Hydrothermal processes in the Earth’s crust can result in ore deposits characterized by high concentrations of metals with fractal or multifractal properties. This paper shows that stream sediments in the neighborhoods of ore deposits also can have singular properties for ore-mineral and associated toxic trace elements. We propose a new local singularity mapping method for assembling element co...

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...

We describe four men who had symptoms of acute mercury poisoning following exposure to mercury vapor. They were attempting home gold ore purification using a gold-mercury amalgam and sulfuric acid. Three of the four patients required treatment with penicillamine. The clinical and laboratory data are presented along with pulmonary function test results. Long-term follow-up of one patient indicat...

This study investigates the optimization of gold dissolution from Aghdarre ore. Therefore, a laboratory investigation was initiated, to improve the leaching conditions with the objective of maximizing mill capacity with no reduction on gold recovery. It was observed that the time reduction from 25 to 15 hours did not change the gold recovery. In the other words, it indicated that a capacity of ...

This contribution illustrates the procedures of calculating rare earth element (REE) patterns of magmatic fluids in equilibrium with granitic melts. These patterns can then be compared to those of altered and (or) mineralized rocks in order to investigate the source of the ore-fluids. This technique is applied to the Lake George Sb-Au-W-Mo mineral deposit, New Brunswick, Canada. The results sug...

Located on the west coast of Pacific Ocean, Jiaodong gold concentration area is one world's famous deposit areas. Its unique metallogenic environment and background are favored by geologists all countries, multi-level multi-disciplinary scientific research work has been carried out in this area, good results have achieved. Linglong deposit, located 20 km northeast Zhaoyuan, Shandong, a quartz v...

since a high toxicity of cyanide which use as a reagent in the gold processing plant, thiosulfate has been recognized as a environmental friendly reagent for leaching of gold from ore. after gold leaching process it's important for recovery of gold from solution using adsorption or extraction methods, one of these methods is activated carbon.the loading of gold from industrial thiosulfate solut...