Interactions between sulphides and manganese dioxide in thiosulphate leaching of gold ores

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 533-540

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Galvanic interaction; Gold ores; Leaching; Manganese dioxide; Pre treatment; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

GOLD; KINETICS; LEACHING; PYRITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFIDE MINERALS;

CHALCOPYRITE; GALVANIC INTERACTION; GOLD ORES; MANGANESE DIOXIDE; PRE-TREATMENT; SULPHIDE ORES;

ORES;

EID: 34247142783     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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