Acidophiles and its Use in Mineral Biomining with Emphasis on China

2014 ◽  
Vol 926-930 ◽  
pp. 4201-4204
Author(s):  
Bo Wei Chen ◽  
Jian Kang Wen ◽  
Guo Cheng Yao
Keyword(s):  
Copper Sulfide ◽  
Sulfide Ores ◽  
Gold Ores ◽  
Refractory Gold Ores ◽  
Refractory Gold ◽  
Heap Bioleaching

Acidophiles have been widely used in heap and dump bioleaching of secondary copper sulfide ores and biooxidation of refractory gold ores. 22 genera of acidophiles have been found in biomining environments. This paper gives a preliminary introduction to the application of mineral biomining in China. Challenges and technical trends for heap bioleaching of primary copper sulfide ores, purification of bioleaching solution of polymetallic sulfide ores and biooxidation of carbonaceous refractory gold ores are also recommended.

Column Bioleaching of Refractory Gold Ores

2015 ◽  
Vol 1130 ◽  
pp. 459-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksander Bulaev ◽  
Zylikha K. Kanayeva ◽  
Maxim I. Muravyov ◽  
Ashimkhan T. Kanayev ◽  
Tamara F. Kondrat'eva
Keyword(s):  
Enrichment Culture ◽  
Sulfide Ores ◽  
Recovery Rates ◽  
Gold Ores ◽  
Refractory Gold Ores ◽  
Refractory Gold ◽  
The World ◽  
Air Lift ◽  
Representative Samples ◽  
Flotation Wastes

Refractory sulfide ores are ubiquitous resources of gold around the world. It was demonstrated that biooxidation pretreatment of refractory whole ores could be conducted in heaps. The effectiveness of column biooxidation of off-balance gold ores from Bakyrchik and Bolshevik deposits (northeast Kazakhstan) containing pyrite and arsenopyrite was examined in the laboratory. Bakyrchick ore contained 1.5% of pyrite, 3% of arsenopyrite and 4.5 g/t of gold. Bolshevik ore contained 1% of pyrite, 1% of arsenopyrite and 10.7 g/t of gold. The recovery rates of gold from the Bakyrchik and Bolshevik ores by direct cyanidation were 4.5% and 8.2%, respectively. Representative samples of each ore were processed in air-lift percolators. A bioleaching experiment was performed in duplicate. The enrichment culture was obtained from the pyrite flotation wastes and used as an inoculum. Bioleaching was conducted for 60 days at ambient temperature (20-25°C). The recovery rates of gold from the bioleaching residues of Bakyrchik and Bolshevik ores by cyanidation were 21.0% and 48.5%, respectively. The results obtained in the present work may be used to estimate perspectives of heap bio-oxidation for the recovery of gold from these sulfide ores.

scholarly journals Refractory gold ores and concentrates part 1: mineralogical and physico-chemical characteristics

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richmond K. Asamoah ◽  
Massimiliano Zanin ◽  
Jason Gascooke ◽  
William Skinner ◽  
Jonas Addai-Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Characteristics ◽  
Gold Ores ◽  
Refractory Gold Ores ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Refractory Gold

scholarly journals Analysis of the Microbial Community Associated with a Bioprocess System for Bioremediation of Thiocyanate- and Cyanide-Laden Mine Water Effluents

2015 ◽  
Vol 1130 ◽  
pp. 614-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Huddy ◽  
Rose Kantor ◽  
Wynand van Zyl ◽  
Robert P. van Hille ◽  
Jillian F. Banfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Culture ◽  
Process Optimisation ◽  
Gold Extraction ◽  
Mixed Microbial Culture ◽  
Metabolic Potential ◽  
Gold Ores ◽  
Refractory Gold Ores ◽  
Refractory Gold ◽  
Key Microorganisms ◽  
Activated Sludge Processes

Gold extraction by cyanidation from refractory gold ores results in the formation of thiocyanate-and cyanide-contaminated wastewater effluents that must be treated before recycle or discard. Activated sludge processes, such as ASTERTM, can be used for biodegradation of these effluent streams. The destruction of these compounds is catalyzed by a mixed microbial culture, however, very little is known about the community composition and metabolic potential of the thiocyanate-and cyanide-degrading microorganisms within the community. Here we describe our on-going attempts to better understand the key microorganisms, within the ASTERTM bioprocess, that contribute to the destruction of thiocyanate and cyanide, and how this knowledge relates to further process optimisation.

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