Separating gold from silica by tailored hydrometallurgical processes

澳大利亚是全球最大的黄金生产国之一，更有效地将黄金从矿石中分离出来的能力，将使每一吨从地下开采的矿石的价值最大化，从而使澳大利亚经济受益。加工技术的低效可能导致提炼过程中的黄金损失，其中一些损失的原因尚不清楚，但据信与金和硅酸盐矿物之间的相互作用有关。我们将研究这些相互作用，以期提高矿石中能够提取和使用的黄金的百分比。

Australia is one of the world's largest producers of gold, and the ability to more efficiently separate gold from its ores will benefit the Australian economy by maximising the value of every tonne of ore which is removed from the ground. Inefficiencies in processing technology can lead to the loss of gold from extraction processes, and the reasons for some of these losses are poorly understood but are believed to be related to interactions between gold and silicate minerals. We will study these interactions with a view towards improving the percentage of gold present in the ores which is able to be extracted and used.