Hydrochloric acid pressure-oxidation of a pyrite concentrate from the Vaal Reefs East Gold Mine

1999-04-01
The extraction of refractory gold from pyrite concentrate by hydrochloric acid pressure oxidation was investigated on laboratory scale. The aim was for direct solubilization of refractory gold by chloride pressure-leaching without cyanidation.
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Citation Formats
Y. A. Topkaya, “Hydrochloric acid pressure-oxidation of a pyrite concentrate from the Vaal Reefs East Gold Mine,” CIM BULLETIN, pp. 70–74, 1999, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/53568.