Authors: D. Warnica, A. Cole, S. Bunk
Abstract
Two fluid-bed roasters were constructed in 1999 to pretreat carbonaceous refractory ores at
Barrick Goldstrike Mines. These are the largest gold-ore roasters in the world, which use almost
pure oxygen to remove contained organic carbon and sulfide sulfur prior to a conventional carbon-in-leach process for gold extraction. This article describes the overall roasting process and design
features that enable these roasters to exceed their design objectives.
