Selectivity considerations in the amine extraction of gold from alkaline cyanide solutions

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College College of Mines & Earth Sciences
Department Metallurgical Engineering
Creator Miller, Jan D.
Other Author Mooiman, M. B.
Title Selectivity considerations in the amine extraction of gold from alkaline cyanide solutions
Date 1984
Description It has been discovered that gold can be extracted from alkaline cyanide solution with primary, secondary, and tertiary amines by adding certain Lewis base modifiers, such as organic phosphorus oxides. Under these circumstances, gold can be extracted at about pH 10, commensurate with the pH of cyanide leach liquors. The selectivity of the amines and amine/modifier combinations for Au(CN)~2 over other metal-cyanide complexes is discussed. Potential applications for the solvent extraction of gold from cyanide solutions are also discussed.
Type Text
Publisher Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
Volume 1
Issue 2
First Page 153
Last Page 157
Subject Gold; Amines; Alkaline cyanide; Extraction
Subject LCSH Gold; Amines; Extraction (Chemistry)
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Miller, J. D., & Mooiman, M. B. (1984). Selectivity considerations in the amine extraction of gold from alkaline cyanide solutions. Minerals and Metallurgical Processing, 1(2), 153-7, Aug. 1984
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6r78zbv
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