Thiosulfate as an alternative lixiviant to cyanide for gold ores

Thiosulfate is generally considered to be an attractive alternative reagent to cyanide for processing gold. It is relatively inexpensive and nontoxic, forms strong gold and silver complexes, and readily leaches gold ores when catalyzed by Cu(II). Research over the past 30 years has focused mostly on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aylmore, Mark
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10985