Gold is present in refractory sulfide gold ores mainly in arsenian pyrite and arsenopyrite, where it occurs in both the chemically bonded state and as nano-size grains of metallic gold. During roasting or pressure oxidation, the sulfide matrix is destroyed and essentially all the gold is converted to the metallic form. The liberated gold is readily dissolved in conventional cyanide media ...
Sulfide-ore mining for copper and nickel, however, has never been attempted here. In the case of PolyMet, MCEA has led the fight for accountability and true science-based decision-making. MCEA lawyers and experts have time and again cast light on the flaws inherent in the PolyMet proposal, first in the environmental review and permitting ...
The main sulfide mineral associated with tin and the biggest matrix for tin ore. It is typically found in igneous and metamorphic rock formations. The old timers knew the significance of sphalerite as a potential gold indicator and called it "blackjack" or "rosin jack.". Sphalerite comes in a range of colors, including grey or greyish ...
In addition to tailings dam failures and pipeline leaks, sulfide-ore copper mines can pollute through seepage from underground pits and surface waste rock and sulfide-bearing ore. These pollution vectors are hard to detect and difficult to fix. By exposing sulfides minerals in the pit walls to oxygen and water, they are able to produce acid ...
Copper sulfide ores are typically the most profitable copper ore type to mine. That is because they have high copper content, and the copper in …
1 Types of copper sulfide ore (1) Single copper mineral Its ore characteristic is relatively simple, and the only useful component that can be recycled is copper. The gangue minerals are mainly quartz, carbonate and silicate. (2) Copper-sulfur ore Called copper-bearing pyrite. In addition to copper minerals, iron sulfide can be recovered, and the main mineral of sulfur is pyrite.
Nickel sulfide is an inorganic compound with the formula NiS. It is a black solid that is produced by treating nickel(II) salts with hydrogen sulfide.Many nickel sulfides are known, including the mineral millerite, which also has the formula NiS.Aside from being useful ores, nickel sulfides are the products of desulfurization reactions, and are sometimes used as catalysts.
In Pergamon Materials Series, 1998. 10.6.6.1 Matte-slag-gas reactions in Cu-Fe-Ni sulphide ores. Sulphide ores are a major source of Cu, Ni and precious metals. A basic principle of the extraction processes is to blow air into the molten sulphide in order to oxidise (1) S, which forms a gas and (2) Fe, which forms predominantly FeO and then partitions to a slag phase which covers the matte.
the economic feasibility of mining ores with even lower concentrations is likely to increase. For example, the proposed Polymet operation has an concentration of 0.28% copper and 0.08% nickel. 11 Sulfide Mining Process The sulfide mining process consists of: exploration, site preparation, mining,
Sulfide (British English also sulphide) is an inorganic anion of sulfur with the chemical formula S 2− or a compound containing one or more S 2− ions. Solutions of sulfide salts are corrosive. Sulfide also refers to chemical compounds large families of inorganic and organic compounds, e.g. lead sulfide and dimethyl sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) and bisulfide (SH −) are the conjugate ...
Method of gold extraction from sulphide gold-bearing ores. C22B3/04 - by leaching (C22B0003180000 takes precedence);; C22B11 - Obtaining noble metals. FIELD: metallurgy. SUBSTANCE: method includes leaching by solution of mixture of hydrosulphite and sodium thiosulfate and ammonium, sorption of complex thiosulfate-gold on heavy-basic anionite ...
Sulfide mining is different from traditional iron ore mines and taconite mining (sometimes referred to as ferrous mining). Sulfide mines have never been operated safely – no mine of this type has been known to have operated and closed without polluting local lakes, rivers, or groundwater.ii
Proponents of sulfide-ore copper mining argue that the choice between this new type of mining and amenity-based development is a false choice for the Arrowhead region (Praxis Strategy Group, 2017). Those making this claim point to the continued existence of …
Re: sulfide ore.... alot of sulfide ore Post by Richard36 » December 13th, 2011, 4:23 am Reno Chris wrote: Pat of the problem is economically handling sulfide ores on a …
The Oktyabr'skoe deposit in the Norilsk ore district is the largest platinum-copper-nickel deposit in the world. It contains a huge main orebody (2.4 km 3) of massive sulfide ores and some smaller sulfide bodies. Almost all publications on this deposit are devoted to the main orebody.
Metallic sulfide mining (aka hard rock mining) is the practice of extracting metals such as nickel, gold and copper from a sulfide-rich ore body. Sulfides are a geologic byproduct of mining in this area, and by exposing sulfides to the air and water in our atmosphere, sulfuric acid can be created — threatening to poison the nearby water ...
Complex sulfide ores are fine-grained, intimate associations of chalcopyrite (CuFeS2 ), sphalerite (ZnS) and galena (PbS), disseminated in dominant pyrite, and containing valuable amounts of minor elements. Generally, collectors employed for sulfide recovery are of …
Sulfide ores in volcano-sedimentary sequences, such as those associated with ophiolite complexes (e.g. the Troodos Complex in Cyprus) are dominated by pyrite and chalcopyrite. Our understanding of the formation of such deposits has …
The most common sulfide crystalling in this manner is galena (PbS), the ore mineral of lead. A type of packing that involves two sulfide ions in each of the octahedral positions in the sodium chloride structure is the pyrite structure. This is a high-symmetry …
Molybdenum sulfide is the principal ore mineral to obtain molybdenum, a metal commonly used in alloys like stainless steel. This sulfide has a dark gray, metallic appearance and is very soft which ...
The sulphide fraction of the ore consists of 3 wt% pyrite and 2 wt% arsenopyrite. The remainder of the ore is made up of quartz, chlorite, sericite and carbonate. A sample of the ore is ground to 80% passing 75 µm, and is subjected to a standard gold cyanide leach test in the laboratory.
Cinnabar, mercury sulfide (HgS), is the principal ore of mercury. (more below) Cinnabar is very dense, 8.1 times as dense as water, has a distinctive red streak and has hardness 2.5, barely scratchable by the fingernail. There are very few minerals that might be confused with cinnabar, but realgar is softer and cuprite is harder.
High sulfide gold ore refers to a certain gold ore with 20% -30% of gold wrapped by sulfide (mainly pyrite). Because most of the gold in high-sulfide gold ore exists in the form of sulfide-encapsulated gold, when using direct leaching process, the consumption of gold leaching agent and cost of gold leaching production will increase, and gold processing efficiency is not good.
Proponents of sulfide-ore copper mining argue that the choice between this new type of mining and amenity-based development is a false choice for the Arrowhead region (Praxis Strategy Group, 2017). Those making this claim point to the continued existence of …
Many of our largest copper deposits contain both sulfide and oxidized copper minerals. The large porphyry mines, with a total copper content of from 1.3 to 2.0 per cent., send to their mills ore with an oxide content of from 0.2 to 0.4 per cent. While the recoveries of the sulfide minerals are considered satisfactory, using modern flotation ...
Sulfide ore from Austin that didn't contain at least 70 ounces per ton of silver had to go out on the dumps, because it was unprofitable to ship to the mill! Calaverite - Gold Telluride: This sad story was repeated all over the Western US and actually all across the world. Over the years, miners worked to develop new ways to handle these ...
of the spontaneous combustion of sulfide ores such that the preferred evaluation index can be obtained to detect the onset of the spontaneous combustion of sulfide ore stockpiles at an early stage. Three largescale sulfide ore - stockpiles were piled in a stope to obtain the preferred index and achieve the early detection of spontaneous combustion.
The smelter for sulfide ores produces sulfur dioxide gas. This is scrubbed from the flue gases to make sulfuric acid for leaching copper from oxide ores. Scrubbing sulfur dioxide also protects the environment. For example: FeO(s) + SiO 2 (s)→ FeO.SiO 2 (slag) This is …
The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) is recognized as having one of the major concentrations of volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits on Earth. Original resources of about 2000 Mt of massive sulfides have been reported in the province. Recent classifications have considered the IPB deposits as the bimodal siliciclastic subtype, although major differences can be recognized among them.
Processes of PGE-Rich Magmatic Sulfide Ore Formation Magmatic sulfide deposits form when a fractionating body of magma that has intruded into the crust reach-es sulfide saturation, that is, the point where the magma can no longer hold sulfur in solution,and an immiscible sulfide liquid exsolves from the silicate magma.The sulfide droplets are ...
