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- Title
The Development of Innovated Complex Process for Treatment of Old Flotation Tailings of Copper-Zinc Sulfide Ore.
- Authors
Valiyev, Khussain; Bugubaeva, Aliya; Nechaeva, Aleksandra; Artykova, Alena; Melamud, Vitaliy; Stom, Devard; Boduen, Anna; Bulaev, Aleksandr
- Abstract
The possibility of selective Cu and Zn leaching from the sample of old pyrite tailings, which is one of the most widespread types of solid waste forming during non-ferrous metal production, using sulfuric acid solutions and water was studied. It was shown that water leaching provided selective extraction of Cu and Zn and comparatively low iron ion extraction. At the same time, acid leaching provided the obtainment of pregnant solutions with high ferric ion concentration, which can be used for oxidative leaching of substandard copper concentrates. Water and acid leaching also provided increased Au recovery by cyanidation. The results suggest that acid leaching can be an effective approach for processing old flotation tailings, which allows the extraction of base metals from these wastes and treating flotation tailings for subsequent cyanidation. Effective flotation treatment methods should also provide environmental load reduction, which is caused by the long-term storage of metal-bearing wastes.
- Subjects
SULFIDE ores; METAL tailings; FLOTATION; METAL wastes; NONFERROUS metals; PYRITES; COPPER; ZINC sulfide
- Publication
Molecules, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 7, p1550
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules29071550