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ABSTRACT: Ever since the establishment of Iran Zinc Mines Development Company in 1996, it has played a
significant role in promoting positive potentials for the Zinc metal industry in Iran. For the reason that the
Angouran ore has a distinct nature, and as one of largest nonsolfide reserve in the world, any other contemporary
techniques failed to process the suitable minerals efficiently. Research and development center in IZMDC
pursues efficient and feasible approach to the processing and recovering the Zinc and Lead minerals. Main
purposes of these studies are to increase the recovery of Zinc metal in refineries and moreover to undertake new
methods and techniques. These studies categorized as: Conventional methods of mineral processing, Modern
techniques such as SX and recovering the residuals in tailing and very low grade ore.
Electrowinnin Recycled
As shown in (Diagram 3) this process begins
electrolytes with leaching and then each of elements is
recovered by solvent extraction (SX) methods. İn
Zinc Metal this techinque residuals will be cobalt salt and
some amount of zinc sulfate.
Diagram 2: Process in Hydrometallurgical plants
Residuals containing
Co, Ni, Zn and Cd
3. RESIDUALS AND TAILING Additives Sulfuric Acid
Water
Angouran mine ore contains variety of other Recycled
Leaching Electrolyte
elements which most of them are valuable to
extract and also harmful to the environment
(Table 1) if being released. Hence recovering
some of these elements which are peresented
L
mostly in taling and filter cake residuals is one of S
the key researchs being conducted in IZMDC.
Cd Electrowinning Cd
Cementation
Table 1: element in hydrometallurgical plant
Residuals SX first Stage
Electrowinning Zn
Element Residuals Abundance
Pb Leach filter cake 8-25%
Zn Leach filter cake 4-10% SX Second
Electrowinning Ni
Cd Purification filter cake 11-17% Stage