Papers by Keyword: Flotation Tailings

Abstract: The possibility of using modern high-tech flotation equipment at RUSAL Bratsk PJSCis considered, which allows to significantly reduce discharges of extremely hazardous waste of fluorine, sodium, and aluminum to the sludge fields, and to initiate recycling of waste from the sludge fields. The results of operation are presented for a coal foam column flotation system at PJSC RUSAL Bratsk. An innovative technique has been developed allowing to recycle lining waste from aluminum electrolysis pots. The recycling of the waste lining coming from aluminum electrolysis pots is a completely closed waste-free cycle, which provides alumina and cryolite — products that can be used in the aluminum electrolysis, as well as allows using all the secondary solid waste in the satellite cement production.

Abstract: A technology route of “Reverse flotation of acid-consuming gangue minerals–Acid leaching for copper–Extracting–Electrodepositing” is proposed for recovery copper from tailings with high content of calcium oxide and high content of combined copper oxide. The effect of the main factors involving regulator dosage, collector type and dosage was investigated. On this regard, a open-circuit flotation test scheme was proceeded, by which a concentrate was obtained with 3.84% of CaO grade, 71.57% of CaO recovery, 0.82% of Cu grade and 79.76% of Cu recovery. This concentrate can be directly used for the production of sulfuric acid leaching and preparation of electrolytic copper. This technology can be used to fully utilize Cu from tailings, which will help to extend raw material sourcing for Chinese Cu industry.

Abstract: Large amount of surrounding rocks in Jianshui China has been discarded for many years, and the “rock” is characterized by Cu-Fe poly-metallic constituents and of low grade. A joint process of flotation and magnetic separation was proposed to process the ore. This paper introduces the test results of flotation tailings by a wet drum separator. Results show that iron concentrate assaying 60.21-68.12% Fe at a recovery of 71.9-75.32% can be obtained, when the flotation tailings assays 33.91%Fe. At the same time, a joint process has put forward to make full utilize the “rock”.

Abstract: This paper adopts sedimentation experiment to study the sedimentation process of one molybdenum ore flotation tailings and to investigate the effects of lime and sodium silicate on sedimentation performance of tailings. Through the experiment on sedimentation speed and compressive layer density, it reveals the sedimentation performance rules of these tailings. Meanwhile, it explores the effects of lime and sodium silicate on sedimentation dry beach of tailings. The research shows that: lime could effectively ameliorate the non-easy sedimentation caused by sodium silicate; when the dosage of sodium silicate is 300～800g/t, the sedimentation performance can reach the best reasonable pH value 9-10. Besides, the study also indicates that both sodium silicate and lime are unfavorable to form sedimentation dry beach by tailings of concentrating mill.

Abstract: Two copper flotation tailings samples, one from the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex, Uzbekistan (sample designated AMMC) and the other from Whitehorse (WT), Yukon, Canada, were bioleached at laboratory scale. Acidophilic, iron- and sulphur-oxidizing cultures were enriched from the two tailings and these cultures were used for the testing. After 24 weeks of bioleaching in percolator columns 70-72% of the copper was leached from the AMMC tailings and 91-93% of the copper was leached from the WT tailings. The chalcopyritic nature of the copper and larger particle size of the AMMC tailings compared to the WT tailings were likely reasons that copper extraction was greater for the AMMC tailings. In-column, thiosulphate leaching of biooxidized residues yielded 90+% gold extraction for both tailings. In other testing the two cultures were subjected to an electromagnetic field during growth on ferrous iron. Compared to untreated controls, cultures subjected to the electromagnetic field oxidized iron more rapidly. Although magnetite, which exerts an electromagnetic field, was present in the AMMC tailings, there was no evidence that this magnetite had any effect on the bioleaching results. However, given the enhanced performance of the iron-grown cultures under the influence of an electromagnetic field, we believe that additional research should be performed to investigate this phenomenon

Abstract: Trial tests on biotechnology of flotation tailings processing from copper-concentrating factory at Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex are carried out. Suitability of flotation tailings to processing by a method of heap bacterial leaching is experimentally determined. It is shown, that extraction of copper from flotation tailings makes 56 %, biooxidation of chalcopyrite makes more than 62 %, and pyrite - 87-92 %.