Conference Proceedings
Complex Orebodies Conference 2018
Conference Proceedings
Complex Orebodies Conference 2018
Improved recoveries and environmental outcomes from complex ores utilising EcoTechnology
EcoTechnology refers to a series of potential metallurgical processes for complex ores, concentrates, tailings and slags that are all based on an initial chlorination step at low to moderate temperatures probably in a fluid bed chlorinator (FBC). Examples of the research and development (R&D) results are provided in this paper for a high grade Au/Sb Leach Tailings (EcoGold Process), a very refractory sulphide Au concentrate, a refractory gold calcine tailings, a Cu/Au tailings (EcoCopper Process), bulk polymetallic sulphide concentrates and polymetallic sulphide/oxide complex ores (EcoZinc Process and EcoLead Process). R&D on over thirty different ore types has been conducted at a bench scale as discussed. Latterly a dedicated pilot plant was designed and constructed by EcoTech Mining Pty Ltd (EML) and several of the different feed stock results have been confirmed by pilot plant testing. It is planned to scale up to a commercial demonstration plant. To demonstrate the versatility of EcoTechnology, bench and pilot plant test results on five of the projects are used as case studies as follows: Fosterville leach tailing', VIC; Wiluna flotation concentrate - BIOX Feed, WA; Wiluna calcine facility tailings, WA; Mt Morgan Cu/Au tailings, QLD; Polymetallic sulphide concentrates from Pegmont Deposit, QLD and Polymetallic sulphide/oxide ores from Commonwealth Mine Project, NSW. CITATION: Noakes, M, 2018. Improved recoveries and environmental outcomes from complex ores utilising EcoTechnology, in Proceedings Complex Orebodies Conference 2018, pp 122-123 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).
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M J Noakes
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