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Agglomeration Heap Leaching of Precious Metals.

Eisele JA; Pool DL

14th Annu Hydrometall Mtg Timmins Ontario Canada 1984 (11):1-15

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The Bureau of Mines developed a particle agglomeration technique to improve the flow of leaching solution through heaps of low-grade gold and silver ores that contain clays. Bench-scale experiments and industrial practice show that the percolation rate of cyanide leaching solution is greatly enhanced by mixing the ore with portland cement as a binder, moistening the mixture, mechanically tumbling to form agglomerates, and aging before heap building and leaching. A slight modification of the technique allows its application to precious-metal-bearing tailings, which cannot normally be treated by heap leaching because they are too fine.

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OP;

1984

OP 142-84

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RERC;

14th Annu. Hydrometall. Mtg, Timmins,Ontario, Canada, No. 11, 1984, PP. 1-15