Fundamental Investigations of SART for Cyanide and Copper Recovery (3493c2ca-f0ef-4ad4-ada6-1b4268421962)
- Organization:
- Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
- Pages:
- 8
- File Size:
- 1059 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 2013
Abstract
ABSTRACT The SART (sulphidization, acidification, recycle, and thickening) process is an effective way to separate copper and cyanide in the waste stream of gold processing plants using cyanidation. Factorial experimentation has been conducted to create models of copper recovery, cyanide recovery, acid addition, and oxidation/reduction potential during SART. Economic analysis of the resultant models showed that SART is best operated with a sulphide-to-copper molar ratio of approximately 0.56, pH of 4, and a minimized cyanide-to-copper molar ratio. The experiments also showed th0at residence time can have drastic impacts on SART performance.
Citation
APA: (2013) Fundamental Investigations of SART for Cyanide and Copper Recovery (3493c2ca-f0ef-4ad4-ada6-1b4268421962)
MLA: Fundamental Investigations of SART for Cyanide and Copper Recovery (3493c2ca-f0ef-4ad4-ada6-1b4268421962). Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 2013.