Hydrometallurgy: Leaching in Heap, Vat, CIL, CIP, Merrill–Crowe, SX Solvent Extraction

Hydrometallurgy: Leaching in Heap, Vat, CIL, CIP, Merrill–Crowe, SX Solvent Extraction

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problems in CIL circuit (1 reply and 3 comments)

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alaz
7 years ago
alaz 7 years ago

hello everyone i am an operator in gold plant and i would like to ask some question and i hope i will find the answers for it:

our CIL tanks are  3000 m3 

1- what is exactly the O2 does in CIL circuit

2- why is the total cyanide available high at CIL tank nu 8 around 160 ppm  

and in tank nu 2 around 270 ppm ?

thank you. 

R
Richard S
7 years ago
Richard S 7 years ago
1 like by David

Alaz:  Dissolving gold with cyanide requires oxygen;  without oxygen you will not dissolve any gold.  This is why you aerate your CIL dissolution tanks with air or if the O2 level is low you can add some O2 along with the air.  Air only contains about 19% O2 depending upon your elevation.  The most likely reason your no 8 CIL tank has lower oxygen than your no 2 tank is that the oxygen is being consumed with the presence of some sulfide minerals and oxidizing the sulfide to sulfate.  Some sulfide minerals are more apt to consume oxygen than others and fine grinding will expose more surface area and increase oxygen consumption.  Pyrrhotite will oxydize more readily than some of the other sulfides such as pyrite, sphalerite, or galena if you have them present.  If your dissolution rate is a bit too low in your CIL tanks, increase your oxygen level by blowing in more air.  I would check your complete tank profile (no 2,3 4, 5,6, 7, 8) for oxygen levels and add air or some oxygen to the tank where you are starting to have lower levels.

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alaz
7 years ago

yes i got this its good information thank you very much

a
alaz
7 years ago

2- why is the total cyanide available high at CIL tank nu 8 around 160 ppm

and in tank nu 2 around 270 ppm ?

B
benmuntean
7 years ago

Hi Alaz and Richard, My experience, best recovery of gold and silver have when level of oxygen is over 8 ppm. In standard operation with out any interference. Very clearly you can see in lab when you make Rolling Bottle test and compare leachwell
tablet with different industrial consumption


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