Solubilization of heavy metals from gold ore by adjuvants used during gold phytomining

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 819-822

  Ebbs, Stephen D ^a   Kolev, Spas D ^b   Piccinin, Robert C R ^b   Woodrow, Ian E ^b   Baker, Alan J M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental; Gold ores; Leaching; Pollution

Indexed keywords

COLUMN STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL; FIELD APPLICATION; GOLD ORES; GOLD-BEARING ORES; HYDRAULIC CONTROL; LEACHATES; PHYTOMINING; PLANT UPTAKE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CYANIDES; GOLD; GOLD DEPOSITS; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; LEACHING; ORES; SOLUBILITY; ZINC;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 77955466491     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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