Pressure cyanide leaching for precious metals recovery

摘要

A novel method demonstrates that the oxidation and dissolution of gold and silver in alkaline cyanide solution can be conducted simultaneously in the same autoclave in less than 90 minutes with a recovery that exceeds 96%. Because mild operating conditions of 80°C and 0.6 MPa oxygen pressure are used in this process, low cost materials of construction can be utilized for the autoclave.