Review of trace toxic elements (Pb, Cd, Hg, As, Sb, Bi, Se, Te) and their deportment in gold processing. Part 1: Mineralogy, aqueous chemistry and toxicity

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 107, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 91-100

  Kyle, J H ^a,b   Breuer, P L ^a,c   Bunney, K G ^a,c   Pleysier, R ^a,c   May, P M ^a,b  

^a Parker CRC for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Gold cyanidation; Mineralogy; Modelling; Speciation; Toxic trace elements

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SPECIATION; CHEMISTRY; HEALTH RISKS; MINERALOGY; MODELS; ORES; SOFTWARE PACKAGES; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS; TOXICITY;

CHEMICAL SPECIATION MODELLING; ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES; GOLD CYANIDATION; SPECIATION; THERMODYNAMIC MODELLING; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER; THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS; TOXIC TRACE ELEMENTS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 79953236489     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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