Copper leaching from primary sulfides: Options for biological and chemical extraction of copper

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 83, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 10-20

  Dreisinger, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid; Autoclave; Chemical and biological leaching; Copper

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; METALLURGY; OXIDATION; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

ALLIANCE COPPER PLANT (CO); CHALCOPYRITE; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL LEACHING; SEPON COPPER PROCESS;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 33746359351     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.03.032     Document Type: Article

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