The results obtained by leaching stibnite with a basic solution of sodium hydrogen sulphide are presented in this paper. The intensification of leaching by the mechanical activation produced by grinding the mineral in a planetary mill for 20 min brings about acceleration of the process by tenfold. The non-oxidative leaching of stibnite is a structure-sensitive process and the structure sensitivity decreases if assemblages of particles, i.e., agglomerates arise. The activation energy calculated from the temperature dependence of leaching in the region 293-345 K had the value E=28 kJ mol-1 for a non-activated sample (standard) and E=13 kJ mol-1 for a sample activated for 20 min. This suggests that the rate-determining step must have been changed. The SEM investigation of the residues after leaching documents the morphological non-uniformity of the leaching process. © 1992.
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Baláž, P., Briančin, J., Šepelák, V., Havlík, T., & Škrobian, M. (1992). Non-oxidative leaching of mechanically activated stibnite. Hydrometallurgy, 31(3), 201–212. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-386X(92)90118-J
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