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Hong Qin, Xue-yi Guo, Qing-hua Tian, and Lei Zhang, Recovery of gold from refractory gold ores: Effect of pyrite on the stability of the thiourea leaching system, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2142-9 |
Xue-yi Guo E-mail: xyguo@csu.edu.cn
Qing-hua Tian E-mail: qinghua@csu.edu.cn
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