ASPECTS OF USING AUTOGENOUS PROCESSES IN THE TECHNOLOGY OF LEACHING MINERAL RAW MATERIALS

Abstract

The article presents innovative trends of using autogenous processes in the new technology for the development of geo-resources – off-balance ores of non-ferrous metals and anthropogenic structures – which provide an integrated and more complete extraction of valuable components from mineral raw materials. Justification has been made of the promising autogenous geotechnologies reducing energy consumption for processing mineral raw materials and increasing efficiency and ecological safety of development of georesources. Technological schemes of leaching mineral raw materials based on
the use of natural temperature energy effects, of the Earth interior heat, and of electricity generation by a mixture of raw materials with leaching solution have been considered.