• Resources Recycling
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.3-11
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• 2017

Solvent extraction is an important process to recover pure gold and silver from various leaching solutions. The present work reviews the aqueous chemistry and solvent extraction separation of gold (I, III) and silver (I) from several leaching systems such as cyanide, thiocyanate, thiosulfate, thiourea and chloride medium. The extraction and separation behavior of gold (I, III) and silver (I) by various single and mixtures was compared on the basis of extraction reaction and the selectivity from these mediums. The chloride medium is recommended for the separation of gold and silver by solvent extraction in terms of extraction and stripping efficiency.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.383-395
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• 2008

To enhance the grade and recovery rate of the gold/silver ores which yield at Philippine Mankayan mine, we studied the characteristics which are the geologic and mineralogical features of gold and silver ore, the liberation by crushing and grinding, the separation by sieving and shaking table. Gold/silver ore is composed of the sulfide minerals like pyrite, sphalerite, galena; and the gangue minerals which is quartz, clay. Gold/silver element are mainly contained in a sulfide minerals like pyrite, sphalerite and galena. To increase the liberation rate of sulfide minerals containing gold/silver element, the gold/silver ore has to be grounded under $100{\mu}m$ very finely because the crystal size of sulfide minerals is distributed from $1{\mu}m$ to $100{\mu}m$. The liberation rate of gold/silver ore increases to 92% when the particle size ($d_{90}$) of ore is grounded below $100{\mu}m$ by jaw crusher $\to$ cone crusher $\to$ rod mill by steps. The grade and recovery of sulfide minerals could not be enhanced by sieving separation because those crystal size is distributed homogeneously below $100{\mu}m$. But, when we separated the sieved ore using shaking table, the gold and silver grade increased to 40 ppm and 140 ppm, respectively. Then the recovery rate of gold reach almost 100% but that of silver is no more that 50%.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.98-108
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• 1990

전자현미분석외에 금-은 고용체의 금 또는 은 성분을 결정할 수 있는 간편하고도 신뢰성 높은 측정법 개발은 응용 광물학자들에게 오랜 연구과제가 되어 왔다. 이를 달성하기 위한 방법으로 정량적으로 측정할 수 있는 단위포 상수, 반사도, 비중, 미경도 측정연구를 실시하였다. 이 실험을 위해 순수한 원소 금과 은을 5 at.% 간격으로 혼합하여 시료를 제작한 후 석영관을 사용하여 진공하에서 밀봉하였다. 고온에서 가열하여 용융시킨 후 서냉하여 얻어진 반응물을 각종 현미경, X 선 회절분석기, 전자현미분석기, 반사도측정기, 비중저울, 미경도측정기를 사용하여 분석하였다. 직경이 114.6 nm 인 Debye-Scherrer 카메라를 사용해 얻은 X 선분말회절자료로 계산한 단위포 상수의 크기는 은함량이 증가함에 따라 일정하게 증가한다. 반사도 측정에는 480nm와 546nm 두파장을 사용하였는데 두 파장 모두에 대해 은 함량이 증가할수록 반사도가 증가한다. 또한 480nm를 사용했을 때의 반사도 변화가 현저하므로 유용하다. 비중은 은 함량이 증가할수록 오히려 일정하게 감소한다. 한편, 25g과 50g 추를 사용하여 측정한 미경도 값은 금-은고용체내의 성분변화에 관계없이 불규칙하게 변하여 어떤 경향을 나타내지 않는다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.39-45
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• 2017

In order to exclude the effect of uneven distribution of gold in anode slime, the dissolution of gold and silver from the metal mixture was investigated in different systems, such as the mixture of hydrochloric acid and oxidizing reagents ($H_2O_2$, NaClO and $HNO_3$), thiosulfate and thiourea. In the mixture of HCl and either $HNO_3$ or $H_2O_2$, Au was completely dissolved but the leaching percentage of Ag was around 1%. In both thiosulfate and thiourea solution, gold was not dissolved at all. The presence of ferric ion in acidic thiourea solution showed a favorable effect on the leaching of silver but further study is necessary to elucidate the combined effect of ferric ion and sulfuric acid.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.30-36
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• 2017

Leaching experiments of anode slime were performed with several inorganic acids (HCl, $HNO_3$ and $H_2SO_4$) together with thiourea and thiosulfate solution to recover gold and silver. Gold was not dissolved at all into these inorganic acids in the absence of any oxidizing agents. At the same concentration of inorganic acid, the leaching of percentage of Ag was the highest in the sulfuric acid solution. The leaching percentage of silver increased with the increase of HCl concentration owing to the formation of $AgCl_2{^-}$. Copper, nickel and zinc except tin was almost dissolved in these inorganic acids but no tin was dissolved in nitric acid solution. Most of Au and Ag were dissolved into the mixture of sulfuric acid and thiourea solution. Thiosulfate could dissolve some silver from the anode slime but no gold was dissolved by this agent.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.335-335
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• 2012

높은 효율의 InGaN/GaN 전광소자는 현대 조명 산업에 필수적인 역할을 하고 있다. 전광소자의 효율을 높이는 데에는 여러가지 한계들이 있다. 예를 들면 높은 전류에서의 효율 저하, GaN의 전위결함에 의한 비발광 재결합의 발생 등이 있다. 이러한 한계를 극복하고자 InGaN/GaN 전광소자의 효율을 높이기 위해 사파이어 기판의 표면을 거칠게 바꾸는 방법, 무분극 전광소자, 표면 플라즈몬 등 여러가지 많은 방법들이 개발되고 있다. 본 실험에서는 유기금속화학증착 방법을 이용하여 사파이어 기판위에 Si이 도핑된 n-type GaN를 3.0 um 증착 하였고 그 위에는 9층의 양자 우물 층을 쌓았다. 마지막으로 위층은 Mg 이 도핑된 p-type GaN를 200 nm 증착 하여 소자를 형성하였다. 포토리소그래피 공정과 에칭공정을 통하여 7 um 인 선 패턴을 가진 시료를 완성하였다. 투과 전자 현미경의 측정 결과 맨 위층인 p-GaN의 에칭된 깊이는 175 nm 이였다. 금속박막을 증착하기 위해 열증착 방법으로 금과 은의 박막을 두께를 달리하여 0~40 nm증착 하였다. 금과 은의 두께에 따른 광발광 측정 결과 은(Ag)박막만 40 nm 일 경우 금속박막이 없는 시료보다 광발광 효율이 7배 증가하였고 금 10 nm와 은 30 nm 인 경우에는 3.5배 증가하였다. 또한 패턴의 폭에 따른 광발광 증가를 알아보고 광발광 증가가 일어나기 위한 최적의 패턴조건을 알고자 폭을 5, 10 um 달리하였고, 원자간 힘 현미경과 전자현미경을 이용하여 에칭된 패턴의 폭과 두께를 확인하였다. 본 실험을 통해 금과 은박막에 의한 표면플라즈몬 효과와 광발광 효율증대에 대해 토의할 것이다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.221-234
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• 2020

We occur together with telluride minerals. Fluid inclusions in the euhedral quartz crystals are mainly aqueous liquid-rich inclusions, which have salinities about 0.18-2.24 wt% NaCl equivalent. Some quartz vein contains aqueous vapor-rich inclusions as well. Homogenization temperatures of the assemblages of the liquid-rich inclusions are about 141-384 ℃, and the temperatures are lower at the shallower vein samples. In the high Au-Ag grade depth intervals, relatively deeper fluids have relatively higher salinities and homogenization temperatures, while shallower fluids show somewhat wider ranges. These might indicate that the deep Au-Ag bearing hydrothermal fluids at the Moisan area experienced phase separation as well as mixing with meteoric water by decreasing pressure. Au-Ag precipitation in the Moisan deposit is not associated with pyrite, but pyrite include Au-Ag bearing phase as an inclusion, which might possibly be tellurides or electrum. Au/Ag ratios in the Au-Ag bearing phase do not change with different depth.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.57 no.5
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• pp.618-624
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• 2013

We demonstrated unique inter- and intra-plasmonic coupling effects in bimetallic Au@Ag core-shell NP arrays which are regularly or randomly arranged on self-assembled block copolymer (BCP) inverse micelle monolayers. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-stabilized Au@Ag core-shell NP arrays in regular or disordered configuration were incorporated and assembled on reconstructed PS-b-P4VP inverse micelle templates through two types of processes. The intensively enhanced LSPR coupling properties of individual and assembled Au@Ag NPs were evaluated by UV-visible spectroscopy in terms of the type of ligand stabilizer, coupling between Au and Ag, thickness of Ag shell, and type of array configuration. Finally, Au@Ag core-shell NP arrays were employed as active substrates for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and a significantly enhanced signal enhancement was observed in accordance with the coupling intensity of Au@Ag NPs patterns.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.17-23
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• 1994

The dissolution of gold and silver from concentrate was studied with acidic thiourea solution. The results showed that the gold and silver extraction was severely affected by concentration of thiourea and oxidant, pulp density, etc. Especially, oxidant such as ferric ions enhanced the leching rate of gold and silver. High concentration of ferric ions, however, dissolved the sulfide ore to form electrochemically passive layer on the surface of ore particles, which caused the precious metal not to be leached out from the ore. The use of $SO_2$could not effectively enhance the recovery of precious metal but reduce to some extent the consumption of thiourea. The leaching of gold and silver was achieved with recovery more than 90% and 80%, respectively, under the following conditions; Thiourea conc. :0.4M Oxidant : None $H_2SO_4$ conc. : 0.5M Pulp density : <10% Leaching time :4 Hrs Potential :250mV The Thiourea was consumed about 10% in comparison with its initial concentration.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.53-61
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• 2022

The Gasado Au-Ag deposit is located within the south-western margin of the Hanam-Jindo basin. The geology of the Gasado is composed of the late Cretaceous volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks and acidic or intermediate igneous rocks. Within the deposit area, there are a number of hydrothermal quartz and calcite veins, formed by narrow open space filling along subparallel fractures in the late Cretaceous volcaniclastic sedimentary rock. Vein mineralization at the Gasado is characterized by several textural varieties such as chalcedony, drusy, comb, bladed, crustiform and colloform. The textures have been used as exploring indicators of the epithermal deposit. Mineral paragenesis can be divided into two stages (stage I, ore-bearing quartz veins; stage II, barren carbonate veins) considering major tectonic fracturing event. Stage I, at which the precipitation of Au-Ag bearing minerals occurred, is further divided into three substages (early, middle and late) with paragenetic time based on minor fractures and discernible mineral assemblages: early, marked by deposition of pyrite and pyrrhotite with minor chalcopyrite, sphalerite and electrum; middle, characterized by introduction of electrum and base-metal sulfides with minor argentite; late, marked by argentite and native silver. Au-Ag-bearing mineralization at the Gasado deposit occurred under the condition between initial high temperatures (≥290℃) and later lower temperatures (≤130℃). Changes in stage I vein mineralogy reflect decreasing temperature and fugacity of sulfur (≈10^-10.1 to ≤10^-18.5atm) by evolution of the Gasado hydrothermal system with increasing paragenetic time. The Gasado deposit may represents an epithermal gold-silver deposit which was formed near paleo-surface.