A method for leaching or dissolving gold from ores or precious metal scrap

JOM

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 47-50

  Geoffroy, Nicolas ^a   Cardarelli, François ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

AGUA REGIA; HYDROMETALLURGICAL LEACHING; SAFETY RISKS; SODIUM CYANIDE;

GOLD METALLURGY;

EID: 24944481689     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-005-0168-0     Document Type: Article

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