Developing high-capacity composite adsorbents for gold mill processes

Gold is the most economically important mined mineral in Canada, with a production value of $8.7 billion in 2017. Quebec and Ontario together accounted for more than 75% of the mined gold production in Canada in 2017. Economic, efficient, yet safe and environmentally responsible gold extraction is vital to Canada’s dynamic economy and environment, as well as the global competitiveness of Canada’s gold mining industries. This MITACS Accelerate project is aimed at developing high-capacity adsorbent technologies for applications in gold mill processes at Newmont Goldcorp, which are expected to improve process efficiency, economics, and environmental responsiveness.

Faculty Supervisor:

Zhibin Ye;Denis Rodrigue

Student:

Mahsa Ebrahimi

Partner:

Newmont Goldcorp

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

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Program:

Accelerate