Developments in gold and silver recovery through flotation in processing of gold ore slags
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https://doi.org/10.21701/bolgeomin.126.4.003Keywords:
flotation, gold, gravimetric concentration, slagsAbstract
The aim of this work is to recover and improve the extraction of gold and silver present in smelting slags through various minerallurgical processes applicable in gold ores. The slag was concentrated in a Knelson type centrifuge, two concentrates (C1 and C2 and a tailing T1) being obtained. In order to improve the recovery, three series of rougher flotation tests were conducted on the tailing T1. The variables analyzed were: particle size, type of collectors (xanthates, di-monothiophosphate) and flotation time. It was deduced that by applying gravity concentration, the recovery of Au and Ag (Knelson centrifuge) is 42.0% and 13.7%, respectively. Au recovery is improved by 87.7% through the flotation of the centrifuge separation tailings, whereas that for Ag is 47.4%. The optimum conditions were: particle size 200 mesh, collectors: PAX (15.8 g/t), F-C5439 (18.75 g/t), MIBC frother (12.5g/t) and 8.5 minutes of flotation time.
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