Fundamentals of metal sulfide biooxidation

Mining Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 40-46

  Olson, G J ^a   Clark, T R ^a  

^a Little Bear Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDATION; SULFIDE MINERALS;

BIOOXIDATION; METAL SULFIDES;

MINING;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; MINERAL PROCESSING; OXIDATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MINERAL PROCESSING; SULFIDE;

EID: 4544288848     PISSN: 00265187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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