Coal-oil gold agglomeration assisted flotation to recover gold from refractory ore

A. Otsuki, C. Yue

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the applicability of coal-oil gold agglomeration (CGA) assisted flotation to recover gold from a refractory ore. The ore with the grade of 2-5 g/t was tested with the CGA-flotation process in six different size fractions from 38 to 300 urn using different collector types and dosages. In addition, the flotation without CGA was performed under the same condition for comparison. The results showed that the higher gold grade and recovery were achieved by applying the CGA-flotation, compared with the flotation without CGA. More than 20-60 times grade increase from the head grade was obtained with CGA-flotation. The elemental analysis of gold and sulphur explained their relationship with gold recovery. The results well indicated the applicability of CGA to upgrade the refractory gold ore.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012021
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume879
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Aug 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event5th International Conference New Achievements in Materials and Environmental Science, NAMES 2016 - Nancy, France
Duration: 7 Nov 20169 Nov 2016

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