Development of Technologies to Reduce Environmental Risk in Extracting Gold from Refractory Ores
- Ya. Li1, L. Zhuo2, I.V. Shadrunova3, A.K. Ermamatov1, T.V. Chekushina3
1 Full Gold Mining Company, Bishkek, Republic of Kyrgyzstan
2 Tae Jin Xing Science and Environmental Technology Company, Bishkek, Republic of Kyrgyzstan
3 Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №6 / 2020 р. 143-147
Abstract: The task of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union is to look for effective technologies to recover gold from refractory ores while reducing the environmental hazard of the operations. In order to solve this problem, the Jin Xing reactant (a salt complex) was developed in the Kyrgyz Republic in the course of studying alternative highly effective agents for gold recovery from gold-bearing ores of different genesis. Joint studies of the Full Gold Mining Company, the Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Tae Jin Xing Science and Environmental Technology Company justified the application efficiency of the developed Jin Xing reactant. The paper presents the results of testing the new agent at a real mining operation.
Keywords: refractory ores, gold, sulfide ores, cyanide, flotation tailings, environmental protection, ecology, labor safety
For citation: Li Ya., Zhuo L., Shadrunova I.V., Ermamatov A.K., Chekushina T.V. Development of Technologies to Reduce Environmental Risk in Extracting Gold from Refractory Ores. Gornaya promyshlennost = Russian Mining Industry. 2020;(6):143-147. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.30686/1609-9192-2020-6-143-147.
Article info
Received: 20.10.2020
Revised: 02.11.2020
Accepted: 16.11.2020
Information about the author
Li Yaohui – President of Full Gold Mining Company, Bishkek, Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Zhuo Liangcai – President of Tae Jin Xing Science and Environmental Technology Company, Bishkek, Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Irina V. Shadrunova – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Mining Ecology, Chief Research Associate at the Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources of RAS, Academician of the Eurasian Academy of Mining Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
Akylbek K. Ermamatov – Vice President for Production and Innovation Technologies, Full Gold Mining Company, Bishkek, Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Tatiana V. Chekushina – Candidate of Technical Sciences, Assistant Professor, Leading Research Associate at the Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources of RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
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