Enhancing the kinetics of chalcopyrite leaching in the Galvanox™ process

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 105, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 251-258

  Nazari, G ^a   Dixon, D G ^a   Dreisinger, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric leaching; Chalcopyrite; Galvanox ; Kinetics; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC LEACHING; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CHALCOPYRITE; CHALCOPYRITE LEACHING; COPPER EXTRACTION; IRON SULFATES; NEW PROCESS; SILVER IONS;

LEACHING; METAL IONS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 78650698460     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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