With zinc shaving precipitation the usual method of cleanup is to shut off the flow of solution and starting at the head compartment of a box to wash the shavings gently in the solution avoiding any action that would tend to break up the attenuated threads into short pieces. The zinc is then removed and … Read more
The Tavener process of melting the gold precipitate in a reverberatory furnace with litharge, thus forming a lead bullion which was afterward cupelled in the usual way. He deals with the zinc shorts by the same method but recommends that the two products be partially dried and separately fluxed. For the precipitate he uses the … Read more
Whatever method of gold precipitation be used it is of great importance that the solution should be absolutely clear and free from suspended matter, and in practice it is almost impossible to obtain solution from slime treatment, either by decantation or by means of the various types of slime filter, that is sufficiently clean to … Read more
Park states that this method is in use in many plants in Victoria for precipitating gold from cyanide solutions the procedure being to pass the solution through barrels packed with finely broken carbon/charcoal, which is afterward burned, and the ash melted down with fluxes. He does not consider it suitable for large tonnages of solution. … Read more
The use of aluminium as a precipitant for gold out of cyanide solutions was patented by Moldenhauer but he does not appear to have made any practical use of the process. H. F. Julian experimented with it, in the same year, but soon abandoned the idea. Kirkpatrick introduced it at the Deloro Smelter in Canada, … Read more
The recovery of the precious metals like gold and silver from the cyanide solution is almost universally accomplished by precipitation with zinc, either in the form of fine threads or of dust (the condensed fume recovered in the process of retorting the metal). The phenomena of precipitation are essentially electrical and may be traced to … Read more
This was introduced on a commercial scale as an adjunct to the cyanide process on the Rand for precipitating the weak and low-grade solutions resulting from the treatment of slime by decantation, and was known as the Siemens Halske process. The anodes were of sheet iron enclosed in burlap to prevent short circuiting and the … Read more
The press-tails solution going to storage discharges into a spill box (A in drawing), thence passing through a bottom pipe into the barren-solution storage tank. The solution will stand in the spill box at a level depending on the volume of flow, i.e., the volume precipitated. On the side of box A is a smaller … Read more
Three types of melting furnaces are in general use, all oil-fired for the Melting of Gold Precipitate. For smaller plants treating gold ores, the tilting furnace with removable graphite crucible is usually preferred. Clay liners are quite generally used to prolong the life of the pot. In larger plants, particularly those treating silver ores, tilting … Read more
Clarification of Gold Solution The first essential to in any methods for effective Gold Precipitation is clear solution. Regardless of color, the solution must be bright and sparkling and entirely free from colloidal solids. One of the most important advantages of proper clarification is the avoidance of undue pressure build-up in the precipitate filters. With … Read more