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EP 0119685 B1 19880803 - HYDROMETALLURGICAL ARSENOPYRITE PROCESS

Title (en)

HYDROMETALLURGICAL ARSENOPYRITE PROCESS

Publication

EP 0119685 B1 19880803 (EN)

Application

EP 84300292 A 19840118

Priority

US 45884683 A 19830118

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0119685A1] A process for the hydrometallurgical recovery of gold from arsenical pyrite concentrate. The process comprises decomposing the concentrate by using a leach composed of higher valence nitrogen oxides present in acidic solution; subjecting the decomposed product to a solid-liquid separation to produce a residue and a liquid fraction; recovering gold from the residue by conventional means; and precipitating dissolved arsenic, iron and sulphur from the liquid fraction before recycling the liquid fraction in the process.

IPC 1-7

C22B 11/04; C22B 3/00

IPC 8 full level

C22B 11/00 (2006.01); C22B 11/06 (2006.01); C22B 11/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C22B 11/04 (2013.01); C22B 11/06 (2013.01); C22B 11/08 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0119685 A1 19840926; EP 0119685 B1 19880803; AU 2351584 A 19840719; AU 566135 B2 19871008; CA 1219132 A 19870317; DE 3473163 D1 19880908; ZA 84153 B 19850424

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84300292 A 19840118; AU 2351584 A 19840116; CA 443728 A 19831220; DE 3473163 T 19840118; ZA 84153 A 19840109