METHODS FOR LIBERATING PRECIOUS METALS USING A REAGENT HAVING A THIOCARBONYL FUNCTIONAL GROUP

    公开(公告)号:WO2022245731A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:PCT/US2022/029445

    申请日:2022-05-16

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method using a reagent having a thiocarbonyl functional group to liberate a precious metal such as gold from a material comprising a sulfide, wherein the sulfide encapsulates the precious metal. Such a method comprises contacting the material under acidic conditions with the reagent comprising the thiocarbonyl functional group and optionally producing a residue comprising the precious metal. The present disclosure also relates to the use of a reagent having a thiocarbonyl functional group in methods for extracting a precious metal from a material comprising a sulfide, wherein the sulfide encapsulates the precious metal, the method comprising leaching the precious metal from a residue comprising the precious metal produced from such a method for liberating a precious metal.

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