Mechanisms of sulfide ion oxidation during cyanidation. Part I: The effect of lead(II) ions

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 579-586

  Breuer, P L ^a   Jeffrey, M I ^a   Hewitt, D M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyanidation; Sulfide ores

Indexed keywords

CYANIDES; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEACHING; OXIDATION; POLYSULFIDES;

CYANIDATION; LEAD SULFIDE; PERCHLORATES; REACTION PRODUCTS;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 44149123137     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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