Oxidative pre-treatment in thiosulphate leaching of sulphide gold ores

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 28-34

  Feng, D ^a   van Deventer, J S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Oxidation; Pre treatment; Sulphide; Thiosulphate leaching

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLING; AMMONIA OXIDATION; AMMONIACAL SOLUTION; CONTACT TIME; COUNTER CURRENT; DETERMINANT FACTORS; DIAGNOSTIC LEACHING; GOLD EXTRACTION; GOLD LEACHING; GOLD ORES; LEACH SOLUTIONS; LEACHANTS; LEACHING KINETICS; LEACHING PROCESS; LEACHING RATES; PARTIAL OXIDATIONS; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; SODIUM THIOSULPHATE; STEP-COUNTER; SULPHIDE MINERALS; SULPHIDE ORES; THIOSULPHATE LEACHING; THIOSULPHATES;

AMMONIA; EXTRACTION; GOLD; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; MINERALS; ORES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PASSIVATION; SODIUM;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 75149160384     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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