Evaluation of processing options for the treatment of zinc sulphide concentrates at Skorpion zinc

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dc.contributor.authorFuls, Herman Franzen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-29T05:06:21Z
dc.date.available2014-12-29T05:06:21Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p.84-87).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe zinc oxide resource of Skorpion Zinc, an integrated zinc mine and refinery, near Rosh Pinah in southern Namibia, will be depleted by end of 2015 with a possible extension to 2017. Extensive exploration drilling was unsuccessful. With the abundant availability of zinc sulphide concentrates regionally the life of the operation may be extended by processing these concentrates. The leach kinetics of zinc sulphides is vastly slower than oxides, preventing the processing of zinc sulphides using the existing process, under current conditions. The challenge is to identify a suitable zinc sulphide treatment process that can be integrated with the existing plant. Information from the bench scale test work and an update of the economic models will provide sufficient accuracy for Skorpion to select either the pressure or the atmospheric leach process.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationFuls, H. F. (2011). <i>Evaluation of processing options for the treatment of zinc sulphide concentrates at Skorpion zinc</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10497en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationFuls, Herman Franz. <i>"Evaluation of processing options for the treatment of zinc sulphide concentrates at Skorpion zinc."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10497en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFuls, H. 2011. Evaluation of processing options for the treatment of zinc sulphide concentrates at Skorpion zinc. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.risTY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Fuls, Herman Franz AB - The zinc oxide resource of Skorpion Zinc, an integrated zinc mine and refinery, near Rosh Pinah in southern Namibia, will be depleted by end of 2015 with a possible extension to 2017. Extensive exploration drilling was unsuccessful. With the abundant availability of zinc sulphide concentrates regionally the life of the operation may be extended by processing these concentrates. The leach kinetics of zinc sulphides is vastly slower than oxides, preventing the processing of zinc sulphides using the existing process, under current conditions. The challenge is to identify a suitable zinc sulphide treatment process that can be integrated with the existing plant. Information from the bench scale test work and an update of the economic models will provide sufficient accuracy for Skorpion to select either the pressure or the atmospheric leach process. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Evaluation of processing options for the treatment of zinc sulphide concentrates at Skorpion zinc TI - Evaluation of processing options for the treatment of zinc sulphide concentrates at Skorpion zinc UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10497 ER -en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10497
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationFuls HF. Evaluation of processing options for the treatment of zinc sulphide concentrates at Skorpion zinc. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10497en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Bioprocess Engineering Research
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBioprocess Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleEvaluation of processing options for the treatment of zinc sulphide concentrates at Skorpion zincen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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