Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Process of leaching gold
Disclosed is a process of leaching gold that can be inexpensively and efficiently carried out from a mixture containing sulfur and gold, typically from the material containing sulfur and gold that is an intermediate product recovered by the flotation method in the hydrometallurgical method. Specifically, disclosed is a process of leaching gold from the mixture containing elemental sulfur and gold, the process involving combining the mixture containing elemental sulfur and gold and an aqueous solution of hydroxide of one or more of metals of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, the hydroxides reacting with elemental sulfur to form thiosulfate of alkali and/or alkaline earth metal, and the gold thereby being leached by reaction with the thiosulfate.
JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
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C22B C22B B03D C22B Y02P
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Masaki Koji Kazuhiro Yoshifumi
Sano Katsukawa Hatano Abe