Bioleaching: metal solubilization by microorganisms
At present bioleaching is used essentially for the recovery of copper, uranium and gold, and the main techniques employed are heap, dump and in situ leaching. Tank …
At present bioleaching is used essentially for the recovery of copper, uranium and gold, and the main techniques employed are heap, dump and in situ leaching. Tank …
Zinc-leaching residue (ZLR) is a strongly acidic hazardous waste; it has poor stability, high heavy metal levels, and releases toxic elements into the environment. ZLR has potential as a valuable resource, because it contains elevated levels of zinc and silver. In this paper, the recovery of zinc (Zn) and silver (Ag) from ZLR wastes from zinc …
Abstract The post-leaching of silver (Ag) from a non-sulfide lead–zinc (Pb–Zn) ore flotation tailing leach residue in a copper–ammonium thiosulfate solution was investigated. Ag (89.7%) was extracted into the leaching solution under the following conditions: 30 g/l ammonium thiosulfate, 0.5 g/l copper sulfate, 25 °C leaching …
The results indicate that the strategy of lead nitrate addition, to be optimal, should be a function of the mineralogical composition of the ore. The formation of a passive layer on gold particles has a significant influence in the initial stages of leaching. The addition of lead nitrate notably decreased its inhibiting effect.
These bacteria help in solubilizing the sulphide matrix of the gold deposits thereby making the gold more reachable to leaching by the chemical ... Gold mining can be open-pit or deep shaft mixed with other HM such as copper (Cu), silver (Ag) and lead (Pb). ... The heap leach is used for low-grade ore and involves extraction of crushed …
After nitric acid pretreatment, the extraction of gold and silver from both materials substantially improved with almost complete leaching of gold and silver from the concentrate and extensive ...
In order to achieve efficient leaching of silver, in waste photovoltaic panels, the leaching process using nitric acid was investigated. The effects of nitric acid concentration, leaching time, solid–liquid ratio, and leaching temperature on the silver leaching rate were examined.
Different chemical treatments and leaching alternatives have been proposed to im-prove the dissolution of valuable metals. Articles that deal with chemical …
The ore treated in the vat leaching operation of the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co. (fig. 22) is mixed oxide-sulfide ore. Presently chrysocolla is the predominant oxide mineral and chalcopyrite is the predominant sulfide mineral. Early methods of leaching Inspiration ore have been described by Aldrich and Scott and Van Arsdale.
Introduction to Gold and Silver Leaching. The cyanide leaching process is the most important method ever developed for extracting gold from its ores. The early …
The chemical binder is one of the critical factors affecting ore agglomeration behavior and leaching efficiency. In this study, we investigated the effect of the type of binder and mass fraction of the H2SO4 solution used on the curing, soaking, and leaching behavior of agglomerations. The results revealed that Portland cement (3CaO·SiO2, …
The heap leach cyanidation carbon adsorption electrowinning process developed has proved to be an economical method for exploiting low-grade gold ores and small isolated deposits not suitable for treatment by conventional cyanidation procedures.
Silver is generally found in the combined state in nature, usually in copper or lead mineralization, and by 2000 bce mining and smelting of silver-bearing lead ores was under way. Lead ores were smelted to obtain an impure lead-silver alloy, which was then fire refined by cupellation.
Leaching, often gold, is the process of extracting a soluble constituent from a solid by means of a solvent. In extractive metallurgy, of gold, it is the process of dissolving a certain mineral (or minerals) from an ore or a concentrate, or dissolving certain constituents from materials such as a calcines, mattes, scrap alloys, anodic slimes, etc., …
The direct leaching of the residue with methanesulfonic acid showed a high codissolution of gypsum and a low dissolution of lead (present as anglesite), …
The leaching effectiveness depends largely on the efficiency of the microorganisms and on the chemical and mineralogical composition of the ore to be leached. The maximum yields of metal extraction can be achieved only when the leaching conditions correspond to the optimum growth conditions of the bacteria.
The ore feeding the leaching circuit averages 1.70 ... lead, manganese, and silver were negligible during pretreatment. At surface level, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) demonstrated that the pretreatment exposes fresh sulfide surfaces (e. g. pyrite). ... it summarises the common characteristics of chemical reagents with gold …
Compared to alkaline cyanide leaching, chlorination offers a high dissolution rate, but requests acidic media, high temperatures and high concentrations of chloride . In the case of minerals containing silver and lead the metal recovery is low. Moreover, during the leaching process highly toxic and corrosive chlorine gases are …
Mine tailings deposits are often overlooked by the industry, posing significant environmental challenges due to chemical hazards and inadequate maintenance. Nevertheless, such mineral deposits hold considerable economic potential for processing, and the adoption of innovative technologies may also address critical chemical and …
The ongoing depletion of gold and silver-containing ore deposits demands a shift towards the processing of more complex sources. Leaching of gold or s…
The recovery of zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) from a citric leach solution of a non-sulfide type ore flotation tailing was examined utilizing sulfuric acid precipitation followed by solvent extraction using di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) as the extractant. Following lead precipitation (98.9%) with sulfuric acid, the pregnant leach solution was …
The leaching behaviors of gold and silver from a complex sulfide concentrate in copper-tartrate-thiosulfate solutions were investigated in this paper. Experimental parameters, including temperature, initial pulp pH, and concentration of copper, tartrate, and thiosulfate, were systematically studied. The copper-tartrate-thiosulfate leaching system …
The present study examined a process for precious metal recovery (silver and gold) from difficult minerals which exhibit refractory characteristics to cyanidation and ammonium thiosulfate leaching (low extraction and high consumption of leaching agent). It is well known that mangano-argentiferous minerals are mainly composed of manganese, …
Additionally, hot acid brine leaching (with sodium chloride and sulfuric acid) was found to increase silver extraction from a concentrate mainly containing lead sulfate …
Some sedimentary minerals have attractive contents of gold and silver, like a sedimentary exhalative ore available in the eastern of Hidalgo in Mexico. The gold and silver contained represent an interesting opportunity for processing by non-toxic and aggressive leaching reagents like thiosulfate. The preliminary kinetic study indicated that the leaching …
Zinc complexes are more likely to cause trouble in the cyanidation of silver ores because such ores contain much more silver than a gold ore contains gold. Thus, a much larger amount of zinc is required to precipitate the dissolved silver, resulting in cyanide solutions carrying a relatively high percentage of zinc cyanogen complexes and …
Kinetics, as a fundamental requirement of nearly all industrial activities and engineering researches, plays a great role in leaching processes. Although there are many pieces of research on its application, there is not a clear pathway for investigating the kinetics of leaching and researchers usually follow different strategies in their studies. The …
A method of ultrasonic assisted one-stage extraction of lead from zinc leaching residue were studied. • The leaching lead efficiency arrived at 83.8% under the optimized one-stage ultrasonic leaching conditions.
Heap leaching involves stacking of metal-bearing ore into a heap on an impermeable pad, irrigating the ore for an extended period of time with a chemical solution to dissolve the sought-after metals, and collecting the leachant as it percolates from the base of the heap.
Under these conditions, the leaching rate of tellurium is 78.14%; the leaching rates of gold and silver are both less than 3.5%; the lead content before and after leaching is only reduced by 0.59%. The dates have shown the realization of the selective leaching of tellurium.