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THE RECYN™ PROCESS

RECOVER CYANIDE AND DETOXIFY TAILINGS
A COMMERCIALLY PROVEN TECHNOLOGY BY GREEN GOLD
 “GREEN GOLD RETAINS
CYANIDE AS THE SUPERIOR
SOLVENT FOR GOLD AND
SILVER WHILE REDUCING ITS
ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS”
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INTRODUCING
GREEN GOLD

THE NEW GOLD STANDARD

Malcolm Roy Paterson - CEO

As gold mining companies implement new projects or The RECYN™ Process achieves significant nett
simply strive to remain economically feasible, reducing revenue for most tailings treatments:
both capital and operating costs is more urgent than • Recovered cyanide is less than 50% of the
ever: Options for cost reduction are limited; and higher cost of new cyanide.
environmental standards put more pressure on the • There is no expensive detox processes.
bottom line.
New technologies offer a chance for improved econom- The development, application, and resulting benefits of
ics; but they can be either too expensive, or have not the RECYN™ Process are briefly described in this
been proven to be commercially effective. brochure. A pro forma data sheet is provided. This will
provide us with enough information to make an initial
GREEN GOLD will help you reduce capital and operat- assessment of the expected performance and
ing costs for new or existing gold projects, while economics of any proposed RECYN™ application.
improving environmental standards with commercially
proven processes. The RECYN Process is implemented by PT Green Gold
Engineering (GGE) under an exclusive licence arrange-
The core technology, called the RECYN™ Process, ment. GGE is an Indonesian based company with full
uses a resin based process with a proven method for in-house capability in both design and construction.
the complete and efficient removal and recovery of
cyanide, dissolved base metals, and precious metals In addition to the RECYN™ Process, GGE provides
from gold plant process streams complementary services for gold ore processing
including:
Commonly used tailings treatment processes for the • THE GOLD ROOM - New developments in
destruction or recovery of cyanide, include natural carbon processing
degradation, CCD thickeners, and various chemical • INQUIP - Process equipment supply
destruction methods. These processes have both cost • GEOMETLAB - Metallurgical laboratory services
and performance disadvantages.
These additional services serve to enhance the full
application of the RECYN™ Process within the gold/
silver recovery circuit.
 WHAT IS
THE RECYN™ PROCESS?
"THE RECYN™ PROCESS" is the name given to a specialist
technology which has been developed for the recovery of
cyanide and dissolved metals from precious metal plant
process streams. The process is based on the use of a function-
alized resin bead, pretreated to allow the dual duty of recover-
ing free and complexed cyanide ions from solution with a high
degree of efficiency. It is equally applicable to slurries and solu-
tions; and it is technically and economically superior to all other
processes currently available for the detoxification of gold plant
tailings.
 “A RESIN BASED
TECHNOLOGY THAT
ECONOMICALLY RECYCLES
CYANIDE FROM GOLD PLANT
TAILINGS, AND DETOXIFIES
THE DISCHARGE TO
ENVIRONMENTALLY
COMPLIANT STANDARDS.”
 APPLICATION
GREEN GOLD TECHNOLOGY

The RECYN™ PROCESS has been proven commercially

effective in:

• Precious Metal Recovery

• Base Metal Recovery
• Cyanide Recovery.

The RECYN™ Process recovers almost all free and complexed cyanides and metals directly from either
tailings slurry or solutions.

FLOWSHEET
Directly following the CIL circuit the slurry flows through several stages of adsorption contactors. The resin
stream is pumped countercurrent to the slurry flow to maximise resin loadings and minimise tails values.

Loaded resin is transferred either as a batch or continuously to the elution section of the plant. Metal elution
and cyanide elution occur in separate columns at ambient temperature. Stripped resin is returned to the final
adsorption stage. The relative flows of loaded resin to the metal or cyanide recovery sections depends on the
CIL tailings solution cyanide and metal levels.

Metal recovery typically involves either electrowinning to remove gold or precipitation to remove copper and
other metals.

Cyanide recovery involves volatilization and scrubbing to form a concentrated cyanide solution that can be
returned directly to the leach circuit.
The detoxified slurry is discharged to the tailings dam.
LEACH/
C.I.L

CYANIDE
RECOVERY
RESIN
RECYN FEATURES
HIGH EFFICIENCY . RESISTANCE TO POISONING . LOW ABRASION
LOSSES . STABLE OPERATION . SIMPLE ELUTION . EASE OF
HANDLING . ECONOMIC CYANIDE RECOVERY &
NO ADDITIONAL DETOX REQUIREMENT . IMPROVED METAL RECOVERY
THE RECYN™PROCESS
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC SUPERIORITY:

HIGH EFFICIENCY
High recovery efficiencies of free and metal complexed
cyanides, toxic metals, and precious metals.

RESISTANCE TO POISONING
Investigations have shown the resin to be barely affected by
organic foulants or inorganic poisons, even after long term
usage.

LOW ABRASION LOSSES

Operations have shown that the mechanical strength of the resin
results in low abrasion losses; an order of magnitude lower than
carbon.

STABLE OPERATION
Temperature variations and the presence of slurry solids have
negligible effect on performance.

SIMPLE ELUTION
The resin can be effectively eluted at ambient temperatures and
at atmospheric pressure. Elevated temperature and pressure
vessels are not required.

EASE OF HANDLING
The close sizing and regular shape of the resin beads assist
selection of screens and reproducible screening performance.

ECONOMIC CYANIDE RECOVERY

Recovered cyanide costs 50% less than new cyanide; and the
process eliminates detox requirement.

IMPROVED METAL RECOVERY

The lower cost of cyanide recycle allows higher cyanide levels to
be kept in the leach circuit thereby potentially increasing silver
recovery.
 PROVING THE TECHNOLOGY
The steps used in The RECYN™Process have been developed through extensive research and develop-
ment programs over a 30 year period. A combination of laboratory testwork and continuous pilot trials has
provided detailed knowledge of the resin's capabilities and performance over a wide range of ore types.

Commercially, the technology is proving itself effective on the job: Currently, an integrated full scale opera-
tion at the Mirah gold/silver project in Indonesia has demonstrated the commercial viability of the
technology. A second larger Recyn plant is being constructed at the Mt. Muro project

LABORATORY TESTWORK
The following table shows typical results from testing a gold plant slurry containing soluble copper. Many
ore types have been tested.

Table 1 - Typical Results from Batch Adsorption Tests

FEED SLURRY TREATED SLURRY

SPECIES (PPM) (PPM)

Au 0.91 <0.01
Ag 0.85 <0.01
Cu 621 0.75
Zn 9.07 0.1
Fe 10.7 0.3
As 0.5 <0.1
Cd 0.12 <0.01
Cr 7.80 <0.005
Co 5.70 <0.004
Mn 0.15 <0.001
Mo 0.99 0.27
Ni 0.38 0.04
Pb 0.50 <0.01
Sb 0.50 <0.1
CNTotal 1060 0.30
PILOT PLANT
A number of continuous pilot plant campaigns have been completed in Australia and North America
applying the process directly to effluent streams of operating gold mines.

Two pilot plants were used, each with a capacity of 10m3/day of pulp or solution. The plants were
designed toclosely represent the flowsheets of industrial operations. Features of the plants include:

Multi-stage contactors
Counter current flow of resin and slurry
Staged elution of loaded resin for metals and cyanide
Cyanide recovery system.

Each campaign demonstrated the resin’s high efficiency in recovering cyanide and metals.
Typical pilot plant results are shown in Table 2 below.

Table 2 - Cyanide & Copper Recoveries

SPECIES FEED SLURRY (PPM) TREATED SLURRY (PPM) RECOVERY (%)

CnFree 159 0.12 99.9

CNWAD 159 0.12 99.9
CNTotal 205 0.23 99.9
Copper 45 0.13 99.7
SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED
COMMERCIAL
OPERATION
The RECYN™ PROCESS has been successfully implemented at a commercial CIL operation in Central
Kalimantan, Indonesia for more than two years. The resin plant treats slurry from the CIL plant in a four stage
reactor circuit. The recycle circuit is particularly beneficial due to the high cyanide levels (+1000ppm CN)
required to ensure good silver recovery.

Since commissioning the resin plant in May 2015 no additional detox has been required to meet compliance
levels and an average of 1t/day of NaCN is recycled directly to the leach plant.

MIRAH GOLD/SILVER

PROJECT
Central Kalimantan
GREEN GOLD
ENGINEERING
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Besides the RECYN Technology, Green Gold offers a complete approach to the
development of both new and existing mineral projects. Our role is to reduce risk,
bring down costs, and maximize returns. Project development with Green Gold
accelerates bankable feasibility studies, eases the transition into production, and
works continuously in your favor for a successful and sustainable mineral project.
Please visit our website for more details.
THE COMPANY
PT Green Gold Technologies is an Indonesian registered
private company.

VISION
To improve the minerals industry with design innovation and
operational excellence

MISSION
To grow an innovations business that provides new and exist-
ing mineral projects with end-to-end development solutions,
innovative technologies and multi-discipline services, making
mineral processing more economical, efficient and environ-
mentally friendly

VALUES
People are our greatest asset. We engender honesty, ethics
and trust. We value innovation.
THE PEOPLE
MALCOLM ROY PATERSON
Where others see problems, Malcolm sees opportunities.
With more than 45 years of experience in the international
mineral industry, Malcolm understands its challenges and
where improvements can be made. The guiding philosophy
that he applies to all aspects of mining,and life in general,
can be summarized with one word: Elegance. If it’s not
elegant, it’s not Green Gold.

PETER PAPACHARALAMBOUS
Peter “Papa” is a chemical engineer who has been involved
in the development of resin technology for more than twenty
years. He has extensive experience in carbon-based appli-
cations with various roles from flow sheet development to
design and construction. Peter has been the Operations
Manager on several projects and has been working with
Malcolm for many years.

ROBERT COOPER
Robert has worked for several traditional mining companies.
He has established the Engineering Services Group within
the Minerals Division to provide the full range of design
services. He has worked as an Engineering and Design
Manager for several international gold projects. The young-
est in the team, Robert is interested in improving perfor-
mance and sustainability across the board.
THE NEW GOLD STANDARD
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PT. GREEN GOLD TECHNOLOGIES

17th Floor Wisma Sudirman
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav34 Jakarta 10220, Indonesia

Email : [email protected]
Phone : (62)21-573-8330
www.ggt.com-sg
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