Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process for separation of at least one metal sulfide from a mixed sulfide ore or concentrate
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Application No.: US15115142Application Date: 2015-01-30
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Publication No.: US09885095B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Marcus Tomlinson , Teodoro Martinez , Simon Hille
- Applicant: Goldcorp Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Vancouver, British Columbia
- Assignee: GOLDCORP INC.
- Current Assignee: GOLDCORP INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Vancouver, British Columbia
- Agency: Ohandlt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP
- International Application: PCT/CA2015/000050 WO 20150130
- International Announcement: WO2015/113141 WO 20150806
- Main IPC: C22B3/00
- IPC: C22B3/00 ; C22B3/44 ; C22B3/04 ; C22B13/00 ; C22B15/00 ; C22B30/02 ; C22B30/04 ; C22B1/00 ; C22B11/00 ; B03D1/002 ; B03D1/012 ; B03D1/02

Abstract:
A process is provided for separation of at least one metal sulfide from a mixed sulfide concentrate. The process includes: subjecting the mixed sulfide concentrate to flotation in which at least one sulfide including antimony, arsenic and a first metal is floated and at least one sulfide including a second metal is depressed. The flotation yields a first metal concentrate having the at least one sulfide including antimony, arsenic and the first metal and a second metal concentrate having the at least one sulfide including the second metal. The first metal concentrate is leached to yield a further concentrate and a leach solution. The further concentrate includes the first metal and the leach solution includes soluble antimony and soluble arsenic. The process further includes oxidizing the leach solution to yield an antimony precipitate and an arsenic solution, and forming a stable arsenic compound from the arsenic solution.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160340756A1 PROCESS FOR SEPARATION OF AT LEAST ONE METAL SULFIDE FROM A MIXED SULFIDE ORE OR CONCENTRATE Public/Granted day:2016-11-24
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