Optimal design and planning of heap leaching process ...
2014-2-1 · Heap leaching is a hydrometallurgical process that is widely used in the mining industry, in which low-grade metals, such as copper, gold, silver and uranium, are extracted; the process also has new applications in the treatment of non-metallic minerals, such as saltpeter (Valencia et al., 2008), and soil remediation (Carlsson and Buchel, 2005 ...