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A Study on the Removal of Penalty Elements and the Improvement of Gold Contents from Gold Concentrate Using Microwave-nitric Acid Leaching

마이크로웨이브-질산침출을 이용한 금 정광으로부터 페널티 원소 제거 및 금 품위 향상 연구

  • Kim, Hyun Soo (Department of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Oyunbileg, Purev (Department of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Park, Cheon-Young (Department of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University)
  • Received : 2018.12.19
  • Accepted : 2019.03.15
  • Published : 2019.03.31
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Abstract

This study used microwave-nitric acid leaching with the aim of removing penalty elements such as As and Bi. Moreover, enhanced gold content from the gold concentrate sample. The leaching conditions were changed: leaching time, nitric acid concentrations and solid-liquid ratio; In order to improve the removal of penalty elements. As a result of the experiment; sample weight loss rate, As and Bi removal rate and gold content in the solid-residues have been increased when the nitric acid concentration and leaching time were increased while the solid-liquid ratio was decreased. The leaching conditions for the maximum As and Bi removal and gold content were: leaching with a 6.0 M nitric acid solution doing 5 min. At these, the solid-residue sample weight loss was 87 %. As removal rate was 98.23 % and Bi was completely removed (100 %). Furthermore, gold content increased from 81.36 g/t to 487.32 g/t. The XRD of the solid residue showed that pyrite disappeared as the nitric acid concentration was increased, whereas sulfur peaks was increased, too.

본 연구는 금 정광에 함유된 비소(As) 및 비스무스(Bi)와 같은 페널티 원소(penalty elements)를 제거하기 위한 목적으로 마이크로웨이브-질산침출을 이용하였다. 또한, 금 정광 시료로부터 금 함량을 증가시키고자 하였다. 침출조건은 페널티 원소의 제거를 향상시키기 위해 질산농도, 침출시간 그리고 고액비를 변화하였다. 실험결과 고체-잔류물에서 시료무게 감소율, 비소와 비스무스의 제거율 그리고 금 함량은 질산농도와 침출시간이 증가할수록 그리고 고액비가 감소할수록 증가하였다. 최대 비소와 비스무스 제거율 및 금 함량이 얻어지는 침출조건은 질산용액의 농도 6 M, 침출시간 5분이었다. 이때, 고체-잔류물 시료의 무게 감소는 87 %, 비소 제거율은 98.23 %, 비스무스는 거의 제거(100 %)되었고 금 함량은 81.36 g/t에서 487.32 g/t으로 증가하였다. 고체-잔류물을 XRD로 분석한 결과, 질산농도가 증가할수록 황철석 피크들은 사라지고 반면에, 원소 황의 피크들이 증가하였다.

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