The bioleaching of sulphide minerals with emphasis on copper sulphides - A review

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 81-108

  Watling, H R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite; Copper sulphides; Dump leaching; Heap leaching; Mechanism; Modeling

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOFILMS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EXTRACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BIOLEACHING; CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER SULPHIDES; DUMP LEACHING; HEAP LEACHING;

LEACHING;

EID: 33748120714     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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