Applications
Our products within CIL and CIP
In all three flows gold is leached and then adsorbed onto carbon. The difference is how leaching is done and where and when adsorption happens.
The key difference
CIL
CIL — Carbon In Leach
CIL: leaching and adsorption happen together inside the same tank train.
CIP
CIP — Carbon In Pulp
CIP: leaching is completed first, then the pulp moves to separate adsorption tanks.
VAT
VAT — Vat leaching
VAT: the solution is passed through ore loaded in vats, then gold is adsorbed from the collected solution onto carbon.
The CIL process journey
Preparation
Raw ore
Receiving and preparing the ore.
Crushing & grinding
Reducing ore size to liberate gold.
Slurry preparation
Mixing ground ore with water to form the pulp.
CIL tank train
Carbon adsorption
In the same tanks, activated carbon adsorbs the dissolved gold.
LEACHING KING ACTIVATED CARBONLeaching and adsorption happen together in the same tanks
Recovery
Carbon separation
Separating the loaded carbon from the pulp.
Gold recovery
Recovering gold from the loaded carbon.
Final gold
The final gold product.
Leaching and adsorption in one tank train.
The CIP process journey
Preparation
Raw ore
Receiving and preparing the ore.
Crushing & grinding
Reducing ore size to liberate gold.
Slurry preparation
Mixing ground ore with water to form the pulp.
Leaching stage
Separate adsorption stage
Adsorption tanks
In separate tanks, activated carbon adsorbs the dissolved gold.
LEACHING KING ACTIVATED CARBONRecovery
Carbon separation
Separating the loaded carbon from the pulp.
Gold recovery
Recovering gold from the loaded carbon.
Final gold
The final gold product.
Leaching first, then adsorption in separate tanks.
The VAT process journey
Preparation
Ore preparation
Preparing the ore before it is loaded into the vats.
Leaching vats (VAT)
Vat loading
Loading the prepared ore into the leaching vats.
LEACHING KING solution
LEACHING KING solution is passed through the ore in the vat to dissolve the gold.
LEACHING KINGPregnant solution collection
Collecting the gold-bearing solution
The solution leaving the vat, carrying dissolved gold, is collected.
Separate adsorption stage
Adsorption on activated carbon
The collected solution flows over LEACHING KING ACTIVATED CARBON, which adsorbs the dissolved gold.
LEACHING KING ACTIVATED CARBONRecovery
Loaded carbon separation
Separating the gold-loaded carbon from the solution.
Gold recovery
Recovering gold from the loaded carbon.
Solution passed through ore loaded in vats, then gold adsorbed onto carbon.
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