Gold and silver extraction technology

Author: Huang Lixiang
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the main technologies for extracting gold and silver, including amalgamation, cyanidation, and thiourea methods. It also covers the extraction of gold and silver from anode slime and silver-zinc shells, from silver mines and mixed concentrates, from waste residues and scrap materials, as well as gold and silver refining and casting. Compared to the first edition, the second edition has added content to help readers systematically understand and master the entire process of gold and silver extraction. New topics include the gravity and flotation separation of gold and silver mineral raw materials, the treatment of refractory gold-bearing minerals, new anode slime processing technologies, the recovery of gold and silver from zinc smelting slag, the recovery of gold and silver from copper smelting slag, and new gold leaching reagents and processes. The existing content has also been supplemented and improved. This book is primarily intended for technical personnel, workers, and students in universities and colleges engaged in gold and silver production, research, marketing, and teaching. It can also serve as a reference for professionals in the fields of heavy non-ferrous metal metallurgy, production, research, teaching, and management.