Influence of applied mineralogy in developing an optimal hydrometallurgical processing route for complex sulphide ores

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-158

  Olubambi, P A ^a,b   Ndlovu, S ^a   Potgieter, J H ^a   Borode, J O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Applied mineralogy; Base metal extraction; Complex sulphide ores; Minerals processing

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEAD; ORES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

APPLIED MINERALOGY; BASE METAL EXTRACTION; COMPLEX SULPHIDE ORES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33644976406     PISSN: 08827508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08827500600563350     Document Type: Article

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