Thiosulfate degradation during gold leaching in ammoniacal thiosulfate solutions : a focus trithionate

Thiosulfate has shown considerable promise as an alternative to cyanide for gold leaching. However, one of the main limitations of the thiosulfate system is the high consumption of thiosulfate. Besides increasing the cost of the process, the degradation products of thiosulfate have been claimed to p...

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Main Author: Ahern, Noelene
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17336