CHALCOPYRITE: BIOLEACHING VERSUS PRESSURE HYDROMETALLURGY
Abstract
While bioleaching of pyrite concentrates has been successfully used in industry to liberate gold from the sulfide matrix for subsequent cyanidation, the same technology cannot be recommended for leaching chalcopyrite concentrates for copper recovery. It will be shown to be uneconomical and cannot compete with pressure leaching technology.
Suggested Citation
Fathi Habashi. "CHALCOPYRITE: BIOLEACHING VERSUS PRESSURE HYDROMETALLURGY" Metallurgy of the XXI Century. International Conference Proceedings, Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation, Almaty, Kazakhstan 1.2006 (2006): 17-22.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/fathi_habashi/49
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