Identification of the dominant Cu ore minerals providing soluble copper at Cañariaco, Peru through Cu isotope analyses of batch leach experiments

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 15-19

  Mathur, R ^a   Schlitt, W J ^b  

^a JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Hydrometal Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chalcocite; Chalcopyrite; Covellite; Cu isotopes; Cu leaching; Enargite

Indexed keywords

BATCH EXPERIMENTS; CHALCOCITE; CHALCOPYRITE; COVELLITE; ENARGITE; FRACTIONATION FACTORS; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPE RATIO; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; LEACH SOLUTIONS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MINERAL MATERIALS; ORE MINERALS; ORE-TYPE;

COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTS; ISOTOPES; LEACHING; LIQUIDS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; STANDARDS;

ORES;

EID: 73549087839     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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