Effects of ore mineralogy on the microbial leaching of low grade complex sulphide ores

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 96-104

  Olubambi, P A ^a,b   Ndlovu, S ^a   Potgieter, J H ^a   Borode, J O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Ore mineralogy; Particle size; Sulphide ore

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; MINERALOGY; ORE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE SEPARATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BIOLEACHING; ORE MINERALOGY; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; SULPHIDE ORE;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 33846795983     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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