Impact of recycling cyanide and its reaction products on upstream unit operations

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 241-255

  Adams, Mike D ^a  

^a Mutis Liber Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Cyanidation; Flotation; Milling; Recycling; Tailings disposal

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOLEACHING; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; DECISION MAKING; FLOTATION; FLOWCHARTING; GOLD; MILLING (MACHINING); REACTION PRODUCTS; RECYCLING; RIVERS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIAL POPULATION; BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CIRCUIT MODIFICATION; CYANIDATION; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE;

CYANIDES;

EID: 84897668750     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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