WO2000071763A1 - An improved method for heap leaching of chalcopyrite - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to methods and systems for heap leaching of copper ores; and, in particular, to a method for heap leaching an ore containing chalcopyrite.
- Chalcopyrite is a copper mineral having the formula CuFeS 2 Ore containing chalcopyrite usually contains about 0.1% to 5% copper, which may be a useful source of copper because there are large resources of chalcopyrite ore. Such resources may not be economically treatable by smelting routes. Further, as sulphur must be removed by roasting or other techniques, processes involve capital-intensive sulphur dioxide treatment or conversion stages. Therefore, a hydrometallurgical process which avoids the need for sulphur dioxide handling would be preferred. Bacterial leaching is a possible process for this application as are acid leaching processes which involve heap leaching with an acidic liquor which may contain bacteria. A problem with current methodology is that leaching rates of chalcopyrite are slow whether or not bacteria are present. Without wishing to be bound by any theory, it is possible that occlusion of ore particles with jarosite deposits which are intractable to bacterial leaching is involved.
- Air may be introduced to the heap to assist the function of the bacteria and accelerate the rate of leaching.
- the temperatures in the heap typically range between 30°C and 50°C due to factors such as:
- the heaps are not inoculated with bacteria that can function at higher temperatures, hence making the heap “self-regulating” around the temperature at which the bacteria operate.
- mesophilic bacteria expected to be present are Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, Thiobacillus thiooxidans, Leptospirillum ferrooxidans and unnamed moderately thermophilic bacteria. Such bacteria will only assist slow leaching of heap minerals and high extraction levels would not be expected.
- a method for heap leaching an ore containing chalcopyrite including the steps of:
- the temperature of the substantial portion of the heap is advantageously maintained in an extreme thermophilic temperature range at a temperature greater than 60°C, a temperature at which the extreme thermophilic bacteria thrive.
- extreme thermophilic bacteria may be understood those iron and sulphur oxidising bacteria having optimum growth temperature above about 60°C, more particularly above 70°C.
- the actual temperature or temperature range may vary from this, within the range 60°C to 90°C, depending on the particular thermophile involved in the leach.
- bacteria of the Sulpholobus species are active in this temperature range. So, optimum growth and viability, as well as chalcopyrite oxidation rate, would be expected to be achieved in this temperature range.
- Such bacteria may be isolated from a number of locations such as coal mines and hot springs, as described - for example - in United States Patent No. 4729788, directed to recovery of precious metals such as gold and silver from refractory sulphidic materials rather than treatment of chalcopyrite ores, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- Moderate thermophilic microorganisms may alternatively be employed in the process.
- Such moderate thermophilic organisms have a moderate thermophilic temperature range or an optimum growth temperature of between about 50°C and about 60°C.
- the heap is to be maintained in the temperature range about 50°C to about 60°C.
- Microorganisms employed in the method of the invention may have one or both of iron oxidising and sulphur oxidising capability.
- the oxygen-containing gas of preference is air (though oxygen or air/oxygen mixtures could also be used with admixture of carbon dioxide as a carbon source as necessary).
- Other oxygen-containing gases, modified with carbon dioxide as appropriate, may be used subject to suitability as a source of bacterial oxygen.
- the oxygen-containing gas is at least partially saturated with water; and heated to a temperature for use in temperature control of the heap in the following manner.
- the flow of air through the heap transfers the heat liberated by bacterial oxidative activity to cooler regions of the heap.
- This process may be assisted by maintaining temperature of the oxygen-containing gas such as air by heating means, for example at a gas temperature above about 40°C prior to introduction to the heap.
- Maximum temperature of about 60°C should not be exceeded on introduction of gas to the heap.
- An ideal temperature range for extreme thermophiles would be between 45°C and 55°C with introduction at about 50°C being most preferred.
- saturated air would be introduced to the heap at a temperature maintained, by heating or otherwise, above about 30°C, preferably in the range 35°C to 40°C. In this case, the temperature may rise and less insulation of the heap may be required. In addition, provision for cooling may be required at the top portion of the heap.
- Such cooling may be achieved by allowing more evaporation from the heap; and possibly introducing additional cool air to the heap at a top portion thereof possibly at the point where the temperature increases above the temperature at which bacteria are viable.
- Saturation of the gas is ideally a high saturation with water, preferably substantially full saturation, as evaporation of the contained water consumes heat in those high temperature regions of the heap in which temperature excursions above tolerance of known thermophiles may reduce leaching efficiency and rate. In this manner, the heap temperature may be maintained or
- Temperature at the top of the heap is expected not to exceed 90°C and may be expected to be in the range 80-90°C because of the latent heat consumed in evaporation of water.
- the temperature and saturation of oxygen-containing gas introduced to the heap is conditioned, possibly by use of a heating/humidity control stage (which may take the form of a humidification/dehumidification system or humidifier/dehumidifier) such that a substantial portion of the heap, most desirably the whole heap, is maintained at a temperature and saturation conducive to optimal oxidative activity of extreme or moderate thermophilic organisms throughout the heap leach process.
- Saturation is controlled to be at a pre-determined value selected to maintain economically acceptable leaching rates in the heap. Either of humidification and/or dehumidification of gas may be allowed for.
- insulating the heap may be facilitated by insulating the heap to minimise heat loss. As the heap is exposed to atmosphere and heat loss is greatest at the top and sides of the heap, insulation in this region is highly desirable. Insulation at the heap bottom is also possible.
- an open curtain type or cover of suitable material typically with insulating properties may be employed in these top and/or side regions. The cover is advantageously water impermeable.
- insulating materials may be used for this application. Both synthetic and naturally occurring insulating materials may be used for this application.
- an inert insulative substrate layer such as a waste or overburden rock layer may be used as an insulative layer.
- rock layer(s) may be arranged relative to the leachable ore, above, below and / or at the sides of a heap of leachable ore. Multiple layers, of same or different materials may be employed. Insulating blankets of other material may be employed as an alternative or to supplement the insulative effect.
- the rock or insulative substrate or insulative material layers may act as heat transfer mediums which provide zones for humidification of air, or other oxygen containing gas, entering the heap and dehumidification (if necessary) of air leaving the heap while also preventing heat loss from the heap that might adversely affect leach efficiency.
- One or more of the insulative material layer(s) arranged at the top of the heap may cover the acidic liquor irrigation system depending on the most favoured configuration for the exchange of heat and/or water required between the heap, air, or oxygen containing gas, liquor and environment. For example, where sub-zero temperatures may be reached, freezing of the liquor may be prevented by placing the acidic liquor irrigation system under one or more insulative layers on top of the heap. Of course, it will be understood that only one insulative layer may be provided at the top of the heap.
- Heated oxygen-containing gas including water vapour may be collected from a collection zone at the top of the heap and recycled, though a suitable conditioning system including pump or fan, humidifier, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and humidity sensors (as necessary), to a gas introduction portion of the aeration system located at or proximate the bottom of the heap or dump to reduce the amount of heat required to heat the temperature of the gas/vapour stream to the desired introduction temperature and saturation.
- Heaters may be employed, as necessary, to maintain the gas introduced to the heap at the desired temperature. Oxygen make-up with fresh air or oxygen input into the introduced gas may be employed as appropriate.
- the ore containing chalcopyrite may contain other minerals such as the copper sulphides or minerals containing other desired metal values.
- the ore may be a mixture of ores; and the ore may be mixed with elemental sulphur, and/or pyrite especially where the chalcopyrite containing ore is mixed with secondary copper minerals such as, for example, malachite. Leaching from such ores is also to be promoted in accordance with the invention.
- the ore containing chalcopyrite; or the ore mixture containing chalcopyrite also includes acid-consuming minerals, such as carbonates
- at least one of sulphur, pyrite and mixtures thereof may be added to the heap to compensate therefor as such sulphur or pyrite may be bacterially oxidised to a leaching sulphuric acid. Such oxidation may also act as a heat generation source. If excess acid is generated, this may require to be neutralised, and the feasibility of doing this will depend on the cost of reagents and dumping space. However, in other cases, the additional acid may be useful for the treatment of other, acid consuming materials, which may be admixed with the heap or treated separately in other processes operating in parallel with the heap.
- the ore may be primary crushed and/or subjected to secondary crushing to a size most suitable for heap leaching, preferably to a size between 3mm and 100mm. Where other sources of chalcopyrite are used, such as tailings, these may have fine particle size. Such sources may be pelletised or agglomerated to the above particle size range so that they are suitable for heap leaching.
- a heap leaching system in which the method as above described may be practiced.
- a system as well as including an aeration system, an acidic liquor irrigation system (with acidic liquor make-up system optionally being associated therewith), and a leachate collection system includes a heating/humidity control stage.
- the humidity control stage which may include a humidification stage external to the heap as well as provision for gas heating, has the role of at least partly controlling saturation and temperature of the oxygen-containing gas introduced to the heap such that a substantial portion of the heap is maintained at a temperature such that thermophilic bacteria leach the chalcopyrite at an economically acceptable rate.
- the heap may be insulated to minimise heat loss for the reasons described above. Any of the insulating techniques described above may also be conveniently employed.
- Figure 1 is a flowsheet of a heap or dump leaching process operated in accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a flowsheet of a heap or dump leaching process operated in accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Description of the Drawings
- the process of Figure 1 is directed to a heap leaching system 1 for treatment of a heap or dump containing chalcopyrite ore having formula CuFeS 2 grading 0J to 5% copper and 0J to 5 % sulphur as total sulphur.
- Dump or heap 10 is made up of crushed rock including the chalcopyrite ore (possibly in admixture with other minerals) in a manner known in the art with some modification as described below.
- Heap or dump 10 is located on a pad or foundation 15 of concrete or some suitable water impermeable material which can support the heap or dump 10.
- the pad or foundation 15 is constructed with a slight slope to promote flow of leach liquor to a leachate recovery drain 20 forming part of a leachate collection system. Drain 20 may be located above or below natural ground level.
- the recovery drain 20 ultimately communicates with solvent extraction/electrowinning and copper recovery stage 400 which may be operated in accordance with conventional techniques. A portion of this stream may be recycled to the acidic liquor irrigation system 300 which may also receive acidic liquor make-up from acidic liquor make-up system 170.
- an aeration system comprising an array of aeration pipes 30 which are arranged to promote the flow of saturated air of controlled saturation and temperature through the heap or dump 10.
- Aeration pipes 30 may be of acid-resistant polymeric material, formed, in a gas introduction portion, with holes or apertures along their length to assist in uniform circulation of air throughout the heap or dump 10. Other aeration means could be provided. Portions of aeration pipes 30 may be appropriately insulated to prevent heat loss such that preferred gas introduction temperatures to heap 10 are maintained. If necessary, provision may be made for heating the saturated air by optional heating means 140 to required temperature prior to introduction to the heap or dump 10. Introduction temperature, maintained by heating/cooling or control heat loss should exceed 40°C but not 60°C with a preferred temperature range of 45 to 55°C and a more preferred temperature of about 50°C.
- the top 11 of the heap or dump 10 may be covered with an open curtain type or cover of material to minimise evaporative losses from the heap or dump 10. This cover may water impermeable.
- the top 11 of the heap or dump 10 may also be communicated with a collection zone 14 from which collection pipes 40 collect the air circulated through the heap or dump 10 for re-use in the heap or dump treatment process. Air circulation is created by fan or pump 60.
- these collection pipes 40 communicate with aeration pipes 30 through a suitable fan or pump 60.
- the recycle ratio may be set up as required and additional fresh make up air or oxygen may be introduced through line 240 to the recycle air as necessary to maintain oxygen levels sufficient for bacterial respiration. Saturation may be controlled, at least in part, by control of the recycle ratio.
- Oxygen sensors could be employed to detect oxygen content of the recycle gas and make- up to set-point oxygen content conducted as required. By example for an ore containing approximately 3% sulphur, each cubic metre of crushed rock making up the heap or dump 10 will typically contain 1.6 tonnes rock and, in the case of the chalcopyrite treatment process described, approximately 50 kg sulphur.
- the oxidation reaction (I) releases heat in an exothermic process in quantity sufficient to heat the heap to about 70°C or higher if fully saturated air at 50°C is introduced to the heap.
- an acidic liquor irrigation system 300 (communicating with an associated acidic liquor make-up system 170) which irrigates the heap or dump 10 with an acidic leach liquor containing the sulphur and/or iron oxidising bacteria.
- the liquor therefore contains water, sulphuric acid as well as bacteria and any additional nutrients that the bacteria may require.
- pH of the acidic liquor ranges from about 0.5 to 3, preferably about 0.5 to 2.5. To ensure that the leaching rate proceeds at a economically acceptable rate it may be necessary to adjust the redox potential of the liquor to a lower level.
- Redox potential control can be achieved by removing some of the ferric iron sulphate produced in the leaching reaction by precipitation. The removal may be conducted by precipitating the iron with lime or limestone external to the heap or the conditions in the heap 10 may be controlled to allow precipitation.
- the redox potential (E h ) may preferably be reduced to approximately 400 to 450mV to achieve the required rate of leaching. Alternatively, some chalcopyrite ores will leach at an acceptable rate without reducing the redox potential. With these materials the removal of the ferric iron may not be necessary. Extreme thermophilic bacteria of the Sulpholobus species are preferred and are cultivated, using known microbial cultivation techniques, and introduced to the heap or dump 10 with the acidic leach liquor or otherwise. S.
- S.brierleyi may be a useful species for the leach. Mixed cultures may be used. Further disclosure of the microbiology of the Sulpholobus micro-organism is provided in Chapter 12 (pp 279-305) of "Thermophiles: General, Molecular and Applied Microbiology", (1986), John Wiley and Sons, the contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. Other extreme thermophilic iron or sulphur oxidising micro-organisms may participate in the leach reaction. Alternatively the bacteria may be introduced to, or mixed with, the heap or dump 10 during formation.
- the acidic liquor temperature does not fall below a value at which bacterial viability and growth is threatened.
- Heating and insulation arrangements to achieve this objective may be used at drain 20, top 11 , and other locations, as necessary.
- Heap or dump 10 temperatures are expected to be sufficiently high, given the exothermic nature of the sulphur oxidation reaction, that bacterial viability may be maintained provided that a continuous stream of saturated air is circulated through it.
- temperatures may exceed viable temperature even for extreme thermophiles.
- cooling air may be introduced through line 147 to lower the temperature to viable range.
- Line 147 may be provided with air from aeration system 30. Forced cooling may be conducted. The entry point may be at the point where temperature increases above the range at which bacteria are viable.
- Air saturation is important to maintaining desired temperature range within heap or dump 10 as follows. Where temperatures rise above about 90°C, evaporation of water becomes appreciable and such evaporation consumes energy, that energy being the latent heat of vaporisation of water. Thus, the gas is capable, when necessary, of creating a cooling effect such that the local temperature may be maintained in the range 80 to 90°C at which extremely thermophilic bacteria maintain activity. This effect is most pronounced at full saturation of the air though some benefit may be achieved at lower humidity level.
- Control of saturation of oxygen-containing gas at a desired level prior to introduction to the heap may conveniently be achieved by including a humidification stage 230 to humidify the air to the desired level of saturation.
- a humidification stage 230 to humidify the air to the desired level of saturation.
- Operation of humidifiers for humidification of air, as such, is well described in the Chemical Engineering literature; see, for example, Perry et al Chemical Engineer's Handbook.
- the operation of such equipment may be controlled in accordance with sensed humidity of gas collected from the top of the heap or dump 10.
- a number of humidification stages or humidifiers may be employed. Dehumidication may be allowed for.
- Heating may also be provided for in a heating/humidity control stage which may include heating and humidification/dehumidification stages as necessary.
- one or more insulative layers 50 are provided at the sides of the heap or dump 10 to minimise heat loss. Any insulating material, sufficiently durable to withstand climatic and process factors may be employed for this duty. Polymeric foams, such as polyurethane foams; or heavy plastic liners may be conveniently used for this purpose. Alternatively, naturally occurring insulating materials, such as straw, may be used. These layers may be water impermeable. Insulative layer(s) may overlie the acidic liquor irrigation system 300.
- the naturally occurring insulating materials may be inert substrate materials such as rock layers, for example of waste rock or rock overburden.
- substrate materials such as rock layers, for example of waste rock or rock overburden.
- Such waste rock layer(s) may be arranged in a base layer 100 at the base of heap 110; and a top layer 200 at the top of the heap 110 to "sandwich" the leachable ore in a layer 110a.
- Waste rock layers could also be arranged at the sides of the heap 10.
- Such a substrate may also act as a heat transfer medium providing zones for humidification of air entering the heap and loss of moisture from air exiting the heap 10.
- the substrate may also help to distribute gas and liquor flows which are counter-current in this embodiment.
- acidic leach liquor is applied to the top of the heap 110 using acid liquor irrigation system 300 in a conventional manner, as above described.
- Forced aeration of the heap 10 may be conducted through a pipe system 130 located at or proximate the base of the heap 10 as above described. Portions of pipe system 130 may be appropriately insulated to prevent heat loss such that preferred gas introduction temperatures are not maintained.
- As the air enters the waste rock layer 200 it will contact hot spent acidic leach liquor draining from the active leach zone110a to be recovered by recovery drain 120. Consequently, it will become humidified and heated prior to entering the active leach zone 110a while the spent leach liquor and waste rock cools. In this way, the heap 10 itself may form at least part of the heating/humidity control stage.
- the rising air enters the active leach zone 110a of heap or dump 10, it is pre-heated and substantially fully saturated with moisture so not to cause undesirable cooling of the leachable ore.
- supplemental insulation such as insulation blankets of suitable insulation materials (which should be acid-resistant) are used to provide insulation at the top and sides of the heap.
- a blanket may take the form of a plastic sheet or some other inert barrier with acceptable insulation properties.
- the blanket may be water impermeable.
- Acid required for the process is introduced as required and may be produced when copper is extracted from solution, for example, in an electrowinning process by the reaction: 2 CuS0 4 + 2 H 2 0 > 2 Cu + 0 2 + 2 H 2 S0 4 (II)
- Sulphur or pyrite oxidation may also be used as a source of sulphuric acid.
- Copper may be recovered from copper loaded acidic liquor directed through drain 20 at or proximate the bottom of heap 10, ultimately to solvent extraction/electrowinning stage 400.
- a solvent extraction operation Prior to electrowinning, a solvent extraction operation may be conducted to recover copper sulphate from the leach liquors. Such solvent extraction operation does not interfere with acid production at the electrowinning stage.
- the solvent extraction and electrowinning stages may be operated conventionally.
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