Copper leaching from chalcopyrite concentrates

JOM

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 48-51

  Wang, Shijie ^a  

^a Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

CHALCOPYRITE; ELECTROWINNING; HYDROMETALLURGY LEACHING;

COPPER;

EID: 24044488280     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-005-0252-5     Document Type: Review

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