Abstract: Noble metals, particularly gold, are recovered from ores by a leaching process in which a slurry of ground ore containing an oxidant and a lixiviant for dissolving the noble metal is subjected to an alternating electric field which accelerates and promotes the dissolution of the noble metal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 9, 1986
Date of Patent:
December 25, 1990
Assignees:
Action Gold Development Ltd., Accel Industrial and Mineral Processes Ltd.