Ore characterization, hydrometallurgical and reactive transport studies for in-place leaching of oxidized gold deposits

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 72-80

  Roberts, R A ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Prommer, H ^a   Benvie, B ^b   Jeffrey, M I ^b   Johnson, C D ^a   Anand, R R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Parker Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold gold ores; Leaching

Indexed keywords

BOTTLES; CYANIDES; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; EXTRACTION; GOLD DEPOSITS; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; MINING; OXIDATION; PYRITES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOFTWARE TESTING;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; LEACHING METHODS; PERMEABILITY ENHANCEMENT; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SODIUM THIOSULFATE;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 77956032491     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03402382     Document Type: Article

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