PROCESSING

Carbon scout takes on Cowal circuit

A SELF-CONTAINED, ground-level sampling system that measures carbon concentration in gold processing facilities has taken workers out of the hazardous carbon-in-leach tank at Evolution Mining’s Cowal gold mine in New South Wales, reducing their exposure to cyanide-containing slurry.

 Chris Hitchen in front of the Carbon Scout.

Chris Hitchen in front of the Carbon Scout.

Developed by Curtin University's Gold Technology Group and commercialised by Gekko Systems, Carbon Scout system was installed at Cowal in February 2019, to optimise carbon management in the CIL circuit...

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