滇西某红土型氧化矿洗矿分级-预选抛尾试验研究

    Experimental study on washing classification-preconcentration tailings discarding for a laterite-type oxidized ore in Western Yunnan Province

    • 摘要: 滇西某红土型氧化金矿,共伴生Ag、Fe等有价金属,原矿含Au 1.72 g/t、Ag 17.50 g/t、TFe 28.19%、mFe 11.52%,该矿属原生矿经风化剥蚀-搬运沉积的表生作用成因矿体,岩体发生高岭土化,矿石多为砂土粉末状、蜂窝状。本文开展了系统的矿石性质、原矿细粒级浸出、原矿洗矿分级,以及细粒级磁选抛废等工艺试验研究,并对各作业参数对工艺指标的影响进行了分析。研究结果表明,该金矿中黏土矿物、细粒级含量高,原矿−0.038 mm粒级占比达42.89%,贵金属金以微细粒自然金为主,银以矿物包裹银、磁性铁矿物中银,以及弱磁性铁矿物中银三者为主,铁矿物主要是磁铁矿、(赤)褐铁矿,两种主要铁矿物与金、银的赋存关系较为紧密,该矿属低品位复杂难选多金属氧化金矿。对该矿石采用“原矿洗矿分级-泥砂分选,泥选系统预选抛尾”的工艺流程,可获得产率57.25%的分级粗砂,含Au 2.798 g/t、Ag 20.19 g/t、Fe 39.26%;产率22.35%的细粒混合粗精矿,含Au 0.329g/t、Ag 14.38g/t、Fe 16.19%,以及产率为20.40%的细粒抛尾尾矿,含Au 0.219 g/t、Ag 13.37 g/t、Fe 10.27%,损失率分别为Au 2.59%、Fe 7.44%、Ag 15.59%。该试验结果可为该资源后续的生产及类似矿石的资源开发提供一定的技术指导与借鉴。

       

      Abstract: A laterite-type oxidized gold ore in Western Yunnan Province is associated with valuable metals such as Ag and Fe, in which the Au, Ag, TFe and mFe contents are 1.72 g/t, 17.50 g/t, 28.19% and 11.52%, respectively. The ore is an epigenetic ore body formed by weathering denudation and transport deposition of the primary ore. Within this ore body, the rock mass has undergone kaolinization, resulting in ore that is primarily composed of sand powder and honeycomb-like structures. Systematic experimental studies are conducted for this ore, including ore properties, fine-grained leaching of the raw ore, washing classification of the raw ore, as well as fine-grained magnetic separation and tailings discarding. Additionally, a detailed analysis is carried out to evaluate the impact of each process parameter on the technical indices. The results show that the gold mine has a high content of clay minerals and fine-grained particles, with −0.038 mm fraction weighting 42.89%. The grade is mainly composed of micro-fine natural gold. Silver is mainly composed of silver wrapped in minerals, silver in magnetic iron minerals and silver in weakly magnetic iron minerals. The iron minerals are mainly magnetite and (hematite) limonite, and the two main iron minerals are closely related to the occurrence of gold and silver. It belongs to a low-grade complex and refractory polymetallic gold ore. By adopting a process flow consisting of “raw ore washing and classification-mud-sand separation, and preconcentration tailings discarding in the mud separation system”, it obtains a coarse sand concentrate with yield of 57.25%, Au grade of 2.798 g/t, Ag grade of 20.19 g/t, and Fe grade of 39.26%. Additionally, a mixed roughing concentrate of fine-grained is produced with yield of 22.35%, Au grade of 0.329 g/t, Ag grade of 14.38 g/t, and Fe grade of 16.19%. Finally, tailings of fine-grained are generated with yield of 20.40%, Au grade of 0.219 g/t, Ag grade of 13.37 g/t, and Fe grade of 10.27%. Notably, the loss rates of Au, Ag, and Fe in the tailings are 2.59%, 7.44%, and 15.59%, respectively. These experimental results provide valuable technical guidance and reference for the subsequent production of this resource and the exploitation of similar ore deposits.

       

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