Laboratory flotation study of the DPM Krumovgrad gold ore (Bulgaria) - Effects from improved collector suite and ore desliming

被引：3

作者：

Demeusy, Bastien ^{[1
]}

Madanski, Deyan ^{[2
]}

Gaydardzhiev, Stoyan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Liege, GeMMe Mineral Proc & Recycling, Alle Decouverte 9, B-4000 Liege, Belgium

[2] Dundee Precious Met Krumovgrad EAD, Krumovgrad 6900, Bulgaria

来源：

MINERALS ENGINEERING | 2024年 / 208卷

关键词：

Gold; Flotation; Collector; Kaolinite; Recovery; ETHYL XANTHATE; SULFIDE MINERALS; CLAY-MINERALS; COPPER; CHEMISORPTION; SELECTIVITY; RHEOLOGY; BEHAVIOR; SILVER;

D O I：

10.1016/j.mineng.2024.108596

中图分类号：

TQ [化学工业];

学科分类号：

0817 ;

摘要：

A laboratory -scale investigation was conducted to study the effects of flotation reagents and clay minerals on the recovery of electrum from the ore treated at the Dundee Precious Metals Krumovgrad operation. The first part of the study focused on assaying the impact of clays on gold flotation by conducting desliming tests prior to flotation. It was observed that when a large portion of the fines (<10 mu m) was removed through desliming, the gold grade in the concentrate increased by a factor of 9. However, this improvement was accompanied by a slight decrease in recovery. Furthermore, a new collector suite was tested in order to increase gold recovery and reduce the dosage of potassium amyl xanthate (PAX) by replacing the current promoter (AERO (R) 238) with a new one called AERO MAXGOLDTM900. The best combination was found to be 95 g/t of potassium amyl xanthate supplemented with 4.5 g/t of AERO MAXGOLDTM900. The addition of this reagent was seen as a practical method to increase the gold grade in the concentrate, although it did not significantly improve the recovery rate. The potential relevance of the results to deposits and operations with similar characteristics are discussed.

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