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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth G Thomas, Mississauga, CA;
Christopher Fleming, Peterborough, CA;
Andrew R Marchbank, Oakville, CA;
David Dreisinger, Delta, CA;
Assignee:
Barrick Gold Corporation, Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
75736 ; 75744 ; 204109 ;
Abstract
A process for treatment of precious metal ores in which gold is leached from an oxidized ore slurry using a thiosulfate salt lixiviant and copper catalyst. Gold and copper are subsequently loaded onto an ion exchange resin. Copper is recovered from the resin by elution with a thiosulfate solution; gold is recovered from the resin by elution with a thiocyanate colution. Gold is recovered from the eluate by precipitation, electrowinning, or cementation.