The term biomining have been coined to refer to the use of microorganisms in mining processes as in the biooxidation of refractory gold minerals. The biooxidation of refractory gold ores presents similar characteristics when compared with roasting and pressure oxidation. Almost without exception, microbial extraction procedures are more environmentally friendly. The isolated bacteria in this st...

Graphite ore collected from Hunan province, south China was characterized by chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction, and optical microscopy. Rougher and multi-stage flotation tests using a mechanical flotation cell and a flotation column containing an additional centrifugal force field were carried out to promote its grade and economic value. In rougher flotation, both the mechanical flotation ce...

This article describes the characteristics of gold–sulfide–quartz and gold–sulfide (gold–arsenic) ore occurrences in Manitanyrd region Polar Urals. Ore are confined to NE-trending shear zones have common features a geological structure. The host rocks metamorphosed volcanic volcanic–sedimentary rocks. We analyzed mineral chemical composition mineralization all studied occurrences, showing that ...

Gold processing at artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Indonesia is inherently risky due to the high severity likelihood of accidents causing serious injury. The objectives this study were identify hazards, assess risks, determine risk control measures ASGM location Imandi Village, East Dumoga District, Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi Province. method used was Hazard Ident...

Geometry and composition of veins associated with ore deposits, combined mineralogical textural constraints, are indispensable to understand the evolution mineralized systems. The never mined Cannero Riviera system (VCO province, Western Alps, Italy), has been detected in 2015 by Alpine Gold Lodes Snc after investigated during Oberto's Master Thesis 2019. Preliminary field data, integrated micr...

In this article, the efficiency of microwave pretreatment, which is an environmentally friendly, low-energy consuming method for recovery from refractory gold-silver ores, was investigated. The ore sample belonged to oxidized Bolkardağ deposit, contains carbonate (calcite, dolomite, smithsonite, hydrozincite), silicate (quartz, hemimorphite), sulfate (beudantite, plumbo-jarosite), and iron oxy/...

The Shuangwang gold deposit, with more than 70 tons of Au, is located in the Fengxian-Taibai ore concentration area Qinling Orogen central China, hosted a Northwest-trending breccia belt. Fragments body are cemented by ankerite, albite, quartz, calcite, and pyrite. Four metallogenic stages identified mineral paragenesis: quartz-albite, ankerite-pyrite-albite, pyrite-quartz-calcite, fluorite-anh...

Mineralogy, geochemistry and genesis of Temelieh Manganese ore Deposit (NorthWest Selseleh, Lorestan Province)

 Cyanidation is a relatively simple and cheap technology to treat gold-containing ores. However, this process is not completely effective in refractory gold-bearing sulfide ores. In the case of very low-grade ores, biooxidation is an attractive alternative pre-treatment to render the gold amenable to extraction. This process utilizes the ability of acidophilic bacteria to oxidize the sulfide m...