Investigation of the optimal technology for copper leaching from old flotation tailings of the copper mine bor (Serbia)

Authors

  • Vesna Conić Mining and Metallurgy Institute, Zeleni Bulevar 35, 19210 Bor, Serbia
  • Srdjan Stanković Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Stilleweg 2, Hannover, Germany
  • Branislav Marković Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, Franchet d’Esperey Boulevard 86, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
  • Dragana Božić Mining and Metallurgy Institute, Zeleni Bulevar 35, 19210 Bor, Serbia
  • Jovica Stojanović Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, Franchet d’Esperey Boulevard 86, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
  • Miroslav Sokić Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, Franchet d’Esperey Boulevard 86, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30544/514

Keywords:

copper extraction; flotation tailings; acid leaching; bioleaching; leaching with biogenic lixiviant.

Abstract

This work aimed to investigate optimal leaching technology for copper extraction from old flotation tailings of the Copper Mine Bor. The leaching degree of copper after leaching with sulphuric acid at 80 °C was 50%, the maximal leaching degree was achieved after 30 minutes. Then, old flotation tailings were leached with adapted moderately thermophilic acidophilic bacteria in a bioreactor at 40 °C. Maximal leaching degree of 84% was achieved after nine days of the experiment. The third leaching experiment was conducted with biogenic lixiviant obtained by bacterial oxidation of the ferrous iron (concentration of Fe3+ 1300 mgL-1, pH 2.14). Biogenic lixiviant with ferric sulphate was then used in the leaching experiment at 80 °C. Maximal leaching degree was 78%, and it was achieved after five minutes. Results of the leaching experiments show that the most efficient technology for copper recovery from the old flotation tailings of the Copper Mine Bor was leaching with biogenic lixiviant.

References

B. Dold: Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol, 7 (2008) 275-285.

Crossreff

D.H.R. Morin, P. d'Hugues, Biomining, first ed., Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 2007, 35-55.

Link

G. Bogdanović, M. Trumić, M. Trumić, D.V. Antić: Recycling and Sustainable Development, 4 (2011) 37-43. (In Serbian).

Link

M.M. Antonijević, M.D. Dimitirijević, Z.O. Stevanović, S.M. Serbula, G.D. Bogdanović: J Hazard Mater, 158 (2008) 23-34.

Crossreff

Z. Stevanović, M. Antonijević, G. Bogdanović, M. Bugarin, V. Trujić, R. Marković, D. Nedeljković: Carpath J Earth Env, 8 (2013) 29-38.

Link

S. Stanković, I. Morić, A. Pavić, S. Vojnović, B. Vasiljević, V. Cvetković: J Serb Chem Soc 80 (2015) 391-405.

Crossreff

V. Stanković, V. Milošević, D. Milićević, M. Gorgievski, G. Bogdanović: Chem Ind Chem Eng Q, 24 (2018) 333-344.

Crossreff

B. Han, B. Altansukh, H. Kazutoshi, Z. Stevanović, R. Jonović, Lj. Avramović, D. Urošević, Y. Takasaki, N. Masuda, D. Ishiyama, A. Shibayama: J Hazard Mater, 352 (2018) 192-203.

Crossreff

M. Muravyov, N. Fomchenko: Miner Eng, 122 (2018) 267-276.

Crossreff

Z. Stevanović, M. Antonijević, R. Jonović, Lj. Avramović, R. Marković, M. Bugarin, V. Trujić: J Min Metall B, 45B (2009) 45-57.

Crossreff

N.V. Fomchenko, M.I. Muravyov, T.F. Kondrat'eva: Hydrometallurgy, 101 (2010) 28-34.

Crossreff

H.R. Watling: Hydrometallurgy, 84 (2006) 81-108.

Crossreff

D.E. Rawlings, H. Tribusch, G.S. Hansford: Microbiology, 145 (1999) 5-13.

Crossreff

D. Bevilaqua, H. Lahti-Tomimila, O. Garcia, J. Puhakka, O.H. Tuovinen: Int J Miner Process, 132 (2014) 1-7.

Crossreff

D.E. Rawlings: Microb Cell Fact, 4 (2005) 13.

Crossreff

C. Astudillo, F. Acevedo: Hydrometallurgy, 92 (2008) 11-15.

Crossreff

A. Mahmoud, P. Cezac, A.F.A. Hoadley, F. Contamine, P. d'Hugues: Int Biodeter Biodegr, 119 (2017) 118-146.

Crossreff

Y. Wang, W. Zeng, G. Qiu, X. Chen, H. Zhou: Appl Environ Microbiol, 80 (2014) 741-750.

Crossreff

L. Xia, X. Liu, J. Zeng, C. Yin, J. Gao, J. Liu, G. Qiu: Hydrometallurgy, 92 (2008) 95-101.

Crossreff

S.Hedrich, A-G. Guezennec, M. Charron, A. Schippers, C. Joulian: Front Microbiol, 7 (2016) 2044.

Crossreff

J.D. Batty, G.V. Rorke: Hydrometallurgy, 83 (2006) 83-89.

Crossreff

H. Tributsch, J. Rojas-Chapana, Biomining, first ed., Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 2007, 263-280.

Crossreff

D.B. Johnson, Physiology and Biochemistry of Extremophiles, first ed., ASM Press, Washington, DC, 2007, 257-270.

Crossreff

Downloads

Published

2020-07-22

How to Cite

Conić, Vesna, Srdjan Stanković, Branislav Marković, Dragana Božić, Jovica Stojanović, and Miroslav Sokić. 2020. “Investigation of the Optimal Technology for Copper Leaching from Old Flotation Tailings of the Copper Mine Bor (Serbia)”. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 26 (2):209-22. https://doi.org/10.30544/514.

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2020): Hydrometallurgical operations and processes

Section

Hydrometallurgical operations and processes

License

Copyright (c) 2020 Vesna Conić, SrÄ‘an Stanković, Branislav Marković, Dragana Božić, Jovica Stojanović, Miroslav Sokić

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their published articles online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website, social networks like ResearchGate or Academia), as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

 

Creative Commons License
Except where otherwise noted, the content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.