Abstract:
Provided is a method for recovering gold in a cyanide tailing by hierarchical ramified flotation. The method divides a cyanide tailing into coarse and fine-grained products through screen classification, making preparation for hierarchical ramified flotation. The method then conducts flotation of the coarse and fine-grained products with suitable process parameters and reagent systems, and selects a suitable coarse-grained flotation product as a carrier of fine-grained flotation to maximize the recovery efficiency of fine grains. The method improves the overall recovery rate of gold with the hierarchical ramified flotation of coarse and fine grains, series-carrier flotation and combined reagent enhanced flotation. The method has an advanced process, a good separation effect, and can effectively recover fine-grained gold in the cyanide tailing.
Abstract:
A stabilization process for an arsenic solution comprising thiosulfates, the process comprising: acidifying the arsenic solution to decompose the thiosulfates, to yield an acidified solution; oxidizing the acidified solution to oxidize residual As3+ to As5+ and reduced sulfur species to sulfates, to yield a slurry comprising elemental sulfur; separating elemental sulfur from the slurry to yield a liquid; oxidizing the liquid to oxidize residual reduced sulfur species, to yield an oxidized solution; and forming a stable arsenic compound from the oxidized solution.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a collector composition for the direct froth flotation of nonsulfide ores comprising a) 50-99 wt.-% of a mixture of fatty acids and b) 1-50 wt.-% of an N-acyl derivative of sarcosine of the formula (I) wherein R is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain with 7 to 21 carbon atoms, wherein the mixture of comprises 10.0-35.0 wt.-% of fatty acid having a saturated C11 hydrocarbon group, 2.5-15.0 wt.-% of fatty acid having a saturated C13 hydrocarbon group, 10.0-25.0 wt.-% fatty acid having a monounsaturated C17 hydrocarbon group and 20.0-45.0 wt.-% fatty acid having a bisunsaturated C17 hydrocarbon group.
Abstract:
A process is provided for separation of at least one metal sulfide from a mixed sulfide concentrate. The process includes: subjecting the mixed sulfide concentrate to flotation in which at least one sulfide including antimony, arsenic and a first metal is floated and at least one sulfide including a second metal is depressed. The flotation yields a first metal concentrate having the at least one sulfide including antimony, arsenic and the first metal and a second metal concentrate having the at least one sulfide including the second metal. The first metal concentrate is leached to yield a further concentrate and a leach solution. The further concentrate includes the first metal and the leach solution includes soluble antimony and soluble arsenic. The process further includes oxidizing the leach solution to yield an antimony precipitate and an arsenic solution, and forming a stable arsenic compound from the arsenic solution.
Abstract:
The specification describes one or more embodiments of the present invention, which relates to a method of reducing phosphate ore losses in a desliming process. A phosphate ore preparation slurry is directed to a desliming unit; surfactants and/or an organic polymers are added to the slurry and mixed into the slurry to reduce the viscosity of the slurry and to settle out the fine phosphate ore particles for recovery. These particles are collected and directed to a beneficiation process for recovering the phosphate ore product. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a flotation agent for phosphate ore, comprising a fatty acid as collector and alkoxylated alkylphenols as dispersing agents, characterized in that the alkylphenols are composed of a) 8 to 20% by weight of one or more dialkylphenols having alkyl radicals from 8 to 12 carbon atoms b) 80 to 92% by weight of one or more monoalkylphenols having alkyl radicals from 8 to 12 carbon atoms, which have been alkoxylated with 2 to 6 mol of ethylene oxide.
Abstract:
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of improving the separation of mineral values from their associated gangue. The method itself involves the addition of an effective amount of a treatment reagent to the froth flotation process which enhances the ore recovery. The treatment reagents of the method of the present invention comprise water-soluble organophosphonates which when added to the flotation feed slurry enhance the recovery of ore values thertefrom. The organophosphonate treatment reagent may be used alone or in combination with a polymeric dispersant.
Abstract:
A method for upgrading the bitumen content of tar sands, wherein a raw tar sand slurry admixture of tar sands, water, collectors, and dispersing/wetting agents is milled; conditioned and then separated by a series of froth flotations at ambient temperatures from about 2.degree. C. to about 25.degree. C. to recover a concentrated bitumen tar sand product which may be processed by conventional means to recover oil from the bitumen. Enhanced recovery of bitumen may be accomplished by moderate heating in one or more of the flotation zones to about 50.degree. C. The method permits recovery and recycle of various components used in processing of the tar sand.
Abstract:
A process in which manganese is recovered from manganese nodules after the nodules have been treated to recover base metals such as copper, nickel, cobalt, and molybdenum. The process includes the steps of reacting the manganese in the nodules to yield a carbonate and subjecting the manganese carbonate to flotation. The manganese carbonate froth is collected from the top of a flotation cell, is dried to produce a manganese concentrate, and is sintered to produce a synthetic manganese oxide. Sintering of such concentrates at 1000.degree. C. yields a product containing greater than 50% manganese.The effect of reagent dosage, pH control, and temperature control on the yield of the synthetic manganese oxide is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A flotation process for recovering scheelite from low-grade tungsten ores containing calcium-bearing minerals other than scheelite. Calcium oxide (lime) is added to an ore pulp together with a carbonate alkalizing agent, dispersant and anionic collector. The pulp is subsequently subjected to flotation and the scheelite recovered.