The paper comprises new analytical data on the nature and occurrence of gold in solid pyrobitumen,closely associated with the main gold-bearing sulfide arsenic ores of the Bakyrchik gold deposit(Kazakhstan),related to...The paper comprises new analytical data on the nature and occurrence of gold in solid pyrobitumen,closely associated with the main gold-bearing sulfide arsenic ores of the Bakyrchik gold deposit(Kazakhstan),related to post-collisional magmatic-hydrothermal origin.Gold mineralization of the deposit occurs mainly in the form of an“invisible”type of gold in the structures of arsenian pyrite and arsenopyrite,and the form of gold-organic compounds of pyrobitumen in carbonaceous-terrigenous sequences of Carboniferous formation.Microscopic and electron microscopic analysis,Raman and FT-Infrared analysis,mineralogical and three-step sequential extraction analysis(NH2OHHCl,H2O2,HNO3?HCl)has been carried out using 9 ore samples(from 3 different types of ores)for a comprehensive study of pyrobitumen and sulfide arsenic ores focusing mainly on organic matter.The sequentially extracted precious metal content of pyrobitumen reaches up to 7 ppm gold and other metals like Ag 4 ppm,Pt 31 ppb,and Pd 26 ppb,forming metal–organic compounds,while arsenic sulfide minerals incorporate 11 ppm gold,39 ppm Ag,0.49 ppm Pt.The enrichment of gold associating with organic matter and sulfide ore minerals was confirmed in this study.Organic matter was active in the migration of gold and the capture of gold by pyrobitumen.Moreover,the reductive organic matter agent released gold,most likely for the sulfide arsenic ore minerals.Pyrobitumen was a decisive factor in the concentration,transportation,and preservation of gold in the deposit.展开更多
基金Open access funding provided by University of Miskolc.“Improved exploitation and utilization of subsurface natural resources”(TUDFO/51757–1/2019-ITM)Thematic Excellence Program of the University of Miskolc,financed by the National Research,Development and Innovation Office of Hungary+1 种基金Sustainable Raw Materials Management Thematic Network—RING 2017,EFOP-3.6.2–2017-00010 project in the framework of the Széchenyi 2020 Programsupported by the European Union,co-financed by the European Social Fund.
文摘The paper comprises new analytical data on the nature and occurrence of gold in solid pyrobitumen,closely associated with the main gold-bearing sulfide arsenic ores of the Bakyrchik gold deposit(Kazakhstan),related to post-collisional magmatic-hydrothermal origin.Gold mineralization of the deposit occurs mainly in the form of an“invisible”type of gold in the structures of arsenian pyrite and arsenopyrite,and the form of gold-organic compounds of pyrobitumen in carbonaceous-terrigenous sequences of Carboniferous formation.Microscopic and electron microscopic analysis,Raman and FT-Infrared analysis,mineralogical and three-step sequential extraction analysis(NH2OHHCl,H2O2,HNO3?HCl)has been carried out using 9 ore samples(from 3 different types of ores)for a comprehensive study of pyrobitumen and sulfide arsenic ores focusing mainly on organic matter.The sequentially extracted precious metal content of pyrobitumen reaches up to 7 ppm gold and other metals like Ag 4 ppm,Pt 31 ppb,and Pd 26 ppb,forming metal–organic compounds,while arsenic sulfide minerals incorporate 11 ppm gold,39 ppm Ag,0.49 ppm Pt.The enrichment of gold associating with organic matter and sulfide ore minerals was confirmed in this study.Organic matter was active in the migration of gold and the capture of gold by pyrobitumen.Moreover,the reductive organic matter agent released gold,most likely for the sulfide arsenic ore minerals.Pyrobitumen was a decisive factor in the concentration,transportation,and preservation of gold in the deposit.