Research of textural and structural features of refractory gold-bearing ores

Abstract

Abstract. The article studies the material and mineralogical composition of the refractory goldbearing ores of the weathering crust of one of the deposits in Eastern Siberia. It is revealed that, according to the textural and structural features, ores are multi-mineral and have significant differences in the composition of the detrital, granular material and the loose component. All ore is saturated with iron hydroxides and limonite crusts with clay components. The results of the analysis showed that large classes contain an insignificant amount of a valuable component. Increased gold content is noted starting from -4 + 0 mm size. In the free state are about 3-5%. Processing of these types of raw materials is a rather complicated task. Analysis of the enrichment methods showed that the use of new solvents of noble metals with their subsequent concentration is promising. Of practical interest are alkaline solutions obtained by dissolving sulfur in an aqueous suspension of calcium hydroxide. The reagent is non-toxic and environmentally friendly. Leaching was carried out in a wide range of concentrations of the solvent used. The optimum solvent concentrations and the duration of the leaching process for extracting the valuable component into the filtrate were determined to be 97–98%. Chemical analysis of cakes showed that the reagent does not enter into chemical interaction with other elements that make up the ore. As well as the content of elemental sulfur in dump cakes averages 0.64%, that is, it corresponds to a content in the raw material of up to 0.8%. At the same time, cakes are not environmentally harmful and can be stored on special platforms.