Studies on thiourea leaching of finely-divided gold ores
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Authors
Pyper, Randall
Issue Date
1981
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
leaching experiments , acidic solutions of thiourea , gold , dissolving gold , disseminated gold ores , Chipmunk orebody , Northumberland mining district , Nye County , Nevada , extractions , thiorea concertation , ferric sulfate oxidant concentration , acid concentration , leaching time , ambient temperature leach , ferric sulfate , Carlin carbonaceous ore , standard cyanidation , cyanide treatment , Mackay Science Project
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Abstract
Laboratory leaching experiments were conducted to ascertain the effectiveness of acidic solutions of thiourea, CS(Nh2)2, for dissolving gold from finely disseminated gold ores. The ores tested were from the Chipmunk orebody of the Northumberland mining district in Nye County, Nevada, USA, and carbonaceous ore from the Carlin orebody in Eureka County, Nevada, USA. Extractions of up to 90 percent were attained from the Chipmunk ore. Extraction was shown to be dependent on thiourea concentration, ferric sulfate oxidant concentration, acid concentration, and leaching time. Optimum conditions were an ambient temperature leach near pH 1.0 utilizing 100-200 kg/t thiourea and 5 kg/t ferric sulfate for 8 to 24 hours. The Carlin carbonaceous ore proved to be more amenable to leaching with thiourea solutions than standard cyanidation. Recoveries of up to 60 percent were attained compared to 3 percent with cyanide treatment. Behavior was similar to that of Chipmunk ore.
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Publisher
University of Nevada, Reno
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