Ultrafine Grinding
The concentrate grind at a P 80 of 10 μm contained 65% gangue minerals, 23% pyrrhotite, % pyrite, % arsenopyrite, g/t Au, and g/t Ag. Gold was present as native gold and electrum. A test conducted at 2000 ppm NaCN and pH produced % extraction of gold in 72 h. It was found that an efficient leaching required only 3–5 ppm DO.