The use of equilibrium diagrams to better understand the influence of lead additions on gold leaching in aqueous cyanide

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 265-268

  Sandenbergh, R F ^a   Mahlangu, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE LEACHES; CYANIDE SOLUTIONS; EQUILIBRIUM DIAGRAMS; GOLD LEACHING; SURFACE LAYERS;

COBALT; COPPER; CYANIDES; LEACHING; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; PASSIVATION; SILVER;

GOLD;

EID: 58049139161     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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