Thiocyanate process chemistry for gold recovery

Hydrometallurgy 2008: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 824-836

  Li, Jinshan ^a   Wan, R Y ^b   LeVier, K M ^c   Miller, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Newmont Mining Co ^*  (United States)

^c a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Gold leaching; Gold recovery; Thiocyanate

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; GOLD; HYDROMETALLURGY; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEACHING; METALLURGY; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; STRIPPING (DYES);

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FAST EXTRACTIONS; FERRIC SULFATES; GOLD LEACHING; GOLD LOADINGS; GOLD RECOVERIES; GOLD RECOVERY; LEACH SOLUTIONS; PROCESS CHEMISTRIES; PRODUCT RECOVERIES; SOLUTION CONCENTRATIONS; STRIPPING METHODS; THIOCYANATE;

METAL REFINING;

EID: 56449088765     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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