Test of copper leaching from waste dump of a surface mine

Zhongguo Kuangye Daxue Xuebao/Journal of China University of Mining and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-165

  Wu, Chao ^a   Li, Zi Jun ^a   Zhou, Bo ^a   Wu, Ai Xiang ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Copper recovery; Feasibility study; Leaching test; Waste dump of surface mine

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER MINES; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; PH; SULFURIC ACID;

CONCENTRATION; COPPER RECOVERY; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LEACH CYCLE; LEACHING TEST; PH VALUE; RECOVERY RATE; SURFACE MINE; WASTE DUMP;

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 34248400046     PISSN: 10001964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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