Isolation and phenotypic characterisation of Australian mining microbes from a spent heap

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 35-39

  Keeling, S E ^a   Davies, K L ^a   Johnson, J A ^a   Watling, H R ^a  

^a Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; CHALCOPYRITE CONCENTRATES; CHARACTERISATION; COPPER RECOVERIES; CULTURE COLLECTIONS; FERROOXIDANS; FERROUS IONS; LEACHING KINETICS; LEACHING TESTS; MICROBIAL ISOLATES; REFERENCE STRAINS; SHAKE FLASKS; SOURCES OF ENERGIES; SULFIDE ORES; SULFOBACILLUS THERMOSULFIDOOXIDANS;

BIOLEACHING; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; GLUCOSE; IRON; LEACHING; MINERALS; ORES; PYRITES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 58049178783     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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