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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The processing of low-grade gold ores is largely made possible through the use of the cyanide leaching process. The goal of any leaching process is to selectively bring a desired mineral into solution in order to efficiently separate it from the solid waste material. ... the dissolved oxygen (DO) levels is typically achieved through the ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Sulfur containing anions such as thioantimonates (SbS 3 3−) and sulfides (S 2−) are known to be strong 'poisons' in the cyanidation of gold (Nicol et al., 1987), and Fink and Putnam (1950) have shown that dissolved sulfide levels of as low as 0.5 mg/L can have a significant deleterious effect on rates of gold dissolution.. In many cases where minor …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The gold cyanidation process is the most important method ever developed for extracting gold from its ores. The reasons the widespread acceptance of cyanidation are economic as well as metallurgical. It usually obtains a higher recovery of gold than plate amalgamation and is easier to operate than the chlorine or bromine process. It …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Pre-aeration and Ore Washing. In some ores, particularly partially sulfidized ores, aeration (prior to the introduction of cyanide) of the ore in water at high pH can render elements such as iron and sulfur less reactive to cyanide, and therefore the gold cyanidation process more efficient.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The gold dissolution for Test 2 (pre-aeration with oxygen, cyanidation with air) is similar to the dissolution with air used in both steps (Tests 1 and 3). TABLE 4 . ..., and the effect of using oxygen during the pre-aeration step. Measurements on the ore samples used in this study indicated that: ( 1 ) The oxygen consumption due to the ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073and aeration could not provide a reduction in the cyanide consumption. Therefore, the effect of the pre-aeration followed by cyanidation was tested. Eventually, applying 4 h of pre-aeration before a shorter leaching duration of 12 h provided 92.0% Au and 90.5% Ag extractions with a lesser NaCN consumption of 2.44 g/dm3.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073A refractory gold ore is defined as an ore with low gold recovery (less than 80%) when treated by conventional cyanidation. ... cyanidation at high pH or pre-aeration, and leaching using chlorination. Nitric acid has been used successfully in the pretreatment of gold ores associated with sulfides such as pyrite and arsenopyrite.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Four iron-sulphide-containing gold ores from the White Mountain mine in the Jilin Province, China were studied to examine the benefits of using oxidative treatment prior to conventional cyanidation to leach gold. ... Gold extraction was seen to rise in most cases after an increased rate of aeration during pre-treatment. Finally, the iron ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Aeration curing, over a long duration in wetted stockpiles, shows promise as an affordable pretreatment method for oxidizing gold encapsulating sulfide minerals, and possibly organic matter, in low grade refractory ores. Following aeration pretreatment, the ore is reclaimed, neutralized, and cyanide leached by conventional practices. Large …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073It is believed that pre-aeration serves two purposes: (i) to oxidize and disintegrate sulphide minerals to expose encapsulated gold, and (ii) to passivate the sulphide
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Plant Location Ore Type Unit Process Issue Chapter; Consolidated Murchison mine: South Africa: Cyanidation under high oxygen pressure: Implemented with tube autoclaves 1.5: km long and 5 cm inner diameter.: Leaching at ambient temperature and 5 MPa oxygen pressure and 0.2–0.5% NaCN; 15 min residence time for 85% …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The leaching behaviour of a sulphide gold-silver ore was investigated in terms of a relationship between gold and silver extractions and cyanide consumption. Ninity five Au % and 88.0% Ag extractions were obtained under the determined conditions of
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Cyanidation is the main process in gold leaching. There are several parameters that affect gold recovery and cyanide consumption. In this paper, the effect of the oxidative pretreatment and lead nitrate addition on the cyanidation of Zarshuran refractory gold ore containing 3.32 ppm Au, 1.09% As, and 0.5% sulfur were …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The leaching behaviour of a sulphide gold-silver ore was investigated in terms of a relationship between gold and silver extractions and cyanide consumption. 95.0% Au and 88.0% Ag extractions were obtained under the determined conditions as 24h leaching duration, -74 µm particle size, 40% solids ratio, 4 g/L NaCN concentration, and 450 rpm …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073For Test 4 (oxygen in pre.aeration and cyanidation ) the final dissolution was 3.8% higher than the average ofTests I and 3 (air in pre-aeration and cyanidation ). The gold dissolution for Test 2 (pre-aeration with oxygen, cyanidation with air) is similar to the dissolution with air used in both steps (Tests 1 and 3).
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073These types of gold sulphidic ores may be pre-treated prior to cyanidation by means of an oxidation step, converting the sulphides into oxides or sulphates. This treatment leads to a reduction in the consumption of dissolved oxygen and of cyanide in the cyanidation step and to an improvement in the metallurgical recovery. In the current work we ...
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