Technogenic Zinc Usage Possibilities Investigation for Gold Cementation

Abstract

Industrial dusts with high zinc content are formed in nonferrous and ferrous metals metallurgy. Hydrometallurgical processing of such dusts can be used. In this case, alkaline solutions with high impurities content are formed. It is possible to produce zinc powder with different technological properties by electroextraction from mentioned alkaline solutions. This work describes investigation of zinc powders usage possibilities to gold cementation from cyanide solutions.

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