTENT; MINE TAILING; SOLID MATERIALS; WEAK ACIDS;

COPPER MINES;

ACID; CARBONIC ACID; COPPER; COPPER COMPLEX;

COPPER; LEACHING; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; DESORPTION; FRACTIONATION; LEACHING; MINING; PARTICLE SIZE; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DOMINANCE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23044468664     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.01.086     Document Type: Article

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