Research status and prospect of gold leaching in alkaline thiourea solution

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1301-1306

  Zheng, Su ^a   Wang, Yun yan ^a   Chai, Li yuan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gold ores; Leaching

Indexed keywords

CYANIDES; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GOLD; REDOX REACTIONS;

ALKALINE THIOUREA SOLUTION; GOLD ORES; STABLE ORBICULAR STRUCTURE;

LEACHING;

EID: 33748808951     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.12.009     Document Type: Review

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