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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1991
Rene R Fernandez, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
K M Le Vier, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Anthony L Hannaford, Littleton, CO (US);
Gopalan Ramadorai, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Newmont Mining Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Newmont Gold Company, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
Recovery of a precious metal value from refractory carbonaceous and sulfidic ores, concentrates or tailings which also include arsenic-containing components is improved by roasting the ore or ore concentrate in an oxygen-enriched gaseous atmosphere having an initial oxygen content from about 25 percent (by volume) to about 65 percent (by volume) while maintaining a reaction temperature of less than about 600 degrees Celsius during the roasting and while maintaining a minimum amount of iron to react with arsenic and for forming ferricarsenate; thereafter recovering a thus-roasted ore as calcine, whereby the calcine is amenable to recovery of precious metal values in it; gold ores are preferred candidate ores.