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Activated Carbon for Gold Recovery in Burkina Faso
Ultra-hard coconut shell activated carbon for Burkina Faso’s CIL gold plants on the Birimian greenstone belt. Engineered for maximum gold loading and minimal attrition — hardness >98.5%, gold loading >30 mg/g.
- ✓ Iodine ≥1050 · Hardness >98.5% · gold loading >30 mg/g
- ✓ CIL, carbon-in-column & ASM plants — 6×12 & 6×16 mesh
- ✓ Full COA + SGS/BV testing · 50 kg to 5-ton trials
Recommended Grades for Burkina Faso Mines
The three grades most requested by Burkina’s gold operations. See full specifications, mesh options, and technical data on each product page, then request a quote or TDS for your circuit.
Gold Recovery Activated Carbon
6×12 mesh · hardness >98.5% · gold loading >30 mg/g
Our flagship CIL/CIP grade — proprietary high-temperature steam activation gives >98.5% hardness and optimised pore structure for maximum gold-cyanide loading. The default choice for Burkina's large agitated-leach circuits.
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6×12 Coconut Shell — CIL/CIP
6×12 mesh · iodine 1050+ · abrasion >80%
The global-standard 6×12 mesh with full TDS/COA — balances fast gold-loading kinetics with clean screening across 6–8 stage adsorption trains. Request a technical data sheet for your metallurgical team.
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Coconut Granular — Mine Water
8×30 / 12×40 mesh · iodine 1000–1200
For potable water and process-water polishing at remote Sahel sites — removes organics, turbidity, and residual cyanide. A practical add-on to your gold-carbon order.
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Carbon Specs for Birimian Greenstone Ore
Burkina’s gold sits in West African Birimian orogenic belts — fine-grained, often refractory ore run through big CIL circuits, which puts a premium on ultra-high hardness and gold-loading capacity.
| Parameter | Value | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Iodine Number | ≥1050 mg/g | High loading for Birimian orogenic gold with fine liberation |
| Ball-Pan Hardness | ≥98% | Ultra-hard coconut carbon minimises attrition in high-inventory CIL trains |
| Mesh Size | 6×12 (CIL) / 6×16 (CIC) | Coarse for agitated CIL; finer for carbon columns |
| Gold Loading | >30 mg/g | Maximum recovery from fine-grained Birimian ore |
| CTC Activity | ≥55% | Fast kinetics for large-tonnage bulk-mining ore |
| Ash Content | <3% | Cleaner elution, less scaling in hard Sahel process water |
Gold Recovery Applications in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is now one of West Africa’s top gold producers, with world-class mines like Essakane, Houndé, Mana, Bissa, and Boungou. We match the right carbon grade to each circuit type.
Large-Scale CIL Plants
Flagship mines like Essakane, Houndé, Mana and Bissa run high-tonnage carbon-in-leach circuits on Birimian greenstone ore. Our 6×12 delivers high gold loading with minimal attrition across big adsorption trains.
Carbon-in-Column (CIC)
For clarified or heap-leach solutions, 6×16 hard coconut carbon keeps head loss low in tall percolation columns — vital when replacement carbon is weeks away by road.
Semi-Mechanised & ASM
Burkina's large artisanal and small-scale sector is formalising into CIP/CIC plants. High-hardness carbon survives the rough cycling of these lean, fast-turnover operations.
Mine & Camp Water
Coal-based GAC for potable water and process-water polishing at remote Sahel sites — removes organics, turbidity, and residual cyanide.
Why >98.5% Hardness Pays for Itself
In agitated CIL tanks, every point of hardness lost becomes carbon fines — and fines carry loaded gold straight into the tailings, past your screens, and out of the gold room. On fine-grained Birimian ore, that soluble-loss leak is the difference between a good and a poor recovery month.
Our coconut shell carbon is steam-activated to >98.5% ball-pan hardness with abrasion resistance above 80%, so it holds its shape through inter-stage transfers and 20+ elution/reactivation cycles.
The result: lower make-up carbon consumption, cleaner screens, and gold loading above 30 mg/g.
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Our Track Record in West & Northeast Africa
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Burkina Faso Gold Recovery Carbon FAQ
Which activated carbon spec suits Burkina Faso's CIL gold plants?
Coconut shell activated carbon with iodine ≥1050 mg/g, ball-pan hardness >98.5%, gold loading >30 mg/g, 6×12 mesh for CIL and 6×16 for carbon columns. Burkina's Birimian greenstone ore runs through high-inventory CIL trains at mines like Essakane and Houndé, so ultra-high hardness and gold loading are essential.
Why is >98.5% hardness important for Burkina Faso gold mines?
In the abrasive slurry of agitated CIL tanks, soft carbon shears into fines that carry gold into the tailings and are lost from the gold room. Our coconut shell carbon is steam-activated to >98.5% ball-pan hardness with abrasion resistance above 80%, so it survives repeated inter-stage transfers and multiple reactivation cycles — cutting make-up carbon cost.
How much gold can your carbon load, and how fast?
Gold loading exceeds 30 mg/g under standard test conditions, with a pore structure tuned for rapid gold-cyanide complex adsorption. Actual equilibrium loading depends on cyanide concentration, pH, temperature, and contact time in your circuit — we can advise on carbon inventory sizing.
Can the carbon be eluted and reactivated?
Yes. Spent gold carbon is eluted (stripped) and thermally reactivated at 650–750°C. Because our carbon starts at >98.5% hardness, it retains structural integrity and adsorption performance through many reactivation cycles — critical economics for high-turnover Burkina plants.
What is the pricing, MOQ, and testing for Burkina Faso?
FOB Ningbo: $3,200–$3,800/ton for coconut shell 6×12 (iodine 1050+, hardness >98.5%). MOQ is 1 container; 50 kg to 5-ton trial quantities are available for plant benchmarking. Every batch ships with a full COA, and SGS or Bureau Veritas third-party testing is available on request.
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