Yukon's Keno Hill tailings reprocessing project evaluated the economic potential of recovering metals from 4.6 million tons of material. The study determined that heap leaching of a 1.0 million ton higher-grade portion was feasible, with silver recovery of 50-60% at a specified silver price. This analysis was published by the Government of Yukon.
Use Cases
- Economic feasibility modeling based on recovery rates and commodity prices
- Heap leaching process optimization based on recovery test results
- Resource estimation based on tailings volume and grade data
- Comparative analysis of concentration methods based on gravity and flotation response
Strengths
- Specific resource volume of 4.6 million tons
- Detailed grade information for silver, lead, and zinc
- Clear economic feasibility assessment with recovery rates of 50-60% and commodity price assumptions
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:58:14.479057; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Yukon, Canada