Technical Papers

KCA engineers have authored some of the most-cited references in precious metals heap leaching, gold recovery, and modular plant engineering. Browse 25 published technical papers below — all available as free PDF downloads.

Carbon Management: Updates in Carbon Fines Capture and Gold Recovery

Derrick Corporation & KCA (Daniel W. Kappes) · Proceedings of IMCET 2019 · Antalya, Turkey · April 2019

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Goldfield Heap Leach Project: 100-Year Heap Leach Effluent Closure Configuration

Richard DeLong, Carl Defilippi & Guillermo Larios · Heap Leach Solutions · Reno, Nevada · September 2015

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Conveying and Stacking Systems Design for Heap Leach Applications

Caleb Cook & Daniel W. Kappes · Heap Leach Conference · Vancouver, BC · September 2013

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Heap Leaching — SME Mining Engineering Handbook

Daniel W. Kappes · SME Mining Engineering Handbook, 3rd Ed. · SME · Rev C

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Heap Leaching (Original Edition) — SME Handbook

Daniel W. Kappes · SME Mining Engineering Handbook · SME · earlier edition

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Precious Metal Heap Leach Design and Practice

Daniel W. Kappes · Mineral Processing Plant Design, Practice, and Control · SME · April 2002

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Technical Advances in Precious Metals Heap Leaching

KCA · Industry Paper · —

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Observations on Recent Successes and Problems in Heap Leaching

KCA · Industry Paper · —

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The Ashanti Ghana Heap Leach

KCA · West Africa Mining Conference · —

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Heap Leaching with Fine Grinding and Agglomeration at Potosi

KCA · South American Mining Conference · —

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Laboratory Heap Leach Comparisons

KCA · Industry Paper · —

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Marvel Loch Gold Mines Exhibition Heap Leach Project

KCA · Australian Mining Conference · —

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Comparison of Vat and Heap Leaching Behavior

KCA · Industry Paper · —

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Small and Large Heap Leaches: Differences in Approach

KCA · Industry Paper · —

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New Developments in Heap Leaching

KCA · Industry Paper · —

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Sterling Mine Joint Venture

KCA · Project Case Study · —

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Scale-Up Experience in Gold & Silver Heap Leaching

KCA · Industry Paper · —

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Precious Metals Heap Leaching: Simple, Why Not Always Successful?

KCA · Industry Paper · —

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Chloride Leaching for Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony

KCA · Hydrometallurgy Paper · —

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Heap Leach or Mill: Economic Considerations in a Period of Stable Gold Prices

KCA · Industry Paper · —

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SART for Copper Control in Cyanide Heap Leaching

KCA · Hydrometallurgy Paper · —

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CSIS — Modular Plant for On-Site Manufacture of Cyanide

KCA · Equipment Paper · —

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Considerations in the Choice of Carbon Adsorption Systems for Gold Heap Leaching

KCA · Industry Paper · —

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Leaching of Small Gold & Silver Deposits

KCA · Industry Paper · —

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Ocampo Project Presentation (SME)

KCA · SME Annual Meeting · October 2007

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Carbon Management: Updates in Carbon Fines Capture and Gold Recovery

Goldfield Heap Leach Project: 100-Year Heap Leach Effluent Closure Configuration

Conveying and Stacking Systems Design for Heap Leach Applications

Heap Leaching — SME Mining Engineering Handbook

Heap Leaching (Original Edition) — SME Handbook

Precious Metal Heap Leach Design and Practice

Technical Advances in Precious Metals Heap Leaching

Observations on Recent Successes and Problems in Heap Leaching

The Ashanti Ghana Heap Leach

Heap Leaching with Fine Grinding and Agglomeration at Potosi

Laboratory Heap Leach Comparisons

Marvel Loch Gold Mines Exhibition Heap Leach Project

Comparison of Vat and Heap Leaching Behavior

Small and Large Heap Leaches: Differences in Approach

New Developments in Heap Leaching

Sterling Mine Joint Venture

Scale-Up Experience in Gold & Silver Heap Leaching

Precious Metals Heap Leaching: Simple, Why Not Always Successful?

Chloride Leaching for Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony

Heap Leach or Mill: Economic Considerations in a Period of Stable Gold Prices

SART for Copper Control in Cyanide Heap Leaching

CSIS — Modular Plant for On-Site Manufacture of Cyanide

Considerations in the Choice of Carbon Adsorption Systems for Gold Heap Leaching

Leaching of Small Gold & Silver Deposits

Ocampo Project Presentation (SME)

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