Direct leach approaches to Platinum Group Metal (PGM) ores and concentrates: A review

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-113

  Mpinga, C N ^a   Eksteen, J J ^a   Aldrich, C ^a   Dyer, L ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leaching; Low grade deposits; Platinum and palladium recovery; Platinum group metals; Refractory materials

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GOLD DEPOSITS; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; METALLURGY; ORES; PLATINUM METALS; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; REFRACTORY METALS;

LOW GRADE; METALLURGICAL PROCESS; METALLURGICAL PROCESSING; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PLATINUM AND PALLADIUMS; PLATINUM GROUP METALS; PROCESS FLOW-SHEET; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES;

SMELTING;

EID: 84928974398     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2015.04.015     Document Type: Review

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