Gold and Silver Extraction Technology - (2nd Edition)

Author: Huang Lixiang
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the main techniques for extracting gold and silver, including amalgamation, cyanidation, and thiourea methods. It also covers the extraction of gold and silver from anode slimes 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 facilitate a more systematic understanding and mastery of the entire process of gold and silver extraction. This includes the gravity and flotation separation of gold and silver mineral raw materials, the treatment of refractory gold-bearing minerals, new processes for anode slime treatment, the recovery of gold and silver from zinc smelting slags, the recovery of gold and silver from copper smelting slags, 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 field of heavy non-ferrous metal metallurgy, including production, research, teaching, and management.