Processing Facilities at Amax Gold?s Sleeper Mine
- Organization:
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
- Pages:
- 11
- File Size:
- 460 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1989
Abstract
Facilities at Amax Gold's Sleeper Mine process some 330 kt of high grade ore and 4100 kt of low grade ore annually to produce 6.8 t of gold and 7.8 t of silver. High grade ore is processed in a conventional milling facility employing gravity concentration, CIC and CIP unit operations for gold and silver recovery. Low grade ore is processed using heap leaching and carbon adsorption methods.. Presented are the evolution and descriptions of the Sleeper processing facilities and discussions of selected' operating results.
Citation
APA: (1989) Processing Facilities at Amax Gold?s Sleeper Mine
MLA: Processing Facilities at Amax Gold?s Sleeper Mine. The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, 1989.