Use of mesalime and electric arc furnace (EAF) dust as neutralising agents in biooxidation and their effects on gold recovery in subsequent cyanidation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 731-738

  Gahan, Chandra Sekhar ^a   Sundkvist, Jan Eric ^a,b   Sandström, Ake ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Boliden Mineral AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biooxidation; Cyanidation; EAF dust; Mesalime; Neutralisation

Indexed keywords

BIO-OXIDATION; CYANIDATION; CYANIDE CONSUMPTION; EAF DUST; ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE DUST; ELEMENTAL SULPHUR; GOLD RECOVERIES; INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS; NEUTRALISATION; PYRITE OXIDATION; REFRACTORY GOLD; RESIDENCE TIME; RETENTION TIME;

BIOLEACHING; CALCIUM; CYANIDES; DUST CONTROL; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FURNACE PROCESS; FURNACES; GOLD; ORE TREATMENT; OXIDATION; RECOVERY; STEEL METALLURGY; SULFUR;

ELECTRIC FURNACES;

EID: 77955307018     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.04.012     Document Type: Article

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