Review of trace toxic elements (Pb, Cd, Hg, As, Sb, Bi, Se, Te) and their deportment in gold processing: Part II: Deportment in gold ore processing by cyanidation

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 111-112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-21

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

^a Parker CRC for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions ^*  (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyanidation; Gold processing; Metal cyano complexes; Trace element speciation; Trace toxic elements

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC TAILINGS; ALUMINIUM OXIDE; AQUEOUS PHASE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; CARBON ADSORPTION; CARBON REGENERATION; CYANIDATION; CYANIDE COMPLEXES; CYANIDE SOLUTION; CYANOCOMPLEXES; GOLD DISSOLUTION; GOLD ORES; GOLD PROCESSING; GOLD RECOVERIES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MINE-DRAINAGE WATER; OXYANIONS; REDOX POTENTIALS; SCORODITE; SELENOCYANATES; SOLID-PHASE; STORAGE FACILITIES; TELLURATE; TOXIC ELEMENTS; TRACE ELEMENT SPECIATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BISMUTH; CADMIUM; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CYANIDES; GOLD; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; IRON OXIDES; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MINERALOGY; ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; REDOX REACTIONS; SELENIUM; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; TAILINGS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; TELLURIUM; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84857195706     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2011.09.005     Document Type: Review

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