Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0342502

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0342502

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Optimising gold recovery whilst minimising cyanide and copper discharges during the processing of gold ores containing copper. The presence of copper is a major problem in Australia's gold industry. We have proposed an innovative method for treating copper containing ores which eliminates discharge of copper and cyanide to the tailings dam. The copper is recovered, and the cyanide is either recycled or destroyed within the plant. Another advantage of the process is a reduction in the cyanide requirement, hence reducing the risk associated with cyanide transport and storage. Thus the proposed project has the potential to substantially improve the gold recovery process, particularly in an era where environmental and public concerns exist over the use of cyanide.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2003

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $230,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Process Metallurgy | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy | Electrochemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

First stage treatment of ores and minerals | Production of unrefined precious metal ingots and concentrates |

Other Keywords

Electrochemistry | First stage treatment of ores and minerals | Process Metallurgy | Production of unrefined precious metal ingots and concentrates | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

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