Extraction of gold from an Indian low-grade refractory gold ore through physical beneficiation and thiourea leaching

Murthy, D S R and Kumar, Vinod and Rao, K V (2003) Extraction of gold from an Indian low-grade refractory gold ore through physical beneficiation and thiourea leaching. Hydrometallurgy, 68 (1-3). pp. 125-130.

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Abstract

The work carried out on the processing of a low-grade and refractory gold ore using thiourea is presented. Direct leaching of the “as-received” ore with thiourea has yielded only 16% gold extraction. Starting with ore containing 1.4 g/t of gold, it has been possible to generate a sulphide concentrate with 6.1 g/t of gold by physical beneficiation of the ore through froth flotation. Thiourea leaching of this flotation concentrate after pressure, pre-oxidation has resulted in gold extraction of 98%, with an overall gold recovery of 74%. Pressure oxidation was found to be slightly superior to roasting for the pre-oxidation of the refractory gold ore/concentrate.

Item Type:Article
Official URL/DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0304-386X(02)00197-4
Uncontrolled Keywords:Low-grade gold ores; Leaching; Refractory ores; Floatation
Divisions:Material Science and Technology
ID Code:271
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Deposited On:16 Nov 2009 15:35
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