Towards an understanding of Copper(I) Speciation and Reactivity in the copper-ammonia-thiosulfate lixiviant system
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Black, Jay
Spiccia, Leone
McPhail, Derry
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Mineralogical Society of America
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In the thiosulfate gold leaching process gold is oxidized to Au + by a copper(II) ammine catalyst and complexed by thiosulfate. Copper(I) complexes, formed during gold oxidation, are reoxidised to Cu(II) complexes by oxygen. In this study, we present the
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Hydrometallurgy 2003: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium Honoring Profesor Ian M. Ritchie