Heap bio-oxidation and gold recovery at Newmont mining: First-year results

JOM

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 31-34

  Bhakta, Pragna ^a   Arthur, Brian ^a  

^a a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS REFRACTORIES; COMMINUTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LEACHING; OXIDATION;

BIO-OXIDATION; GOLD RECOVERY;

GOLD MINES;

EID: 0036811803     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02709218     Document Type: Review

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1. P.C. van Aswegen, "Bio-oxidation of Refractory Gold Ores, the Genmin Experience," Biomine '93 (Glenside, South Australia: Australian Mineral Foundation, 1993), Chapter 15.
2. Par Odd, B. Craven, and W. Irvine, "Bioleaching: A Feasible Process for Wiluna Refractory Gold Ores," Biomine '93 (Glenside, South Australia: Australian Mineral Foundation, 1993), Chapter 18.
3. P.C. van Aswegen, "Commissioning and Operation of Bio-oxidation Plants for the Treatment of Refractory Gold Ores," Hydrometallurgical Fundamentals-Technology and Innovations, ed. J.B. Hiskey and G.W. Warren (Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 1993), pp. 709-725.
4. J.R. Budden and M.J. Bunyard, "Pilot Plant Testwork and Engineering Design for the BacTech Bacterial Oxidation Plant at the Youanmi Gold Mine," Biomine '94 (Glenside, South Australia: Australian Mineral Foundation, 1994), Chapter 4.
5. C.L. Brierley and R. Brans, "Selection of BacTech's Thermophilic B-oxidation Process for Youanmi Mine," Biomine '94 (Glenside, South Australia: Australian Mineral Foundation, 1994), Chapter 5.
6. "Bio-oxidation Process for Recovery of Gold from Heaps of Low Grade Sulfidic and Carbonaceous Suffidic Ore Materials," U.S. patent 5,246,486 (1993).
7. "Bio-oxidation Process for Recovery of Metal Values from Sulfur Containing Ore Materials," U.S. patent 5,332,559 (1994).
8. "Bio-oxidation Process for Recovery of Metal Values from Sulfur Containing Ore Materials," U.S. patent 5,834,294 (1998).
9. Barrick Goldstrike Mines, personal communication with autoclave personnel (August 2000).