Process for treating sulfide ores containing gold and/or silver

Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound – Group ib metal

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423 45, 423 27, 423 29, 423153, 4231501, C22B 1100, C22B 1108, C22B 100

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ABSTRACT:
The ore which contains gold and/or silver and as accompanying metal at least iron is calcined at temperatures in the range from 500.degree. to 900.degree. C. with the addition of oxygen-containing gas. There is obtained a metal-oxide-containing solids mixture and a SO.sub.2 -containing exhaust gas. The solids mixture from the calcination is cooled, the temperature being reduced by at least 50.degree. C. The cooled solids mixture is added to a fluidized-bed reactor, and SO.sub.2 -containing exhaust gas is introduced into the fluidized-bed reactor. In the reactor, metal sulfate is produced in the solids mixture, so that at least 10% of the sulfur content are bound in the exhaust gas. Solids mixture containing metal sulfate is withdrawn from the fluidized-bed reactor, is stirred up with an aqueous acid solution, thereby dissolving metal sulfate. The remaining solids are supplied to a recovery of gold and/or silver.

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