Ultra fine grinding of silver plant tailings of refractory ore using vertical stirred media mill

CELEP O., YAZICI E. Y.

TRANSACTIONS OF NONFERROUS METALS SOCIETY OF CHINA, cilt.23, sa.11, ss.3412-3420, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s1003-6326(13)62882-4
  • Dergi Adı: TRANSACTIONS OF NONFERROUS METALS SOCIETY OF CHINA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3412-3420
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: refractory ore tailings, stirred media mill, ultra fine grinding, experimental design, Box-Behnken design, stress intensity, RESPONSE-SURFACE METHODOLOGY, STRESS INTENSITY, GOLD, RECOVERY, PARAMETERS, KINETICS, DESIGN, SIZE
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Ultra fine grinding of the plant tailings of a refractory silver ore was studied using a laboratory type vertical stirred media mill. Preliminary tests confirmed that ultra fine grinding substantially improves the extraction of silver from the tailings in cyanide leaching (i.e. 36% Ag extraction rate from the as-received tailings with d(80) of 100 mu m, c.f. 84% extraction rate after ultra fine grinding of the tailings with d80 of 1.2 mu m). In the ultra fine grinding tests, the effects of ball diameter (2-4.5 mm), stirring speed (200 800 r/min) and ball charge ratio (50% 80%) on the fineness of grind (d(80), mu m) were investigated through a Box-Behnken design. Increasing stirrer speed and ball charge ratio decreased fineness of grind while larger balls resulted in the coarser products. The tests demonstrated that a fineness of grind less than 5 mu m can be achieved under suitable conditions. Analysis of stress intensity indicated an optimum range of stress intensity of (0.8-2) x 10(-3) N.m for all power inputs.