The leaching of tennantite, tetrahedrite and enargite in acidic sulphate and chloride media

Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-244

  Riveros, P A ^a   Dutrizac, J E ^a  

^a Natural Resources Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; SHRINKAGE; SILVER; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; DISSOLUTION KINETICS; ELEMENTAL SULPHUR; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; LOWER TEMPERATURES; SHRINKING CORE MODEL;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

EID: 49549098847     PISSN: 00084433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/cmq.2008.47.3.235     Document Type: Conference Paper

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