The influence of pyrite pre-oxidation on gold recovery by cyanidation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 883-895

  Li, J ^a   Dabrowski, B ^a   Miller, J D ^a   Acar, S ^b   Dietrich, M ^b   LeVier, K M ^b   Wan, R Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanidation; Gold ores; Hydrometallurgy; Oxidation; Sulfide ores

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYANIDES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONS; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SODIUM; SOLUTIONS; SULFIDE MINERALS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CYANIDATION; GOLD ORES; SULFIDE ORES;

PYRITES;

EID: 33646358215     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986706776361058     Document Type: Article

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