Mineralogy and uranium leaching response of low grade South African ores

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-22

  Lottering, M J ^a   Lorenzen, L ^a   Phala, N S ^b   Smit, J T ^b   Schalkwyk, G A C ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Anglo American Research Laboratories   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hydrometallurgy; Leaching

Indexed keywords

GOLD; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; URANIUM;

MINERAL LIBERATION; URANIUM LEACHING; URANIUM MINERALS;

ORES;

EID: 36549073753     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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