Sustainable processing of Canadian sulphides

加拿大硫化物的可持续加工

• 批准号: 531957-2018
• 负责人: Waters, Kristian
• 金额: $ 14.24万
• 依托单位: McGill University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=698144
• 关键词: Sustainable; processing; Canadian; sulphides

Canada is one of the most important mining nations in the world, producing more than 60 minerals and metals. Mining and mineral processing has long been one of the country's key wealth generators. In 2014, the sector employed approximately 375,000 people and contributed $57 billion to Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). One of the major sources of this mineral wealth is in base metal sulphides, which still require significant work to improve the sustainable extraction and separation of valuable minerals. This research proposal aims at generating new knowledge related to sulphide mineral processing, including the reagents used, environmental considerations, and the separation processes employed. Although the proposal is centred on sulphide deposits and operated by the industrial sponsors, the results will be applicable across several mineral deposits, not just those under investigation. The overall goals of this proposal are: 1) to train HQPs in mineral processing, an area vital to Canada's economy; 2) to conduct fundamental and multi-disciplinary research in mineral processing; 3) to meet the short to medium term research needs of the sponsors; and 4) to provide continuing education opportunities for sponsor personnel. The research covers environmental aspects, flotation, physical separations and mineralogy studies, which all link together to promote sustainable processing of Canada's sulphide deposits. This CRD project will provide the Canadian economy with 21 HQP that will be highly trained and ready to join the minerals industry. The skills HQP will acquire will make them competitive for a wide range of careers, including government (e.g. public policy and environment), industry or as entrepreneurs in their own companies. The mining industry as a whole will benefit from these developments to improve safety and to reduce the harmful impacts of mining on the environment.

加拿大是世界上最重要的采矿国家之一，生产了60多种矿产和金属。 长期以来，采矿和矿产加工一直是该国主要的财富产生者之一。 2014年，该行业雇用了约37.5万名员工，并向加拿大的国内生产总值（GDP）捐款570亿美元。 这种矿产财富的主要来源之一是在碱金属硫化物中，这仍然需要重大工作来改善有价值的矿物质的可持续提取和分离。 该研究建议旨在产生与硫化矿物加工有关的新知识，包括所使用的试剂，环境考虑以及所使用的分离过程。 尽管该提案以硫化物的矿床为中心，并由工业赞助商运营，但结果将适用于几个矿藏中，而不仅仅是正在研究的矿藏。 该提案的总体目标是：1）培训HQP进行矿产加工，这对加拿大经济至关重要； 2）在矿产加工中进行基本和多学科研究； 3）满足赞助商的短期至中期研究需求； 4）为赞助人员提供继续教育的机会。 该研究涵盖了环境方面，浮选，物理分离和矿物学研究，这些研究都将它们融为一体，以促进加拿大硫化物沉积物的可持续加工。 这个CRD项目将为加拿大经济提供21个HQP，该HQP将受到高度训练，并准备加入矿产行业。 HQP将获得的技能将使他们在包括政府（例如公共政策和环境），行业或作为自己公司的企业家在内的广泛职业中竞争。 整个采矿业将从这些发展中受益，以提高安全性并减少采矿对环境的有害影响。