The effect of iron contaminants on thiosulphate leaching of gold

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 399-406

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold ores; Grinding; Leaching; Sulphide ores; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; CERAMIC BALLS; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC IONS; FINE GRINDING; FINE PARTICLES; GOLD LEACHING; GOLD ORES; IRON SPECIES; METALLIC IONS; METALLIC IRON; MILD STEEL; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; PARTICLE SURFACE; REDUCED IRON OXIDE; SLIME COATING; SULPHIDE ORES; SURFACE MODIFICATION; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THIOSULPHATE LEACHING; THIOSULPHATES; WET GRINDING;

AGGLOMERATION; BALL MILLING; BALL MILLS; CARBON STEEL; COATINGS; GOLD; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); IONS; IRON; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMOANALYSIS;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 77649186961     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.11.016     Document Type: Article

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