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Coal gold agglomeration

Abstract

The British oil and minerals company, BP, is developing a new gold recovery process which offers commercial advantages for low grade ores, avoids cyanidation and is environmentally acceptable. Hydrophobic gold particles are recovered from ore slurries into agglomerates formed from coal and oil. The agglomerates are recycled to increase gold loading, then separated from the slurry, burnt, and the resultant ash smelted to produce gold bullion. The process has been laboratory tested on many gold ores and has operated successfully at pilot plant (1 tph) scale. Coal gold agglomeration has many technical and cost advantages over existing technology, BP's work has indicated. 4 figs.
Authors:
House, I; Townsend, I; Veal, C [1] 
  1. BP Research Centre, Sunbury-on-Thames (UK)
Publication Date:
Sep 01, 1988
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
CLA-91-090252; EDB-91-117363
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: International Mining; (United Kingdom); Journal Volume: 5:9
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; COAL; AGGLOMERATION; GOLD; RECOVERY; ASHES; GOLD ORES; OILS; PARTICLES; PILOT PLANTS; SLURRIES; SMELTING; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; FUNCTIONAL MODELS; MATERIALS; METALS; MIXTURES; ORES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RESIDUES; SUSPENSIONS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; 360101* - Metals & Alloys- Preparation & Fabrication; 010500 - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Products & By-Products
OSTI ID:
5644887
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: INMIE
Submitting Site:
CLA
Size:
Pages: 17-19
Announcement Date:
Sep 15, 1991

Citation Formats

House, I, Townsend, I, and Veal, C. Coal gold agglomeration. United Kingdom: N. p., 1988. Web.
House, I, Townsend, I, & Veal, C. Coal gold agglomeration. United Kingdom.
House, I, Townsend, I, and Veal, C. 1988. "Coal gold agglomeration." United Kingdom.
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title = {Coal gold agglomeration}
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abstractNote = {The British oil and minerals company, BP, is developing a new gold recovery process which offers commercial advantages for low grade ores, avoids cyanidation and is environmentally acceptable. Hydrophobic gold particles are recovered from ore slurries into agglomerates formed from coal and oil. The agglomerates are recycled to increase gold loading, then separated from the slurry, burnt, and the resultant ash smelted to produce gold bullion. The process has been laboratory tested on many gold ores and has operated successfully at pilot plant (1 tph) scale. Coal gold agglomeration has many technical and cost advantages over existing technology, BP's work has indicated. 4 figs.}
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month = {Sep}
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