Physical beneficiation and bioleaching of arid region nickel laterites

IMPC 2006 - Proceedings of 23rd International Mineral Processing Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1404-1409

  Muir, D M ^a   Johnson, J A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SOURCE; NICKEL AND COBALTS; NICKEL LATERITE; NICKEL LATERITE ORES; NONTRONITES; PHYSICAL BENEFICIATION; PULP DENSITY; SLURRY RHEOLOGY;

ARID REGIONS; BENEFICIATION; BIOLEACHING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUNGI; NICKEL;

SOILS;

EID: 84886920492     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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