Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0347634

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0347634

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The effect of contaminant carbon films on the leaching of gold. A major problem in cyanidation is preg-robbing, which results in severe gold losses to tailings. Too much emphasis has been placed on the blinding and characterisation of free carbon or graphite particles, instead of considering carbon or graphite as a layer on top of other ore particles. It is the aim of this project to investigate the effect of contaminant carbon layers on the leaching of gold from sulphide ores. The understanding of the exact role of carbon layers on mineral surfaces in both preg-robbing and leaching is essential to devise process strategies that could lead to improved extraction.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $182,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Process Metallurgy | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy | Mineral Processing

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Mineral Processing | Precious (Noble) Metal Ores | Process Metallurgy | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

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