A kinetic study of enargite dissolution in ammoniacal solutions

S. Gajam, S. Raghavan

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Abstract

The kinetics of dissolution of natural enargite in ammoniacal solution has been investigated. Unlike other copper sulfide minerals, the dissolution of copper from enargite is very slow and only 60% of the copper is extracted after 24 hours. The rate of dissolution is favored by high temperatures and high oxygen pressures. The experimental data seem to fit an electrochemical mechanism.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)113-129
Number of pages17
JournalInternational Journal of Mineral Processing
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1983

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

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