Leaching of a low-grade, copper-nickel sulfide ore. 3. Interactions of Cu with selected sulfide minerals

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 73-80

  Maley, M ^a   van Bronswijk, W ^a   Watling, H R ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Heap leaching; Pyrite; Pyrrhotite

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; CHALCOPYRITE; COLUMN TEST; COPPER DEPOSITION; COPPER IONS; COPPER RECOVERY; COPPER SULFATE; COPPER SULFIDES; COVELLITE; FERRIC IONS; HEAP LEACHING; LEACHATE; LOW OXYGEN; MINERAL CONCENTRATES; NICKEL COMPLEX; NICKEL RECOVERY; NICKEL SULFIDE; NON-OXIDATIVE; PYRRHOTITE; RE-DISSOLUTION; STRONG OXIDANTS; SULFATE SOLUTIONS;

COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON ORES; LEACHING; METAL IONS; MINERALS; MINING; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; OXYGEN; PYRITES;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 67349190957     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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