Characterization of refractory behaviour of complex gold/silver ore by diagnostic leaching

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 707-713

  CELEP, O ^a   ALP, I ^a   DEVECI, H ^a   VICIL, M ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

characterization; diagnostic leach; gold and silver ores; refractoriness

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE LEACHING; DIAGNOSTIC LEACH; DIAGNOSTIC LEACHING; FINE GRINDING; GOLD AND SILVER; GOLD AND SILVER ORES; LEACHING TEST; MATRIX; PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE; PRE-TREATMENT; REFRACTORINESS;

CYANIDES; EXTRACTION; GOLD; LEACHING; MINERALS; ORES; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SILICATES; SILVER;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 66449088697     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(08)60337-4     Document Type: Article

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