Upgrading of low-grade gold ore samples for improved particle characterisation using Micro-CT and SEM/EDX

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 498-508

  Agorhom, Eric A ^a   Skinner, W ^a   Zanin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Galena; Gold; Quartz; Surface analysis; Vertical water stream elutriation

Indexed keywords

AU PARTICLES; CALIBRATION TESTS; COARSE PARTICLES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FINER PARTICLES; GALENA; GAS STREAMS; GOLD ORES; MICRO CT; ORE MINERALS; PARTITION CURVES; SEM/EDX; SIZE FRACTION; UNDERFLOWS; WATER STREAMS; X RAY MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ASPECT RATIO; GOLD; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; ORE ANALYSIS; ORES; QUARTZ; RIVERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; STORMS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACE CLEANING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84864755228     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2012.04.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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