Geochemical evaluation of heap rinsing of the Gold Acres Heap, Cortez joint venture, Nevada

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 477-489

  Bowell, R J ^a   Parshley, J V ^b   McClelland, G ^c   Upton, B ^d   Zhan, G ^d  

^a SRK CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

^b SRK Consulting   (United States)

^c McClelland Lab   (United States)

^d BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Closure; Geochemistry; Heap leach; Rinsing

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; LEACHING; ORES; PLANT SHUTDOWNS;

CLOSURE; COLUMN TESTS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; FIELD STUDIES; FIELD-SCALE; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; HEAP LEACH; JOINT VENTURES; LABORATORY STUDIES; OXIDE ORES; PROCESS WATERS; RE CIRCULATIONS; REDOX CONDITIONS; RINSING; SOLUTION CHEMISTRIES;

GOLD;

EID: 61749092631     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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