Gold leaching in thiosulfate solutions and its environmental effects compared with cyanide
Nowadays, keeping mining and the environment sustainable is a major concern all over the world. Using toxic chemicals such as cyanide and mercury in the gold leaching process is one of the main factors that need to be considered in terms of the environment. Finding alternative lixiviants is one solu...
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Curtin University
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/148 |