A review of thiocyanate gold leaching – Chemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics and processing

• Published in: Minerals engineering Vol. 160; p. 106689
• Main Authors: Azizitorghabeh, Atefeh, Wang, Jingxiu, Ramsay, Juliana A., Ghahreman, Ahmad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Copper; Gold leaching; Iron; Isothiocyanate; Kinetics; Thermodynamic; Thiocyanate; Gold leaching; Thiocyanate; Isothiocyanate; Iron; Kinetics; Copper; Thermodynamic

[Display omitted] •Gold leaching by thiocyanate as a promising less toxic lixiviant than cyanide.•Thiocyanate resonances and its coordination with gold using Infrared spectroscopy were investigated.•Effective parameters on thermodynamics and kinetics of thiocyanate gold leaching were studied.•Optimu...