Biogenic sulphide for cyanide recycle and copper recovery in gold-copper ore processing

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 509-517

  Adams, Mike ^a   Lawrence, Rick ^b   Bratty, Mike ^b  

^a BioteQ Water (Australia) Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Cyanidation; Gold ores; Recycling; Tailings disposal

Indexed keywords

COPPER ORE TREATMENT; DETOXIFICATION; DISSOCIATION; TAILINGS DISPOSAL;

COPPER MINERALS; CYANIDATION; GOLD ORES;

RECYCLING;

EID: 42749086770     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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