Curtin University, Draslovka partner to advance glycine leaching technology
Non-toxic amino acid has the potential to replace hazardous chemicals like cyanide in mineral extraction processes, Curtin professor says.
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Xstrata Zinc is working with MIPAC on improving production at its George Fisher mine, an underground zinc/lead mine located about 20 km north of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland. The mine currently generates 3.5 Mt/y of ore; a P49 hoisting system accounts for 2.9 Mt/y of primary crushed ore, with remaining ore trucked to the surface. “A feasibility study has found that the operation can be expanded to 4.5 Mt/y by increasing production at the north end of the mine,” MIPAC managing director Eddie De Rivera says. (more…)
