Acid leaching and dissolution of major sulphide ore minerals: Processes and galvanic effects in complex systems

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 343-351

  Abraitis, P K ^a   Pattrick, R A D ^a   Kelsall, G H ^b   Vaughan, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid leaching; Chalcopyrite; Galena; Pyrite; Sphalerite; Sulphides

Indexed keywords

GALVANIZING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; LEACHING; REDOX REACTIONS; SAMPLING;

ACID LEACHING; ORE MINERALS;

ORES;

ACID DIGESTION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ORE MINERAL; REACTION RATE; SULFIDE;

EID: 3042778176     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461046820191     Document Type: Article

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