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SGS MIN WA018 Thiosulphate Leaching Alternative To Cyanide in Gold Processing en 11
SGS MIN WA018 Thiosulphate Leaching Alternative To Cyanide in Gold Processing en 11
partially offset by the significantly lower will evaluate the following gold recovery
THE NEXT STEPS
cost of thiosulphate, which could be as options for your project:
little as one fifth the cost of cyanide. It Early in the planning and proposal
•• Resin-in-pulp technology involving
will generally still be important either to preparation stages, SGS encourages you
direct recovery of gold thiosulphate
recycle the thiosulphate tailings solution to discuss your timing, anticipated project
from the leach pulp by adsorption on
back to the leach plant to minimize scope, environmental concerns, and
strong-base anion exchange resin.
thiosulphate losses and new thiosulphate financial requirements. This allows SGS
This process was developed by SGS,
make up requirements, or use the tailings to develop the best bench or pilot plant
and includes techniques for eluting
solution productively as a fertilizer. testing program for you, be it a phased
the gold off the resin and restoring
program with a number of milestones
The gold thiosulphate complex is very the resin for recycle back to the
that will help you maximize your financing
poorly adsorbed by activated carbon, adsorption circuit.
options, or an intensive program that
negating the use of the traditional •• Cementation of gold from
quickly establishes the technical and
carbon-in- pulp (CIP) or carbon-in-leach thiosulphate leach solution onto
economic viability of the technology for
(CIL) processes for the recovery of gold copper metal powder, or some other
your application.
directly from leach pulps. Instead, SGS reductant, following separation
of solids and liquids in the leach Contact SGS for all your thiosulphate
slurry by filtration or counter current leaching needs and let us help you
decantation. optimize your flowsheet and reduce your
operational and environmental risk and
Use of the resin-in-pulp method is
liability. We have the experience and the
limited to those deposits requiring mild
technical expertise to provide you with
thiosulphate leaching conditions, since
the most efficient and affordable methods
strong thiosulphate leach conditions result
of managing your mineral processing
in competitive adsorption on the resin by
requirements.
the polythionate anions that are produced
during leaching. SGS experts will work
with you to ensure the thiosulphate
leaching and recovery technology chosen
is the right one for your operation.
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