The effect of sulphur species on thiosulphate leaching of gold

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-281

  Feng, D ^a   van Deventer, J S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold leaching; Hydrometallurgy; Passivation; Sulphur species; Thiosulphate

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; GOLD; HYDROMETALLURGY; PASSIVATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

GOLD LEACHING; METASTABLE ANIONS; SULPHUR SPECIES; THIOSULPHATE;

LEACHING;

EID: 33846798378     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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