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A pressure oxidation (POX)-hot cure (HC)-lime boil (LB) process is used in industry to recover silver from refractory gold sulphide ores containing minerals such as pyrite and arsenopyrite.
A pressure oxidation (POX)-hot cure (HC)-lime boil (LB) process is used in industry to recover silver from refractory gold sulphide ores containing minerals such as pyrite and arsenopyrite.
Gold mineral processing Hatch Ltd. Refractory gold ore pretreatment Treatment of refractory gold ore whole ore and flotation concentrates has become more prominent since the 1980s with many gold discoveries often including ores that are wholly or partially refractory Refractory pretreatment processes include pressure oxidation biological oxidation and various forms of
Pressure Oxidation is a process for extracting gold from refractory ore.. The most common refractory ores are pyrite and arsenopyrite, which are sulfide ores that trap the gold within them.Refractory ores require pre-treatment before the gold can be adequately extracted. The pressure oxidation process is used to prepare such ores for conventional gold extraction processes such as cyanidation.
Pressure Oxidation Pressure oxidation is employed to liberate gold and silver in refractory sulfide concentrates often and ores. The main pressure oxidation products from iron sulfide minerals are sulfuric acid (and metal sulfates) and hematite. Depending on the conditions within the autoclave, acid containing iron compounds can be formed.
An acidic pressure oxidation pre-treatment of refractory gold concentrates from the KweKwe roasting plant, Zimbabwe Minerals Engineering, 12 ( 8 ) ( 1999 ), pp. 863 - 875 Article Download PDF View Record in Scopus Google Scholar
Gold miners are facing a reserves crisis, and what is left in the ground is becoming more and more challenging to process.Refractory gold reserves, which require more sophisticated treatment methods in order to achieve oxide-ore recovery rates, correspond to 24 percent of current gold reserves and 22 percent of gold resources worldwide (Exhibit 1).
options for refractory gold ores: roasting; pressure oxidation; bio-oxidation; and ultra-fine grinding. In roasting, pressure oxidation and bio-oxidation, the iron sulphide minerals are oxidised to create sulphur dioxide (SO 2) gas in the case of roasting, or sulphate ions in pressure oxidation and bio-oxidation. The iron component is
Pressure oxidation (POX), high pressure oxidation (HiPOX) and ACTIVOX autoclave leaching are viable industry-standard technologies used to recover gold and other accessory metals. Read more The process is particularly well suited for treating refractory gold ores, which give low recovery when directly leached with cyanide.
Keywords: pretreatment process, pressure oxidation, refractory gold ore and concentrate, leaching, modeling Investigation of high pressure pretreatment process for gold leaching is the objective of
Oxidation . ABSTRACT . The Leachox refractory gold process has to date been applied to the selectivetreatment of several refractory gold ores but on a relatively small scale. In this paper the successful implementation of the process, from initial testing through to commissioning at one of the world's largest refractory gold mines is described.
"Pressure oxidation was selected as the most feasible processing technology for double refractory ores. It is able to achieve gold recoveries of 96% by utilising high temperatures, elevated pressure and oxygen to recover encapsulated gold, while conventional cyanidation methods would result in sub-optimal recovery rates of 20-40%.
impervious sulphide mineral matrix, and is termed refractory. The most common refractory gold sulphide hosts are arsenopyrite and pyrite, and in order to achieve acceptable gold recoveries, it is generally necessary to break down the host mineral chemically. This is done by roasting, bacterial oxidation or pressure oxidation
refractoriness is due to encapsulation of the gold particles inside the host mineral. To liberate gold for leaching the host mineral must be broken by mechanical or chemical means. The aim of this study was to study the effect of temperature, oxygen partial pressure and slurry density on pressure oxidation of pyrite-arsenopyrite gold concentrate.
Pressure oxidation technology for the treatment of refractory gold concentrates has been deployed in some countries. Shuiyindong gold deposit is one of the Carlin-type deposits which is a typical difficult-to-treat gold deposit, located in Guizhou province in western China. It was the first application of acid pressure oxidation in China.
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The oxidation of refractory gold concentrates containing arsenopyrite and pyrite ... aerated alkaline solutions have been studied using high pressure ion chromatography ... an anodic oxidation of the mineral involving hydroxyl ions coupled to a cathodic process
PRESSURE OXIDATION OF REFRACTORY GOLD ORES: THE Pressure Oxidation Pressure oxidation is employed to liberate gold and silver in refractory sulfi
Pyrite and arsenopyrite are known to be the most common gold-bearing sulfide minerals in refractory gold ores. Traditionally, these minerals have been first oxidized by roasting, acidic pressure ...
An overview of the role of pressure oxidation in treating refractory gold ores was given and subsequent developments have been highlighted. Examples of pressure oxidation plants commissioned since the mid-1980's and a brief description of their operation can be found in the article by Marsden and House .
Challenges. Polymetal International Inc. is undertaking the Amursk POX Hub Expansion to recover gold from double-refractory (high carbon) sulphide concentrate from five of their mines in Siberia, Eastern Russia, and East Kazakhstan. The project will double Polymetal's concentrate treatment capacity to 250,000-300,000 t/a of refractory gold concentrate.
Pressure Oxidation Of A Refractory Sulfide Concentrate And . Aug 11, 2018 Significant advances have taken place in the treatment of refractory gold ores and concentrates during the past decade. In sulfide ores, pyrite is the most common host mineral for gold. Studies by Gasparrini (1983) showed that gold occurs in pyrite as …
Pressure oxidation of gold containing concentrates and ores is an effective pretreatment for liberating refractory gold. This is particularly true when an appreciable portion of the gold is associated with sulfides and is not amenable to conventional cyanidation. A brief review of the literature on pressure oxidation of refractory gold materials is presented. The chemistry of the aqueous ...
2.3 Pretreatment of Refractory Sulfidic Gold Ores 15 2.3.1 Pressure Oxidation 18 2.4 Acidic Pressure Oxidation of Iron and Arsenic Sulfide Minerals 29 References 38 CHAPTER 3 FUNDAMENTALS OF OXIDATION 45 3.1 Thermodynamics 45 3.2 Kinetic Considerations 59 3.2.1 Kinetic Model 64 References 72 CHAPTER 4 EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM 75 4.1 Materials 75
Examples of this include pressure oxidation (POX) of sulfide ores and concentrates, high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) of nickel laterites, and wet-air oxidation of organics. Both batch and continuous reactors are available at Hazen for developing high-temperature processes. Hazen's engineers have assisted clients in developing POX processes for refractory gold ores, metals
Pressure Oxidation of a Refractory Sulfide Concentrate and . Significant advances have taken place in the treatment of refractory gold ores and concentrates during the past decade In sulfide ores, pyrite is the most common host mineral for gold Studies by Gasparrini (1983) showed that gold occurs in pyrite as native gold or electrum in all sizes and forms Arsenopyrite is probably the second ...
2.1 Microwave pre- treatment of refractory gold ores . Most of refractory gold occurs within sulphide minerals such as FeS 2 and FeAsS and are treated by roasting, pressure leaching or bacterial leaching to render the gold amenable to recovery by subsequent treatment techniques (Haque, 1987).
The high-pressure nitric acid oxidation process is shown in Figure 1. LI, D.-X. Developments on the pretreatment of refractory gold minerals by nitric acid. World Gold Conference 2009,The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2009. Developments in the pretreatment of refractory gold minerals by nitric acid D.-X. LI
Pressure oxidation; Albion process; The refractory ore treatment processes may be preceded by concentration (usually sulfide flotation). Roasting is used to oxidize both the sulfur and organic carbon at high temperatures using air and/or oxygen. Bio-oxidation involves the use of bacteria that promote oxidation reactions in an aqueous environment.
Pressure oxidation (POX) is an effective method for base metal extraction and a pretreatment of refractory gold ores. A residue from pressure leaching of chalcopyrite concentrate was collected and investigated for gold recovery and deportment of metals.
Iron sulfide minerals break down completely during pressure oxidation, and dissolve in the sulfuric acid solution that is generated from oxidation of the sulfides. This dissolution liberates the tiny gold particles that were originally trapped in the sulfide crystals, and gold recovery during subsequent cyanidation is usually very high (>95%).