Effect of temperature on the bioleaching of chalcopyrite concentrates containing different concentrations of silver

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 94, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 42-47

  Johnson, D Barrie ^a   Okibe, Naoko ^a   Wakeman, Kathryn ^a   Yajie, Liu ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidophiles; Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite; Consortia; Silver

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILVER;

ACIDOPHILES; CHALCOPYRITE; CONSORTIA; COPPER SULFIDE; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 53249115201     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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