Global Exploitation of Heap Leachable Gold Deposits Proceedings of the TMS Symposium on Global Exploitation of Heap Leachable Gold Deposits, Orlando, Florida, February 9 to 13, 1997

This volume focuses on innovative new methods to recognize, develop and process low-grade gold deposits, utilizing geologic, mineralogic and metallurgical parameters.;The 29 papers are divided into the following topic areas: exploration and devellopment of shallow heap leachable gold deposites; bioleaching of refractory ores; characterizaation of refractory ores; environmental, climatoloy and community considerations in heap-leaching operations; laboratory evaluation of heap leachability.;Updated heap-leaching technology is of priority interest to most major international mining companies. Geologists and mining engineers are globally engaged in competitive exploration of Carlin/Mesquite-type gold deposits, amenable to open-pit mining and heap-leach gold extraction. Hydrometallurgists are developing new low-cost technology to exploit previously low-grade ores.