Gold Metallurgy and the Environment

ISBN-13: 9781138556850 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 214 str.

Sadia Ilyas; Jae-Chun Lee

Opis

This book gives an overview of all the gold extraction processes along with their mechanistic study and environmental impact. Different approaches in gold extraction are discussed including traditional pyrometallurgy, amalgamation, leaching by cyanide or non-cyanide lixiviants and emerging bioleaching using micro-organisms, in detail.

Spis treści

1. GOLD ORE PROCESSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: AN INTRODUCTION. 2. ARTISANAL GOLD MINING AND AMALAGAMATION. 3. CYANIDATION OF GOLD-BEARING ORES. 4. THIOSULFATE LEACHING OF GOLD. 5. THIOUREA LEACHING OF GOLD. 6. HALIDE LEACHING OF GOLD. 7. MICROBIAL CYANIDATION OF GOLD. 8 HUMAN PERSPECTIVES ON GOLD EXPLOITATION AND CASE STUDIES.