On the refractory nature of precious metal tellurides

An investigation into the factors inhibiting the leaching of precious metal tellurides in cyanide solutions and initial testing of possible methods to improve leach performance were conducted. Petzite (Ag3AuTe2) was the principle mineral examined, along with calaverite (AuTe2) and hessite (Ag2Te). B...

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Main Authors: Dyer, Laurence, Sauber, M., Dixon, D., Asselin, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53805