Applications of PIXE and diagnostic leaching in the characterisation of complex gold ores

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1010-1019

  Goodall, W R ^a   Scales, P J ^a   Ryan, C G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Liberation analysis; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; GOLD MINES; LEACHING; METALLURGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROTONS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC LEACHING; LIBERATION ANALYSIS; PROTON INDUCED X-RAY EMISSION (PIXE); SULFIDE ORES;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 23744510911     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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