An analytical model approach to heap leaching

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 33-38

  Mellado, Mario E ^a,b   Cisternas, Luis A ^a,b   Gálvez, Edelmira D ^a,c  

^a Centre for Mining Research and Technology   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bernoulli equation; Heap height; Heap leaching; Models; Particle size; Scale up

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PARTICLE SIZE;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; ANALYTICAL PROBLEMS; BERNOULLI EQUATION; BERNOULLI EQUATIONS; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FIRST ORDERS; HEAP HEIGHT; HEAP LEACHING; LEACHING TIMES; SCALE-UP; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITIES;

LEACHING;

EID: 56949090421     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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