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Intensification of dispersed and fine-grained silver extraction in cyanide heap leaching of gold |
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Rubtsov Y.. , Trubachev A.I. , Voronov E.. , Lavrov A.Y. , Lavrik A.. , |
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Earth science |
| DOI |
553.411:622 (571.55) |
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10.21209/2227-9245-2020-26-8-40-48 |
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Since the cost of gold has increased by an order of magnitude over the past 20 years, gold mining began to be carried out from ores that are not previously acceptable for heap leaching (HL) technology – these are refractory ores with thin and ultrafine inclusions of precious metals, ore with an increased silver content. In the Russian Federation, classical representations in the field of gold and silver HL prevail in design solutions. At the same time, the problem of silver leaching is considered in terms of the associated extraction of the main component. This approach is determined by a limited set of technological measures that have become an integral part of the classic technological regulation: ore crushing to the class –200–40 mm, sodium cyanide consumption at the level of 0,5 kg/t; pH value – 10,5; cycle duration 65 days or more; gold concentration in production solutions – fractions, mg/l; using activated carbon for sorption of noble metals.
Processing ores with silver contents of 30 g/t and a more classical approach to gold HL does not allow to increase the degree of extraction. There is a need to modernize the circuit or change the parameters of the technological regulations. The object of the study was a sample of poor quartz ore provided by the customer developing one of the gold and silver deposits of the Far Eastern Federal District, the object was to increase the degree of leaching of silver from poor gold-bearing ores without changing the technological scheme and without attracting additional mining equipment.
Critical analysis of literary data was carried out and the main directions of gold production from poor gold-bearing ores were identified. Chemical and mineralogical compositions of silver-containing minerals and ore rocks were investigated. Forms of association of silver with ore minerals and rocks have been established. The option of physical and chemical activation of increase of reactivity of cyanide solutions during heap leaching of silver from poor gold-bearing ores is chosen. In laboratory conditions, it was found that an increase in the concentration of sodium cyanide by 6 times or more contributes to a satisfactory extraction of gold both in agitation and percolation leaching of silver. However, in the latter case, the positive result was obtained only with the use of solutions with increased reactivity
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| Key words |
poor gold-bearing ores; silver; gold; visible and dispersed gold; mineralogical analysis; tests; crushing size; cyanide leaching of silver; electro-photo activation; reactivity
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| Article information |
Rubtsov Yu., Trubachev A., Voronov E., Lavrov A., Lavrik A. Intensification of dispersed and fine-grained silver extraction in cyanide heap leaching of gold // Transbaikal State University Journal, 2020, vol. 26, no. 8, pp. 40–48. DOI: 10.21209/2227-9245-2020-26-8-40-48. |
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