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50+ Years of Published Work

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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