EXTRACTION OF GOLD AND SILVER

A process for the extraction of gold and silver from their ores in which the ore is reduced to a particle size of 1 mm or less and mixed with a lixiviant, e.g., alkaline sodium or potassium cyanide, in an amount to provide a liquor content of about 8 to 12%, the lixiviant coated particles are allowe...

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Main Authors GEOFFREY FREDERICK SKINNER, RAMACHANDRAN BALAKRISHNAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.09.1979
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
METALLURGY
PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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Summary:A process for the extraction of gold and silver from their ores in which the ore is reduced to a particle size of 1 mm or less and mixed with a lixiviant, e.g., alkaline sodium or potassium cyanide, in an amount to provide a liquor content of about 8 to 12%, the lixiviant coated particles are allowed to react for a time sufficient for the lixiviant to extract the noble metal and the particles washed with water to obtain a solution of the noble metal salt from which the noble metal is recovered.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU19780033760