Characterisation of gold ores by X-ray computed tomography - Part 2: Applications to the determination of gold particle size and distribution

GeoMet 2011 - 1st AusIMM International Geometallurgy Conference 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 293-309

  Dominy, S C ^a,b   Platten, I M ^c   Howard, L E ^d   Elangovan, P ^d   Armstrong, R ^d   Minnitt, R C A ^e   Abel, R L ^d  

^a Snowden Mining Industry Consultants Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Snowden Mining Industry Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; DETERMINATION OF GOLD; DIRECT IMPACT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GOLD ORES; GOLD PARTICLES; HIGH RESOLUTION; IN-SITU; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; OBJECTS-BASED; OPTIMISATIONS; ORE MINERALOGY; RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE; RECOVERY PROCESS; RECOVERY TEST; REFRACTORY GOLD; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; SAMPLING PROTOCOL; VALUE-BASED; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GOLD DEPOSITS; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; METALLURGY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTIMIZATION; ORES; RECOVERY; SCANNING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

GOLD;

EID: 84866856096     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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