Leaching Experiment Study on Silver Ore in Yunnan Province

A leaching experiment was launched on silver ore whose silver content is 101.6g/t in Yunnan province, China. Technological mineralogy research of the ore indicates that the content of carbon which is bad for leaching is 2.23%. Leachable silver minerals mainly are oxidized silver, elemental silver and silver sulfide. And the theory leaching ratio of the silver ore is 67.43%. When the content of-74um is 75%; dosage of sodium cyanide is 4.5kg/t; dosage of lime is 0.5kg/t; velocity of agitation is 400r/min; leaching time is 24h, a best indicator which leaching ratio is 70.47% can be obtained. Meanwhile, silver in lixivium is 20.42mg/L.