Characterization of Goldstrike ore carbonaceous material - Part 2: Physical characteristics

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-15

  Stenebraten J F ^a   Johnson, W P ^a   McMullen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous ore; Gold ores; Ore characterization; Preg robbing

Indexed keywords

EID: 9644298132     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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