Bioleaching of a low-grade copper ore, linking leach chemistry and microbiology

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-44

  Watling, H R ^a   Collinson, D M ^a   Li, J ^a   Mutch, L A ^b   Perrot, F A ^a   Rea, S M ^a   Reith, F ^a,c   Watkin, E L J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Heap leaching; Microbial community analysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM CONCENTRATION; COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; HEAP LEACHING; LOW-GRADE COPPER ORES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PREGNANT LEACH SOLUTIONS;

BIOLEACHING; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ORES;

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 84888633141     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.10.023     Document Type: Article

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