Published March 24, 1977 | Version v1
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Gold and uranium extraction

Creators

Description

A process for extracting gold and uranium from an ore containing them both comprising the steps of pulping the finely comminuted ore with a suitable cyanide solution at an alkaline pH, acidifying the pulp for uranium dissolution, adding carbon activated for gold recovery to the pulp at a suitable stage, separating the loaded activated carbon from the pulp, and recovering gold from the activated carbon and uranium from solution

Availability note (English)

Available from Patents Office, Struben Street, Pretoria, 0002.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
9p.
IPC:
Nat. Cl. C 22 b; C 01 b; G 01 N.
IPC
Nat. Cl. C 22 b; C 01 b; G 01 N.
Patent number
ZA patent document 77/1778/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
South Africa
Country of Input or Organization
South Africa
INIS RN
9414411
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ACTIVATED CARBON; CYANIDES; GOLD; LEACHING; PRODUCTION; RESINS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SLURRIES; URANIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ADSORBENTS; CARBON; DISPERSIONS; DISSOLUTION; ELEMENTS; METALS; MIXTURES; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; SUSPENSIONS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS