Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China
A new process for the hydrometallurgy of refractory gold concentrates was presented. The process comprises grinding-leaching, intensified alkaline leaching (IAL), cyanidation and adsorption. In a stirring-type pulverizing-leaching tower mill, the concentrate is ground to <35. 6 μm of 95. 5 % while simultaneously leached by NaOH of 12 kg/t, then carried out intensified alkaline leaching for 48 h by NaOH of 108 kg/t in enhanced agitation tanks with the pulp concentration of 40% solids at the environmental temperature of 9. 5 &SIM; 13. 5 &DEG;C and the environmental pressure of 10(5) Pa. The oxidation rate of As is 94. 9%, and 47. 6% for S. The total consumption of NaOH is only 20% of that theoretically calculated under the conditions of full oxidation at the same oxidation rates of arsenic to arsenate and sulfur to sulfate. The gold leaching rate by NaCN in 24 h is increased from 9. 2% before pretreatment to 94. 2%. The consumption of NaCN is 7. 5 kg/t, which is one times less than that before pretreatment. The extraction cost of gold is about 422 Yuan/t.
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refractory gold concentrates;grinding-leaching;intensified alkaline;leaching (IAL);pretreatment;common temperature and pressure
