Selective elution of the gold cyanide complex from anion exchange resin using mixed solvents

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 896-903

  Rajasingam, R ^a   Jayasinghe, N S ^a   Lucien, F P ^a   Tran, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyanidation; Gold ores; Ion exchange

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; CYANIDES; ION EXCHANGE; SOLVENTS; WATER;

CYANIDATION; DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE; GOLD ORES; MULTIVALENT CYANIDE COMPLEXES; PUROLITE;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33646351271     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.054     Document Type: Article

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