Production of low-sulphur tailings by hydrocycloning
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Hydrocycloning, Low-sulphur tailings, Acid Mining Drainage (AMD)Resumo
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is an environmental problem in gold mines containing sulphur minerals. The potential for acid drainage in tailings facilities must be considered when studying their dry closure. Therefore, controlling the sulphur content in the final layer of tailings deposition has the potential to prevent AMD after closure. In this context, the rougher flotation tailings were hydrocycloning in a pilot plant in a gold mining company to assess the potential for generating modified tailings with low-sulphur content. A total of 10 samples were composited over one hour of pilot plant operation. The hydrocyclone overflow showed an average reduction of 36.2% in sulphur content and an average metallurgical recovery of 20.0%. The underflow had an average increase in sulphur content of 16.8% and 80.0% metallurgical recovery. These results demonstrated the possibility of generating modified tailings with reduced sulphur content through hydrocycloning.
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