Effect of Two-Stage Roasting Conditions of Arsenic Containing Gold Concentrate on Cyanide Extraction Rate of Gold

The effects of roasting temperature and excess-air coefficient on dearsenization rate and gold extraction rate was investigated in two-stage roasting process of arsenic containing gold concentrate.

The result shows that roasting temperature and excess-air coefficient are main factors influenced on dearsenization rate and gold extraction rate. In first stage roasting process the roasting temperature and excess-air coefficient have significant effects on dearsenization rate. If the first stage roasting temperature is above 550℃ and the excess-air coefficient is higher than 0.85, the dearsenization rate is decreased and it causes decrease of gold extraction rate. In second stage roasting process the roasting temperature influences on specific surface area of calcine and gold extraction rate increases with increment of specific surface area. The second stage roasting temperature above 650℃ causes decreasing of the specific area of calcine and gold extraction rate.

In the second stage roasting process the gold extraction rate increases with increment of excess-air coefficient. But the excess-air coefficient more than 1.1 has negligible effect on gold extraction rate.