METHOD OF SEPARATING MERCURY FROM ORE LEACHATE

Described herein are compositions and methods for preferentially separating mercury from a metal product where both are present in an ore leachate. The separation is accomplished by adding a precipitating agent and a coagulant to an ore leachate followed by separating a mercury-laden precipitate therefrom to collect the treated leachate. The treated leachate includes about 0 to 50% by weight of the mercury and about 90% to 100% by weight of the metal product present in the ore leachate. In embodiments, the method further includes adding a flocculant to the ore leachate prior to the separatingof the mercury-laden precipitate. 本文描述了用于优先从金属产物分离汞的组合物和方法，其中两者都存在于矿石浸出液中。通过向矿石浸出液添加沉淀剂和凝结剂，然后从中分离出含汞沉淀物以收集经处理的所述浸出液来完成分离。所述经处理的浸出液包含所述矿石浸出液中存在的约0到50重量％的所述汞和约90重量％到100重量％的所述金属产物。在实施例中，所述方法进步包含在分离所述含汞沉淀物之前将絮凝剂添加到所述矿石浸出液。