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cyanidation of gold ore

  • Nobles Nob gold mine, Northern Territory, Australia
    In gold processing: Cyanidation

    …ore), cyanidation is accomplished by vat leaching, which involves holding a slurry of ore and solvent for several hours in large tanks equipped with agitators. For extracting gold from low-grade ores, heap leaching is practiced. The huge heaps described above are sprayed with a dilute solution of sodium cyanide, and…

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