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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1994
Nicholas J Alfano, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David M Shenberger, Midway, PA (US);
Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A composition useful as a deposit control agent to control the formation, deposition and adherence of scale in the process of extracting precious metals from an ore comprising (I) an aqueous slurry of a mining circuit having the ore, and (II) from about 5 to 500 ppm, based on the total weight of (I), of (a) from about 50 to 100 weight percent, based on the weight of (II), of a polyether polyamino methylene phosphonate, and (b) from about 0.1 to 50 weight percent, based on the weight of (II), of a polymer. A method for inhibiting calcium scale in one or more aqueous systems of a mining circuit employing this composition is also provided.